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January 16, 2026

Breaking News

[ January 15, 2026 ] Crew 11 safely splashes down after shortened mission Mission Reports
[ January 14, 2026 ] NASA, SpaceX conduct ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth Mission Reports
[ January 14, 2026 ] SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record at Cape Canaveral with midday Starlink launch 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

Live coverage: Boeing’s Starliner docks at International Space Station

May 20, 2022 Stephen Clark

A day after launching from Cape Canaveral, Boeing’s human-rated Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station Friday for docking, a major test objective left unaccomplished during the crew capsule’s first unpiloted demonstration flight in 2019. Docking occurred at 8:28 p.m. EDT (0028 GMT).

Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule takes off on long-awaited test flight

May 19, 2022 Stephen Clark

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft thundered into orbit Thursday from Cape Canaveral aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, aiming to dock at the International Space Station on a years-late test flight to prove the capsule’s systems before flying astronauts.

Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket sends Starliner toward space station

May 19, 2022 Stephen Clark

Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule lifted off on its second orbital test flight Thursday, riding a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket off the pad at Cape Canaveral at 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT). The mission is heading for the International Space Station.

Atlas 5 rocket and Starliner capsule return to Florida launch pad

May 18, 2022 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance rolled an Atlas 5 rocket to its launch pad Wednesday at Cape Canaveral, moving into the starting position for a critical unpiloted demo flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule. Unlike the first Starliner test flight, the spacecraft’s launch abort system will be armed during the climb to space Thursday.

Starliner astronauts eager to see results from crew capsule test flight

May 18, 2022 Stephen Clark

The NASA astronauts training for the first crew missions on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be closely watching each step of the capsule’s unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, set for blastoff Thursday from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas 5 rocket.

SpaceX launches third Starlink mission in five days

May 18, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s third Starlink satellite delivery mission in five days departed Florida’s Space Coast just after sunrise Wednesday, adding 53 more mass-produced communications spacecraft to the company’s broadband internet network.

Live coverage: SpaceX rocket, Starlink satellites launch from pad 39A

May 18, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s third Starlink satellite deployment mission in five days launched at 6:59 a.m. EDT (1059 GMT) Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket carried 53 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.

ISS spacesuits ‘no-go’ for non-emergency spacewalks after water intrusion

May 17, 2022 William Harwood

The aging shuttle-era spacesuits aboard the International Space Station have been declared “no-go” for operational, normally planned spacewalks pending analysis to determine what led to excess water getting into an astronaut’s helmet during a March excursion, officials confirmed Tuesday.

NASA, Boeing ready for long-delayed, high-stakes Starliner test flight

May 17, 2022 Stephen Clark

Running years late, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule program is poised for a crucial unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station set for launch Thursday, a do-over of an abbreviated 2019 demo mission that has cost the aerospace contractor nearly $600 million.

Geostationary comsats delivered to Florida for SpaceX launches in June

May 16, 2022 Stephen Clark

A transport ship delivered the SES 22 and Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellites to Cape Canaveral over the weekend to prepare for two launches on SpaceX rockets in June, completing a trans-Atlantic journey from France originally planned on Russian-owned cargo planes.