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  • [ February 20, 2026 ] Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems Artemis
  • [ February 19, 2026 ] Independent report sharply criticizes NASA management, Boeing for troubled Starliner flight Mission Reports
  • [ February 19, 2026 ] SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas Falcon 9
  • [ February 17, 2026 ] NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket Artemis
  • [ February 15, 2026 ] SpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day Falcon 9

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Japan set to launch space station resupply mission

September 9, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Japanese HTV cargo freighter is set for launch Tuesday (U.S. time) aboard a powerful H-2B rocket, ferrying six new lithium-ion batteries, a Sony-developed laser communications terminal, fresh water and other equipment to the International Space Station.

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India’s first attempt to land on the moon appears to end in failure

September 6, 2019 Stephen Clark

Ground teams lost communication with India’s first lunar landing mission moments before its scheduled touchdown on the moon Friday, and the robotic research craft apparently crashed during final descent.

Mission Reports

Soyuz spacecraft, humanoid robot return to Earth after 16-day test flight

September 6, 2019 Stephen Clark

An unpiloted Russian Soyuz spacecraft, carrying a humanoid robot instead of cosmonauts, parachuted to a rare nighttime landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan Friday (U.S. time) to wrap up a test flight to the International Space Station that paved the way for crewed launches using upgraded Soyuz boosters next year.

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Spaceport survey finds little damage from Hurricane Dorian

September 6, 2019 Stephen Clark

Launch facilities at Cape Canaveral were spared any significant damage as Hurricane Dorian churned northward off Florida’s east coast earlier this week, and employees at the spaceport resumed their normal work Friday.

Mission Reports

Live coverage: Soyuz test flight concludes with landing in Kazakhstan

September 6, 2019 Stephen Clark

Russia’s unpiloted Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft departed the International Space Station at 2:14 p.m. EDT (1814 GMT) and landed in Kazakhstan at 5:32 p.m. EDT (2132 GMT) Friday to conclude a nearly 16-day test flight. The spacecraft carried Russia’s Skybot F-850 robot back to Earth after completing a series of tests with Russian cosmonauts on the station.

Mission Reports

Live coverage: Mission control loses contact with Indian moon lander

September 6, 2019 Stephen Clark

Indian ground teams lost contact with a robotic lunar lander and rover minutes before their scheduled touchdown near the moon’s south pole. India was attempting to become the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon.

Falcon 9

SpaceX’s first rocket built for humans test-fired in Texas

September 5, 2019 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9 booster assigned to launch two NASA astronauts on an orbital test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has been test-fired in Texas, but the schedule for the long-awaited mission remains unclear.

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Indian moon lander ready for final descent

September 5, 2019 Stephen Clark

The Vikram lander, part of India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission launched in July, will attempt to land near the lunar south pole Friday and deploy a rover to conduct the first on-the-ground scientific surveys away from the moon’s equatorial regions.

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Mini-helicopter installed on NASA’s next Mars-bound rover

September 4, 2019 Stephen Clark

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California have attached a flying helicopter drone to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover set for launch next July.

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Two satellites launch aboard Chinese Kuaizhou 1A rocket

September 3, 2019 Stephen Clark

Two experimental Chinese satellites have launched on a Kuaizhou 1A rocket from the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China.

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News Headlines

  • Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems
    February 20, 2026
  • Independent report sharply criticizes NASA management, Boeing for troubled Starliner flight
    February 19, 2026
  • SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas
    February 19, 2026
  • NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket
    February 17, 2026
  • SpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day
    February 15, 2026
  • Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven
    February 15, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 600th Falcon 9 rocket to date with Starlink flight from Vandenberg
    February 14, 2026
  • ‘Very lucky day’: NASA, SpaceX ace astronaut launch to the space station on Friday the 13th
    February 14, 2026
  • NASA loading liquid hydrogen aboard Artemis 2 rocket in unannounced test
    February 12, 2026
  • Vulcan suffers solid rocket booster problem during USSF-87 launch
    February 12, 2026
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