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The Archive
Breaking
Apple's Surprise and Shine event was set for 9 September
Apple's Surprise and Shine event is on Wednesday 9 September at 10 a.m. PT, or 3 a.m. AEST Thursday, streaming on apple.com, Apple TV and YouTube.
Breaking
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum makes orbit from Norway
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum reached orbit from Norway on 5 September. The company and EU call it Europe's first private orbital success from the mainland.
Breaking
Starship Flight 14 targets orbit no earlier than 15 September
SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 is set for no earlier than about 15 September from Starbase Pad 2, with Ship 41 and Booster 21. FAA approval was still pending.
Video
The Roman Heavy Tape
NASA and SpaceX's webcast of the Falcon Heavy launch of the Roman Space Telescope from LC-39A on 30 August shows liftoff, side boosters and separation.
Game Reviews
Zelda: Ocarina of Time comes to Switch 2 on 5 November
Nintendo will release The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 on 5 November 2026. It's exclusive, with a reported Australian price of $94.95.
Roads
Inland Rail Holds to Twenty-Seven
Inland Rail's Beveridge to Parkes section is still due by the end of 2027, after the full Melbourne to Brisbane line was scaled back in May 2026.
Video
The Andøya Spectrum Tape
Isar Aerospace's webcast and released footage show Spectrum's Onward and Upward launch from Andøya, Norway, on 5 September.
Video
The B21 Static Fire Tape
SpaceX has posted video of Super Heavy Booster 21's full-duration, 33-engine static fire at Starbase Pad 2 on 28 August, ahead of Starship Flight 14.
Video
The Vandenberg Starlink Tape
Spaceflight Now called Starlink Group 15-24, flying from Vandenberg on booster B1088, SpaceX's 80th Starlink mission of 2026.
Space
Hubble and Webb team up on the smallest worlds past Neptune
Hubble and Webb's first joint survey beyond Neptune finds the smallest icy bodies look like bigger ones but are fewer than some models expected.
Australia
Pickering said he made mistakes
Warren Pickering, One Nation's Victorian leader, has admitted past use of speed, ecstasy and marijuana, a day after denying his ex-partner's account.