Mission Reports

March 20, 2026

Breaking News

[ March 19, 2026 ] Live coverage: NASA to roll its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2 Artemis
[ March 18, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ March 16, 2026 ] Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning Falcon 9
[ March 16, 2026 ] SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California Falcon 9
[ March 14, 2026 ] NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview Artemis

China’s Long March 2D rocket launches five satellites

November 21, 2018 Stephen Clark

Five satellites rode a Long March 2D rocket into orbit Monday from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China, including a pathfinder for a planned constellation of low-altitude relay satellites and a mysterious spacecraft ambiguously described by Chinese state media.

Japanese cargo capsule succeeds in re-entry tech demo

November 20, 2018 Stephen Clark

A miniature cargo return vehicle carried aboard a Japanese supply ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month in the first test of a new capsule to bring home experiment samples from the International Space Station.

Live coverage: Vega rocket launches with Moroccan spy satellite

November 20, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Moroccan military reconnaissance satellite secretly built in France lifted off Tuesday night aboard a European Vega rocket in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch occurred at 8:42 p.m. EST (0142 GMT).

Photos: Falcon 9 takes off from launch pad 39A with Es’hail 2 comsat

November 19, 2018 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted by a recycled first stage fired into the skies over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 15, and these photos show the start of the 229-foot-tall launcher’s journey into orbit.

China expands reach of Beidou navigation network with another launch

November 19, 2018 Stephen Clark

Two more Beidou navigation satellites launched from China on Sunday, ending a record run of 18 satellite deployments this year for the Chinese alternative to GPS and placing the program on the cusp of expanding to full-time coverage over most of Asia, Africa and Europe.

NASA picks Jezero Crater landing site for next Mars rover

November 19, 2018 William Harwood

After years of analyses and debate, NASA announced Monday that the agency’s next Mars rover will land on or near an ancient river delta where water once flowed into a 30-mile-wide, 1,600-foot-deep crater to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to continue ongoing studies of the red planet’s history and evolution.

Space station receives second of back-to-back cargo deliveries

November 19, 2018 Stephen Clark

Wrapping up a two-day chase since launching from Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a commercial Cygnus cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station Monday with more than 7,200 pounds of supplies and experiments, the second freighter to reach the orbiting complex in 15 hours.

China’s Long March 2D rocket launches five satellites

Japanese cargo capsule succeeds in re-entry tech demo

Live coverage: Vega rocket launches with Moroccan spy satellite

Photos: Falcon 9 takes off from launch pad 39A with Es’hail 2 comsat

China expands reach of Beidou navigation network with another launch

NASA picks Jezero Crater landing site for next Mars rover

Space station receives second of back-to-back cargo deliveries

NASA says goodbye to Kepler planet-hunter

Russian freighter arrives at International Space Station

SpaceX postpones rideshare launch from California