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Falcon 9

SpaceX Crew Dragon poised for overnight launch to space station

February 26, 2023 William Harwood

SpaceX is counting down to the deep overnight launch early Monday of a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a history-making United Arab Emirates astronaut to the International Space Station.

Mission Reports

Replacement Soyuz launched on flight to space station

February 24, 2023 William Harwood

A Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship blasted off from Kazakhstan Thursday, kicking off an unpiloted but critical flight to the International Space Station to replace a damaged Soyuz and provide an eventual ride home for three of the lab’s crew members.

Falcon 9

Multinational crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations

February 21, 2023 William Harwood

Two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an Emirati flew to the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday to begin preparations for launch early Monday on a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to replace four crew members aboard the International Space Station who are wrapping up a five-month stay.

Mission Reports

Russia delays next Soyuz launch pending assessment of coolant leaks

February 13, 2023 William Harwood

Launch of a Russian Soyuz crew capsule to replace a damaged ferry ship docked at the International Space Station is being delayed in the wake of a second incident that resulted in similar damage to a Progress cargo ship, a senior official said Monday.

Mission Reports

Russian cargo ship docks as second Progress suffers sudden loss of coolant

February 11, 2023 William Harwood

A Russian Progress supply ship successfully docked with the International Space Station early Saturday but in an unlikely, presumed coincidence, another Progress, docked at a different port, suffered a sudden loss of coolant similar to an incident that disabled a Soyuz crew ship in December.

News

20 years after Columbia disaster, lessons learned still in sharp focus at NASA

February 1, 2023 William Harwood

Twenty years ago, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart high over Texas on the way to landing in Florida, killing a crew of seven astronauts in a tragedy with long-lasting consequences that still reverberate across the space program.

Mission Reports

Russians assess flight worthiness of damaged Soyuz docked at space station

December 19, 2022 William Harwood

Russian managers are assessing whether a damaged Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station can safely carry its three-man crew back to Earth in late March as planned or whether a replacement must be launched to take its place, officials said Monday.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches $1.2 billion U.S.-French satellite to survey world’s water

December 16, 2022 William Harwood

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a $1.2 billion NASA satellite early Friday to monitor Earth’s oceans, rivers and lakes with a high-power radar and other sensitive instruments to better assess the movement of the planet’s water and the impacts of climate change.

Artemis

Orion moonship closes in for Sunday re-entry and splashdown

December 10, 2022 William Harwood

Closing out a 25-day voyage around the moon, NASA’s Artemis 1 spacecraft closed in on Earth Saturday, on track for a 25,000-mph re-entry Sunday that will subject the unpiloted capsule to a hellish 5,000-degree inferno before splashdown off Baja California.

Artemis

Orion sails through halfway point of Artemis 1 moon mission

November 28, 2022 William Harwood

At the halfway point in NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, the unpiloted Orion moonship is chalking up a near-flawless flight, mission managers said Monday, beaming back spectacular images of Earth disappearing from view as it was eclipsed by the moon.

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  • SpaceX passes 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch
    September 6, 2025
  • SpaceX aces 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission
    September 4, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Wednesday sunrise Falcon 9 flight
    September 2, 2025
  • SpaceX’s Tuesday night Starlink features rare debut of a Falcon booster
    September 2, 2025
  • SpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch sends 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025
    August 30, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit
    August 29, 2025
  • NASA, NOAA prep spacecraft trio to study the Sun and its impacts
    August 29, 2025
  • SpaceX launches record-breaking 30th flight of a Falcon 9 booster
    August 27, 2025
  • SpaceX completes 400th Falcon booster landing on a drone ship
    August 27, 2025
  • SpaceX successfully launches Super Heavy-Starship on critical test flight
    August 27, 2025
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