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August 29, 2026

Breaking News

[ August 25, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Falcon 9
[ August 24, 2026 ] SpaceX launches Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight Falcon 9
[ August 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 100th orbital mission of 2026 Falcon 9
[ August 20, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral following last-minute scrub Falcon 9
[ August 19, 2026 ] LandSpace becomes first commercial Chinese company to land an orbital-class booster Mission Reports

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

June 13, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 12-26 mission represents the 490th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. SpaceX is targeting a liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:29 a.m. EDT (1529 UTC).

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

June 12, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 15-6 mission will add another 26 satellites into SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff occurred from pad 4E at 6:54 p.m. PDT (9:54 p.m. EDT, 0154 UTC).

SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4

June 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The introduction of C213 comes years after the other four Cargo Dragon spacecraft currently in service. Ax-4 will be the third human spaceflight mission for SpaceX in 2025.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

June 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX landed its 460th booster in the midst of the Starlink 12-24 mission. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 9:05 a.m. EDT (1305 UTC).

Launch preview: SpaceX to launch fourth commercial Axiom mission to the space station

June 9, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will the fifth flight to space for Peggy Whitson, the American with the most spaceflight experience in history. Liftoff on Wednesday, June 25 is set for 2:31 a.m. EDT (0631 UTC) from Launch Complex 39A.

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

June 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission, dubbed Starlink 15-8, was SpaceX’s 70th Falcon 9 launch of the year. Lifted off from pad 4 East at 7:20 a.m. PDT (10:20 a.m. EDT, 1420 UTC).

Further delays of Starliner’s next flight mark anniversary of its first crewed Space Station docking

June 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

NASA said the next launch of the Boeing crew vehicle is now targeting no earlier than early 2026. However, that hinges on testing campaign set to take place at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.

SpaceX launches SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

June 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The SXM-10 satellite launch comes six months after the SXM-9 satellite was launched from Florida. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, June 7 at 12:54 a.m. EDT (0454 UTC).

ispace’s Resilience lander crash lands on the Moon

June 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This was the second consecutive failed landing for the Japan-based company. A preliminary analysis points to issues with the laser altimeter.

As it happened: ispace makes second attempt at historic Moon landing

June 5, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Mission 2, formally dubbed ‘SMBC x Hakuto-R Venture Moon,’ was a follow up to ispace’s 2023 failed landing attempt. Touchdown was anticipated on June 5 at 3:17 p.m. EDT / 1917 UTC (4:17 a.m. JST on June 6).