Will Robinson-Smith – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX scrubs launch of 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

October 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 4:02 p.m. PDT (7:02 p.m. EDT / 2302 UTC) on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

SpaceX launches Starfall reentry capsule, 31 customer payloads on Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission

October 18, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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.

Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate

October 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch infrastructure improvements also include a substantial manufacturing expansion at Rocket Park and the addition of new landing barges.

SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force

October 15, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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).

SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station

October 13, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station

October 13, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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.

SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency

October 4, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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.

Launch preview: More than 100 spacecraft hitch a ride to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-18

October 1, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission carried 130 payloads onboard the Falcon 9 rocket heading to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 11:32 a.m. PDT (2:32 p.m. EDT / 1832 UTC).

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station

October 1, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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).

Launch preview: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship

September 28, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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).