September 2026

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027? Vast, the US-based space habitation technology company, reveals here the interior design features of Haven-1, likely to become the world’s first commercial space station. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-unveils-its-final-haven-1-space-station-design

Vast, the US-based space habitation technology company, reveals here the interior design features of Haven-1, likely to become the world’s first commercial space station. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-unveils-its-final-haven-1-space-station-design

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Phillip Godzin September 30, 2026

Haven‑1 is currently targeting a Falcon 9 launch in Q1 2027, with hardware in final integration. The...

Phil: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below 50 dollars per barrel at any point in 2026? An Aramco Manifa oil field worker. Aramco's program for health and safety was awarded the International Corporate Health and Productivity Prize by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management in 2013. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field

An Aramco Manifa oil field worker. Aramco's program for health and safety was awarded the International Corporate Health and Productivity Prize by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management in 2013. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field

Phil: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below 50 dollars per barrel at any point in 2026?

Phillip Godzin September 29, 2026

From the current price of ~$103.29, Brent would need to decline by more than $53.30 (a drop...

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026? A crude oil extraction platform in Saudi Arabia's Manifa oil field — a huge six-reservoir field stretching 45 km long and 18 km wide, lying in less than 15 meters of water. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field#overcoming-the-impossible

A crude oil extraction platform in Saudi Arabia's Manifa oil field — a huge six-reservoir field stretching 45 km long and 18 km wide, lying in less than 15 meters of water. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field#overcoming-the-impossible

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026?

Jeremy Lichtman September 29, 2026

Brent Crude prices, averaging $88 per barrel in Q3 2026, appear unlikely to fall below $50 by...

OpenAI, Anthropic and security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents in which their frontier models took steps that outside evaluators would consider problematic, sources told Axios...The episodes include bypassing guardrails, creating message boards, escaping sandboxes, website hijacking, self-prompting or seeking to bypass monitors. Source: https://www.axios.com/2026/09/26/openai-anthropic-thousands-ai-security-incidents

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Sept. 29, 2026

EditorialTeam September 29, 2026

OpenAI said on Monday that it would not release its newest artificial intelligence model because of security...

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027? All four RS-25 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket engines, built by L3 Harris Technologies, were delivered to NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. NASA/Ben Smegelsky. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/08/05/nasa-joins-artemis-iii-orion-modules-rocket-hardware-update/

All four RS-25 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket engines, built by L3 Harris Technologies, were delivered to NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. NASA/Ben Smegelsky. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/08/05/nasa-joins-artemis-iii-orion-modules-rocket-hardware-update/

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Jeremy Lichtman September 28, 2026

Artemis III's outcomes will influence not only the timelines but also the operational maturity required for subsequent...

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 1, 2026, where they met with the NASA workforce at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The event gave the crew an opportunity to share firsthand experiences from their mission, reflect on their time in space, and connect with the workforce that supported the mission through an engaging question-and-answer session. Image credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/artemis-ii-crew-at-nasa-marshall/

Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Phillip Godzin September 28, 2026

NASA’s internal email in September 2026 indicated Artemis III is roughly 90 days behind schedule, with a...

Phil: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026? Gaslog Partners: A leading global provider of LNG shipping services. https://www.gaslogmlp.com/about-us/ Image Source: https://www.gaslogmlp.com/

Gaslog Partners: A leading global provider of LNG shipping services. https://www.gaslogmlp.com/about-us/ Image Source: https://www.gaslogmlp.com/

Phil: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Phillip Godzin September 25, 2026

The current situation is still one of severe disruption. LNG traffic has resumed only in a trickle:...

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026? LNG Marine Transport's LNG Carrier Alto Acrux operated by NYK Line departing Darwin Harbour after taking on a load of gas from Darwin's Wickham Point Gas Plant. IMO Number: 9343106 MMSI Number: 308592000 Callsign: C6WG2 Length: 274 m Beam: 49 m. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/LNG_carriers#/media/File:LNG_Carrier_Alto_Acrux_Departing_Darwin_February_2010.jpg

LNG Marine Transport's LNG Carrier Alto Acrux operated by NYK Line departing Darwin Harbour after taking on a load of gas from Darwin's Wickham Point Gas Plant. IMO Number: 9343106 MMSI Number: 308592000 Callsign: C6WG2 Length: 274 m Beam: 49 m. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/LNG_carriers#/media/File:LNG_Carrier_Alto_Acrux_Departing_Darwin_February_2010.jpg

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Jeremy Lichtman September 24, 2026

Despite resumed LNG traffic from Qatar, volumes remain below pre-war levels, indicating that the strait is...

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027? Haven-1 flight primary structure at Vast’s testing site in Mojave, CA. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-advances-haven-1-into-integration-phase

Haven-1 flight primary structure at Vast’s testing site in Mojave, CA. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-advances-haven-1-into-integration-phase

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Phillip Godzin September 24, 2026

Haven-1 is the clear leading candidate. Multiple independent, recent (September 2026) sources corroborate a Q1 2027 launch...

Jeremy: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027? A crew inside NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog looks up from the habitat’s ladder well for a team photo. Credit: NASA. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/

A crew inside NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog looks up from the habitat’s ladder well for a team photo. Credit: NASA. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/

Jeremy: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Jeremy Lichtman September 23, 2026

NASA is recruiting volunteers to spend a year in a simulated space habitat to help prepare for...

Month: September 2026

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Phil: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below 50 dollars per barrel at any point in 2026?

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026?

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Sept. 29, 2026

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Phil: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Jeremy: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

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