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December 15, 2025

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[ December 14, 2025 ] Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink satellite from the Kennedy Space Center is on hold Falcon 9
[ December 14, 2025 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ December 13, 2025 ] SpaceX completes 550th booster landing amid Saturday night Falcon 9 flight Falcon 9
[ December 12, 2025 ] Study: Current, future megaconstellations risk space-based astronomy News
[ December 11, 2025 ] SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with flight of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

November 14, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This was the first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from Florida, less than four hours apart. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-89 mission happened at 10:08 p.m. EST (0308 UTC).

Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing

November 13, 2025 William Harwood

Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket Thursday, putting two small NASA satellites onto a long, looping course to Mars to learn more about how the sun has slowly blown away the red planet’s once thick atmosphere.

ULA launches ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket

November 13, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission was the second of three planned spacecraft that Viasat plans to operate in geostationary orbit. United Launch Alliance launched from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC).

Launch preview: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather

November 13, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch attempt while the emergency order constraining commercial launches remains in place even after the end of the government shutdown. Liftoff is scheduled during an 88-minute-long window that opens at 2:57 p.m. EST (1957 UTC).

NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to ‘highly elevated solar activity’

November 11, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch attempt while the emergency order constraining commercial launches remains in place during the government shutdown. However, the solar storms are forcing Blue Origin and NASA to find a new launch opportunity.

Rocket Lab delays debut of Neutron rocket to 2026

November 11, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s CEO, said during an earnings call on Monday that the rocket would arrive at Launch Complex 3 on Wallops Island, Virginia, sometime in the first quarter of 2026, “with first launch thereafter.”

Florida annual launch record broken with late-night Starlink flight

November 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This is the sixth consecutive year of increasing orbital launches from the Sunshine State. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-87 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 10:21 p.m. EST (0321 UTC).

Poor weather prevents Blue Origin from launching NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE mission

November 8, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

This will be the second launch of a New Glenn rocket and NASA’s first mission to Mars since 2020. Blue Origin is assessing its next launch opportunity.

SpaceX launches Sunday Starlink mission following Saturday scrub

November 7, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission was SpaceX’s 560th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. SpaceX accomplished liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 9 at 3:10 a.m. EST (0810 UTC).

Issue with Atlas 5 booster liquid oxygen vent valve causes second scrub of ViaSat-3 F2 launch

November 6, 2025 Spaceflight Now

United Launch Alliance scrubbed a second launch attempt for an Atlas 5 rocket carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite. A new launch date hasn’t been announced.