Mission Reports

May 26, 2026

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[ May 20, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9

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

February 11, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-34 mission was the 16th launch for SpaceX so far this year. Liftoff from pad 4E happened at 9:11:29 a.m. PST (12:11:29 p.m. EST / 1711:29 UTC).

Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station

February 9, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch is now targeting no earlier than Friday, Feb. 13, for the launch of Crew-12. Liftoff will be at 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC).

SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station

February 8, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The static fire test is an important precursor to the Crew-12 launch, scheduled for the morning of Feb. 11. Ignition at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 3:16 a.m. EST (0816 UTC).

SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down

February 7, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX halted launches for less than a week following an in-flight anomaly. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-33 mission happened at 12:58:09 p.m. PST (3:58:09 p.m. EST / 2058:09 UTC).

ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch

February 6, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

United Launch Alliance is preparing for the launch of the USSF-87 mission for the U.S. Space Force no earlier than Feb. 12, which will fly from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA waves off February launch for Artemis II moon mission; now targeting early March

February 3, 2026 William Harwood

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, in pre-flight medical quarantine at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, had hope to fly to Florida Tuesday to begin final preparations for launch. Instead, they will remain in Houston and rejoin family, friends and co-workers.

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

Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station

SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station

SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down

ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch

NASA waves off February launch for Artemis II moon mission; now targeting early March

SpaceX experiences Falcon 9 upper stage anomaly following Starlink deployment

Countdown underway for critical moon rocket fueling test Monday

Cold weather delays earliest Artemis 2 launch opportunity

SpaceX launches overnight Starlink flight as it unveils new ‘Stargaze’ space situational awareness system