October 2026
16 articles
United Launch Alliance announces mid-November return to flight for Vulcan rocket
The anticipated launch will be the first for the heavy-lift rocket since a mid-flight nozzle failure on a solid rocket booster. The rocket will carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.
NASA nears end of space station solar array upgrade with Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 spacewalks
NASA is two spacewalks away from completing a major, years-long upgrade to the International Space Station that will power the orbiting lab through to its planned decommissioning in 2030.
VideoWest Coast Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites
Liftoff of the Starlink 15-16 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E happened Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 12:25 a.m. PDT (3:25 a.m. EDT / 0825 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Starlink 15-15 mission following a trio of scrubs
SpaceX succeeded in its fourth attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 3:48 p.m. PDT (6:48 p.m. EDT / 2248 UTC) on Friday, Oct. 23.
VideoSpaceX launches Starfall reentry capsule, 31 customer payloads on Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission
This will be the second launch of SpaceX’s uncrewed reentry capsule, Starfall. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 7:04 a.m. EDT (1104 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
VideoBlue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate
The launch infrastructure improvements also include a substantial manufacturing expansion at Rocket Park and the addition of new landing barges.
VideoSpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force
Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California happened on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 5:01 p.m. PDT (8:01 p.m. EDT / 0001 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station
The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.
VideoLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
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.
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California
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).