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July 25, 2026

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[ July 25, 2026 ] Super Heavy-Starship rocket chalks up mostly successful test flight Artemis
[ July 24, 2026 ] Critical NASA Deep Space ground station in Spain evacuated due to wildfires News
[ July 23, 2026 ] Launch preview: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work Artemis
[ July 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission Falcon 9
[ July 16, 2026 ] Post-ignition anomaly causes abort of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 Artemis

NASA targets Nov. 14 for next Artemis launch attempt

October 13, 2022 Stephen Clark

The next launch attempt for the NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket is scheduled just after midnight Nov. 14 after a hydrogen leak and Hurricane Ian thwarted tries to launch the unpiloted test flight to the moon in August and September, space agency officials announced this week.

NASA, SpaceX delay crew capsule return to wait for better weather

October 12, 2022 Stephen Clark

Four astronauts are preparing to ride a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule from the International Space Station back to Earth this week to close out a nearly six-month expedition, targeting splashdown off the coast of Florida. NASA and SpaceX officials waved off return opportunities Wednesday and Thursday due to unfavorable weather in the splashdown zones.

Dennis Tito, first space tourist, books trip around the moon on SpaceX’s Starship

October 12, 2022 William Harwood

Dennis Tito, an 82-year-old aerospace engineer-turned-financial analyst who paid Russia $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station in 2001, is working with SpaceX on plans to take his wife on what amounts to a belated honeymoon voyage to the moon.

NASA confirms DART probe impact changed asteroid’s orbit

October 11, 2022 William Harwood

The deliberate 14,000-mph crash of a small NASA probe into the asteroid Dimorphos two weeks ago nudged the 525-foot-wide body onto a slightly different course, NASA confirmed Tuesday, shaving 32 minutes off the time needed to complete one orbit around a parent asteroid known as Didymos.

Two Intelsat video relay satellites ride to orbit on SpaceX rocket

October 8, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX launched a pair of four-ton Intelsat communications spacecraft from Cape Canaveral at twilight Saturday evening, two days later than planned after back-to-back scrubs, on the third flight of a Falcon 9 rocket this week.

Live coverage: SpaceX launches two Intelsat communications satellites

October 8, 2022 Stephen Clark

A pair of TV broadcasting satellites for Intelsat launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Saturday at 7:05 p.m. EDT (2305 GMT). SpaceX aborted a countdown Thursday due to a small helium leak, then called off another launch attempt Friday evening for allow time for additional vehicle checkouts.

Rocket Lab launches NOAA-funded satellite for wildlife tracking

October 7, 2022 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket Friday from its privately-run spaceport in New Zealand, boosting a 260-pound satellite into orbit on a $64 million NOAA-funded mission to relay environmental data from remote weather stations and help track global wildlife movements.

Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches environmental data relay satellite

October 7, 2022 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab launched a small satellite from New Zealand Friday for General Atomics, NOAA, and the French space agency, beginning a mission to relay global environmental and wildlife tracking data to research centers. Liftoff occurred at 1:09 p.m. EDT (1709 GMT).

Dragon crew capsule delivers four new residents to International Space Station

October 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s four-person Dragon Endurance crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station Thursday, delivering U.S., Japanese, and Russian crew members to the complex and replacing four astronauts scheduled to conclude their long-duration science mission next week.

Dual satellite launch for Intelsat next on SpaceX’s launch schedule

October 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

For the third time in 31 hours, SpaceX is poised to fire a Falcon 9 rocket into space Thursday, this time on a mission from Cape Canaveral with two commercial Intelsat television broadcasting satellites heading for geostationary orbit as part of a multibillion-dollar program to clear C-band frequencies for 5G wireless services.