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March 3, 2026

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[ March 3, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ March 1, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ March 1, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast Falcon 9
[ February 27, 2026 ] NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics” Artemis
[ February 27, 2026 ] SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites Falcon 9

NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon to the ISS on extended cargo, station boosting mission

August 24, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This will be the 50th Dragon vehicle to visit the International Space Station, including the Dragon 1 vehicles that were berthed to the orbiting lab. Docking with the Harmony module is anticipated Monday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC).

Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch Cargo Dragon on a mission to boost space station orbit

August 23, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This will be the first Cargo Dragon flight featuring a modified trunk that allows it to perform multiple orbital boosts of the International Space Station. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 UTC).

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

August 22, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will include the 1,800th Starlink satellite launched in 2025. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 10:04 a.m. PDT (1:04 p.m. EDT / 1704 UTC).

SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane to demo laser communications, quantum navigation

August 22, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The uncrewed spacecraft will operate in low Earth orbit for an unspecified amount of time. This is the eighth launch of an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle since its first flight in 2010.

Launch preview: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

August 20, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This will be the eighth flight of the X-37B and the third time that it will be launched by SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 UTC).

Firefly Aerospace explores launching its Alpha rocket from Japan

August 20, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

If the company moves forward with this possibility, it would present Firefly with a third launch site for its Alpha rockets.

SpaceX flies 24 Starlink satellites on its 100th Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2025

August 17, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-5 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s constellation of more than 8,100 currently in orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 9:26 a.m. PDT (12:26 p.m. EDT / 1626 UTC).

SpaceX schedules 10th test flight for Starship, details recent setbacks

August 16, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The next launch of SpaceX’s super heavy lift rocket would come nearly three months after the last test flight. Liftoff from Starbase, Texas, is planned during a one-hour window that opens at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC).

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

August 14, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-20 mission will add another 28 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 8:29 a.m. EDT (1229 UTC).

ULA launches Vulcan rocket on first Space Force mission

August 13, 2025 William Harwood

Equipped with four solid-fuel strap-on boosters for additional takeoff power, the 198-foot-tall Vulcan’s two methane-fueled BE-4 engines thundered to life at 8:56p.m. EDT, instantly propelling the rocket away from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.