Mission Reports

October 2, 2026

Breaking News

[ October 1, 2026 ] Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency Falcon Heavy
[ October 1, 2026 ] Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station Falcon 9
[ October 1, 2026 ] NASA, SpaceX launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station Falcon 9
[ September 29, 2026 ] NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year News
[ September 28, 2026 ] Starship returns to Earth; rocket splashes down north of Hawaii after three-hour flight Mission Reports

Launch preview: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work

July 23, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The flight was delayed another day as Tropical Storm Bertha was expected to make landfall in Texas on Thursday. Liftoff of the Starship Flight 13 mission is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens on Friday, July 24, at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT / 2245 UTC).

SpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission

July 21, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle features the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and DARPA. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a four-hour window that opens at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 UTC).

SpaceX launches Starlink mission from California a day after last-second abort

July 21, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 7:49 a.m. PDT (10:49 a.m. EDT / 1449 UTC).

SpaceX suffers rare, last-second Falcon 9 rocket launch abort

July 20, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:49 a.m. PDT (10:49 a.m. EDT / 1449 UTC).

Post-ignition anomaly causes abort of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13

July 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. Liftoff from pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, was aborted at ignition due to an engine-related issue.

SpaceX launches 21 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency

July 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer E (T1TL-E) mission was the third batch of operational satellites launched to support the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 1:32 p.m. PDT (4:32 p.m. EDT / 2032 UTC).

Launch preview: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work

SpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission

SpaceX launches Starlink mission from California a day after last-second abort

SpaceX suffers rare, last-second Falcon 9 rocket launch abort

Post-ignition anomaly causes abort of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13

SpaceX launches 21 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency

SpaceX launches a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight