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SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space StationSpaceX · Live
The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
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Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space stationSpaceX · Live
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two-day flight.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from CaliforniaSpaceX · Live
Liftoff off of the Starlink 15-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East came at 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).
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SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development AgencySpaceX · Live
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation came at 12:39 a.m. PDT (3:39 EDT / 0739 UTC).
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SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development AgencySpaceX · Live
The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. The next launch attempt could come as soon as Saturday.
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Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agencySpace Industry News · Live
The 14th Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on a clandestine mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 UTC).
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World Space Week 2026 Celebrates the “Rocket Revolution”Space Industry News · Live
HOUSTON, Texas (September 30, 2026)— World Space Week events, beginning October 4 in 100 nations, will celebrate how launch innovation has stimulated the rapidly-growing space economy and enabled new uses […]
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Rethinking risk with electronics for spaceSpace Industry News · Live
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Ken Stoler, the space business development lead for Arrow. They discuss how spacecraft designers and operators have changed their attitudes toward risk, […]
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China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifestSpace Industry News · Live
HELSINKI — China completed its ninth and tenth launches of September, sending Guowang and Yaogan satellites into orbit, ahead of an intense finish to the year. A Long March 8A […]
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Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space StationSpaceX · Live
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, will become the first agency astronaut to fly for a second time onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:10 a.m. EDT (1510 UTC).
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Quantum Space Executes Launch Processing Agreement with All Points Logistics for Prime MissionSpace Industry News · Live
ROCKVILLE, Md. and MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — September 30, 2026 — Quantum Space, LLC (the “Company” or “Quantum Space”), a company developing the next generation of advanced maneuverable spacecraft for […]
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Science begins for SmileESA · Live
On 23 September, the European-Chinese Smile mission was declared ready to start revealing how Earth responds to the wind of charged particles from the Sun. This follows a busy in-space commissioning period since the spacecraft launched on 19 May and reached its target orbit for s
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NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9×4 to Launch Services ContractBlue Origin · Live
In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New Glenn 9×4 launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch Services Program Office to use for future missions. The NLS I
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NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking CoverageNASA · Live
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Sept. 30, 2026 with an updated time for the prelaunch news conference. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage w
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Crew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch PadNASA · Live
Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in this Sept. 27, 2026, photo. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney
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NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of yearNASA · Live
If the unpiloted test flight goes well, NASA and Boeing hope to launch a piloted Starliner flight in mid 2028, officials said Monday, incorporating redesigned propulsion system valves, more robust subsystems and other modifications expected to prevent the sort of failures that oc
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Starship returns to Earth; rocket splashes down north of Hawaii after three-hour flightSpace Industry News · Live
The Super Heavy first stage booster, generating some 16 million pounds of thrust — twice the power of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket — rapidly accelerated as it consumed propellant and lost weight, climbing out of the thick lower atmosphere along a southeasterly trajector
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NASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development PlansNASA · Live
On Monday, NASA and Boeing provided an update on the company’s Starliner spacecraft, including adding additional crew missions and certifying a new rocket for crew transportation to low Earth orbit. “We are living through the most exciting era of space exploration since Apollo,”
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What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 MissionSpaceX · Live
Four crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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Launch preview: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on StarshipSpaceX · Live
The first planned orbital flight of a Starship-Super Heavy rocket aims to send 26 Starlink Version 3 into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, is scheduled during a 75-minute window that opens at 7:15 a.m. CDT (8:15 a.m. EDT / 1215 UTC).
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Next crew bound for the space station arrive in FloridaSpace Industry News · Live
The three astronauts and one cosmonaut will spend roughly six months onboard the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Oct. 1.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches classified mission for U.S. Space Force from West CoastSpaceX · Live
Liftoff of the USSF-385 mission atop a Falcon 9 is scheduled for 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT / 1400 UTC) at the opening of a three-hour launch window.
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NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of LaunchNASA · Live
Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering in space. NASA is working to change that paradigm. Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently completed a rigorous se
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NASA announces new space telescope ‘PRIMA’ to launch in 2033NASA · Live
Once it goes through a confirmation review, the observatory can proceed into construction. The 5.9-foot telescope will be capped at a project cost of $1.2 billion, which excludes launch “and other non-project costs.”
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NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-14 Assignments for Space Station MissionSpaceX · Live
Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Chris Birch will serve as spacecraft commander
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SpaceX stack Starship and Super Heavy for first orbital flightSpaceX · Live
The inclusion of the upper stage, tail number Ship 41, comes ahead of a probable fueling demonstration planned in the days leading up to a launch attempt. Starship Flight 14 is scheduled for no earlier than Sept. 28, pending approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster arrives at pad ahead of first orbital Starship launchSpaceX · Live
The first planned orbital Starship mission is scheduled for launch from Starbase in Texas as soon as Sept. 28, pending final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from VandenbergSpaceX · Live
Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:47 p.m. PDT (9:47 p.m. EDT / 0147 UTC). It was the 81st Starlink mission of the year.
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NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray DetectorNASA · Live
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. StarBurst will launch aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from S
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NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space StationSpaceX · Live
Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. The 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA will lift off on a Falcon 9 roc