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  • [ January 14, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch midweek Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
  • [ January 13, 2026 ] U.S. Space Force switches rockets for upcoming GPS satellite launch Falcon 9
  • [ January 13, 2026 ] ISS gains new commander as Crew-11 prepares midweek departure Mission Reports
  • [ January 12, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
  • [ January 12, 2026 ] India’s PSLV suffers second consecutive launch failure, 16 satellites lost Mission Reports

Articles by Will Robinson-Smith

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

February 14, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 12-8 mission was SpaceX’s 20 orbital launch of the year and send 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. Liftoff happened at 1:14 a.m. EST (0614 UTC).

Mission Reports

NASA announces new launch date for Crew-10, swap of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following construction delays

February 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The four-member crew will now fly onboard Dragon Endurance instead of SpaceX’s fifth Crew Dragon spacecraft as originally intended. Launch has moved up to Wednesday, March 12, “pending mission readiness and completion of the agency’s certification of flight readiness process.”

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

February 11, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 12-18 mission included 13 satellites that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 UTC).

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California

February 8, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 11-10 mission was the sixth orbital launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base this year. Liftoff from pad 4E happened Monday at 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST, 0209 UTC).

Electron

Rocket Lab launches first Electron rocket of 2025 from New Zealand

February 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission was the company’s 59th Electron rocket launch to date. Liftoff of the ‘IoT 4 You and Me’ mission happened at 9:43 a.m. NZDT on Feb. 9 (3:43 p.m. EST, 2043 UTC on Feb. 8).

Atlas 5

ULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission

February 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The change in manifest comes as the U.S. Space Force’s Assured Access to Space continues the certification process for the Vulcan rocket. United Launch Alliance will begin stacking an Atlas rocket in the coming weeks.

Mission Reports

NASA leaders, Artemis contractors argue importance of architecture continuity for returning to the Moon

February 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Representatives from NASA, Boeing and Lockheed Martin argued that the United States shouldn’t skip past the Moon in favor of Mars when it comes to crewed deep space exploration. The discussion came up during a panel at the SpaceCom conference concerning the forthcoming Artemis 2 mission.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

February 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 12-9 mission was SpaceX’s 10th dedicated flight supporting the launch of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 2:18 p.m. EST (1918 UTC).

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches final block 1 WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Technologies

February 4, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission, dubbed Maxar 3 by SpaceX, was the third launch of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 UTC).

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on foggy Tuesday morning

February 2, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 12-3 mission was the 230th orbital launch for SpaceX from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff happened at 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC) on Tuesday.

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News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch midweek Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    January 14, 2026
  • U.S. Space Force switches rockets for upcoming GPS satellite launch
    January 13, 2026
  • ISS gains new commander as Crew-11 prepares midweek departure
    January 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    January 12, 2026
  • India’s PSLV suffers second consecutive launch failure, 16 satellites lost
    January 12, 2026
  • SpaceX deploys NASA’s Pandora, other smallsats amid 1st ‘Twilight’ rideshare mission
    January 10, 2026
  • L3Harris announces $845 million majority sale of Space Propulsion and Power Systems business
    January 9, 2026
  • Crew-11 to cut mission short and return to Earth due to medical issue
    January 9, 2026
  • FCC gives SpaceX “green light” to expand Starlink constellation to 15,000 satellites
    January 8, 2026
  • NASA weighs an earlier end to the Crew-11 mission after a ‘medical situation’ with an ISS crew member postpones first spacewalk of 2026
    January 7, 2026
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