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Breaking News
  • [ May 30, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 50th Starlink mission of 2026 Falcon 9
  • [ May 29, 2026 ] ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Atlas 5
  • [ May 29, 2026 ] Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during prelaunch testing at Cape Canaveral Mission Reports
  • [ May 29, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
  • [ May 27, 2026 ] FAA requires SpaceX-led mishap investigation before resumption of Starship launches Mission Reports

Mission Reports

Falcon 9

SpaceX planning two Starlink launches Friday and Saturday, weather permitting

May 13, 2022 Stephen Clark

Weather permitting, SpaceX teams in California and Florida plan to launch two Falcon 9 rockets Friday and Saturday, each hauling 53 more Starlink satellites to join the company’s global broadband network.

Mission Reports

Astronomers unveil first image of the Milky Way’s central black hole

May 12, 2022 William Harwood

Three years after capturing the first image of a supermassive black hole in a galaxy 55 million light years away, astronomers have managed to “photograph” the gaping maw of the smaller but much closer black hole quietly lurking at the core of the Milky Way, researchers announced Thursday.

Atlas 5

NASA managers clear Boeing’s Starliner for second try to reach space station

May 11, 2022 Stephen Clark

NASA officials cleared Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule for launch in a flight readiness review Wednesday, moving a step closer toward a critical unpiloted demonstration flight to attempt docking at the International Space Station and check off other test objectives left unaccomplished on a problem-plagued mission two-and-a-half years ago.

Antares Launcher

Northrop Grumman says it has backup plan for ISS resupply, but silent on details

May 11, 2022 Stephen Clark

Northrop Grumman says it has a backup plan to fulfill the company’s contract to resupply to the International Space Station if the war in Ukraine continues to disrupt the supply of Russian engines and Ukrainian booster cores for the company’s Antares rocket.

Mission Reports

Vega-C prepped for maiden flight this summer

May 11, 2022 Clive Simpson

Europe’s new Vega C launcher is on track for its inaugural flight from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, during the second half of June, according to officials managing final phases of integration.

Falcon 9

SpaceX training begins this month for first commercial spacewalk mission

May 10, 2022 Stephen Clark

The four-person crew who will fly on the all-private Polaris Dawn mission — set to include the first commercial spacewalk and the debut of SpaceX’s extravehicular spacesuit — will begin training this month for their ride on a Dragon spacecraft to an altitude more than three times higher than the International Space Station.

Mission Reports

China launches eight more Earth-imaging microsats

May 10, 2022 Stephen Clark

China launched eight more microsatellites for the Jilin 1 high-resolution Earth observation constellation May 4, five days after a separate mission deployed five similar Jilin 1 payloads into orbit.

Mission Reports

China launches Tianzhou 4 cargo ship heading for space station

May 9, 2022 Stephen Clark

China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo freighter for the country’s space station Monday, beginning a resupply mission to stage hardware, propellant, and provisions at the complex before arrival of the next long-duration crew in June.

Mission Reports

NASA hopeful about staging fourth moon rocket fueling test in early June

May 9, 2022 William Harwood

Engineers are making progress resolving mostly ground-system problems that derailed three earlier attempts to fuel the agency’s new Space Launch System moon rocket for a dress rehearsal countdown. NASA managers said last week they’re hopeful about making a fourth attempt by mid-June.

Falcon 9

More Starlink satellites ride into orbit on predawn launch of Falcon 9 rocket

May 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center at first light Friday with 53 Starlink internet satellites, completing an all-nighter of space operations just five hours after returning four astronauts to a splashdown off the west coast of Florida.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches 50th Starlink mission of 2026
    May 30, 2026
  • ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    May 29, 2026
  • Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during prelaunch testing at Cape Canaveral
    May 29, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    May 29, 2026
  • FAA requires SpaceX-led mishap investigation before resumption of Starship launches
    May 27, 2026
  • NASA outlines nearly $1 billion investment into initial Moon Base missions
    May 27, 2026
  • Preview: NASA updates progress towards established a Moon Base, Artemis 3 mission
    May 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    May 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Memorial Day
    May 24, 2026
  • Musk praises “epic” Super Heavy-Starship launch
    May 23, 2026
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