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  • [ February 20, 2026 ] Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays Falcon 9
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Articles by Justin Ray

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OTD…July 8 and STS-65 and STS-135

July 8, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1994…Columbia launched on a Spacelab microgravity flight

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Next GPS satellite moves closer to launch date

July 6, 2015 Justin Ray

Joining the payload with its ride to space, United Launch Alliance crews today placed the next Global Positioning System satellite atop an Atlas 5 rocket for blastoff July 15.

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OTD…July 4 and STS-121

July 4, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 2006…A star-spangled start to Discovery’s STS-121 mission

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OTD…July 1 and STS-94

July 1, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1997…Columbia launched on the reflight of her shortened Microgravity Science Laboratory mission

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Preps begin for summer’s third planned military space launch

June 29, 2015 Justin Ray

Tucked inside a shipping crate aboard an Air Force C-5 transport aircraft, the Navy’s next mobile communications satellite has flown from California to Florida in preparation for liftoff this summer.

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OTD…June 27 and STS-4 and STS-71

June 27, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1982…Columbia launches on the fourth space shuttle mission. #OTD in 1995…Atlantis launches on first shuttle-Mir docking flight

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OTD…June 25 and STS-50

June 25, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1992…Columbia launches on the first Extended Duration Orbiter mission

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Stacking of 55th Atlas 5 rocket starts

June 23, 2015 Justin Ray

Beginning its fourth launch campaign of the year, the Atlas 5 rocket program has started stacking the vehicle that will boost a satellite 11,000 miles high for the Global Positioning System.

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OTD…June 21 and STS-57

June 21, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1993…Endeavour launched with the first Spacehab module and retrieval of the European EURECA satellite

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OTD…June 20 and STS-78 and NROL-38

June 20, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1996…Columbia launched on a life sciences and microgravity flight.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster launches on record 33rd flight
    February 21, 2026
  • NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by new problem expected to bump moonshot into early April
    February 21, 2026
  • Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays
    February 20, 2026
  • Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems
    February 20, 2026
  • Independent report sharply criticizes NASA management, Boeing for troubled Starliner flight
    February 19, 2026
  • SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas
    February 19, 2026
  • NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket
    February 17, 2026
  • SpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day
    February 15, 2026
  • Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven
    February 15, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 600th Falcon 9 rocket to date with Starlink flight from Vandenberg
    February 14, 2026
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