Mission Reports – Page 490

April 28, 2026

Breaking News

[ April 27, 2026 ] ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Atlas 5
[ April 27, 2026 ] SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy launch of final ViaSat-3 satellite due to poor weather Falcon Heavy
[ April 26, 2026 ] SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year Falcon 9
[ April 23, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ April 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force Falcon 9

Photographer catches space station transiting the moon

July 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

It’s not an unprecedented sight, but catching the International Space Station transiting a celestial object like the sun or moon takes patience and precision. An Australian photographer was in the right place at the right time to capture the moment.

Musk: Falcon 9 rocket failure a “huge blow” to SpaceX

July 7, 2015 Stephen Clark

Speaking publicly for the first time since a Falcon 9 rocket failure that destroyed a Dragon cargo capsule for the International Space Station, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Tuesday that engineers are still piecing together what happened during the June 28 accident in hopes of announcing more details within a few days.

Next Ariane 5 launch reset for July 15

July 6, 2015 Stephen Clark

An Ariane 5 rocket launch with a Brazilian television broadcasting satellite and a European weather observatory has been rescheduled for July 15 after technicians double-checked one of the spacecraft for oil contamination.

Photos: Russian supply ship flies to space station

July 6, 2015 Stephen Clark

Russia’s Progress M-28M supply ship blasted off from the steppes of Kazakhstan on Friday, launching on a two-day trip to the International Space Station with critical supplies, fuel and fresh food displayed by station astronaut Scott Kelly.

Progress resupply mission arrives at ISS

July 5, 2015 William Harwood

A Russian Progress cargo ship glided to a smooth docking with the International Space Station early Sunday, bringing more than 3 tons of supplies and equipment to the lab complex.

Russia launches cargo ship to station

July 3, 2015 William Harwood

Recovering from an April failure, Russia successfully launched a Progress cargo ship early Friday loaded with more than three tons of supplies and equipment needed to replenish stockpiles aboard the International Space Station.

Air Force stays the course with SpaceX rocket certification

July 2, 2015 Stephen Clark

Sunday’s Falcon 9 rocket failure may have blemished SpaceX’s success record, but the mishap will not keep the entrepreneurial space company from competing for U.S. military launch contracts with rival United Launch Alliance, according to an Air Force general.

Data, not debris, takes spotlight in Falcon 9 failure investigation

July 1, 2015 Stephen Clark

Although recovery teams in the Atlantic Ocean have retrieved wreckage from Sunday’s Falcon 9 launch failure, the best clues to the cause of the crash lie in raw data transmitted from the rocket as it disintegrated, SpaceX officials said Wednesday.

Soyuz rocket rolled out for critical ISS cargo launch

July 1, 2015 Stephen Clark

An eight-ton Russian Progress supply ship packed with nearly three tons of food, water and fuel for the International Space Station is ready for liftoff Friday on a vital mission to resume cargo deliveries to the outpost after back-to-back logistics flights fell short.

Padalka breaks spaceflight endurance record

June 30, 2015 Stephen Clark

Veteran Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, more than three months into his fifth trip into orbit, has passed countryman Sergey Krikalev’s mark of 803 days of cumulative time in space.