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June 11, 2026

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[ June 11, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Falcon 9
[ June 10, 2026 ] NASA chief defends selection of all-male Artemis 3 crew Artemis
[ June 9, 2026 ] NASA names four-man crew to Artemis 3 mission Artemis
[ June 9, 2026 ] Preview: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission Artemis
[ June 7, 2026 ] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket booster on record-breaking 35th flight Falcon 9

Four O3b satellites launched to beam Internet to developing world

March 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

Four satellites set to join O3b’s expanding broadband network successfully launched Friday on top of a Russian-built Soyuz booster from French Guiana, joining 12 other craft linking developing nations, far-flung islands, cruise ships and other hard-to-reach locales with the Internet.

Video: Replay of Soyuz takeoff with four O3b broadband satellites

March 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off Friday from French Guiana with four broadband satellites for the O3b network, which provides high-speed connectivity to developing countries, ships and other customers who lack a reliable Internet link.

Eutelsat plans satellite to assess potential for low-altitude constellation

March 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

Joining other established commercial geostationary satellite operators looking at fleets of communications platforms in low Earth orbit, Eutelsat announced Thursday it will launch a small testbed next year as a precursor to a potential network of data relay craft flying a few hundred miles above the planet.

Live coverage: Soyuz rocket lifts off with four O3b broadband satellites

March 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Russian-built Soyuz booster lifted off Friday from the European-run spaceport in French Guiana, carrying four new broadband Internet satellites to orbit to join the O3b network owned by SES. Launch occurred at 1710:06 GMT (12:10:06 p.m. EST).

Europe’s ExoMars orbiter nears start of methane-sniffing science mission

March 7, 2018 Stephen Clark

Nearly a year-and-a-half after arriving at the red planet, Europe’s ExoMars orbiter is finally approaching a planned perch around 250 miles over the rust-colored world after repeatedly dipping into the Martian atmosphere to lower its orbit.

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lights up the night with launch for Hispasat

March 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s 50th Falcon 9 rocket flight took off from Florida’s Space Coast shortly after midnight Tuesday with the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite, firing into a moonlit night sky with 1.7 million pounds of thrust.

Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off with GOES-S weather satellite

March 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

NOAA’s newest weather satellite, heading for a perch with coverage over the western United States and the Pacific Ocean, launched March 1 from Cape Canaveral on top of an Atlas 5 rocket.

Hefty Hispasat satellite rides SpaceX rocket into orbit

March 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Spanish-owned, U.S.-built commercial communications satellite climbed into orbit early Tuesday from Cape Canaveral on the 50th flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launching on a 15-year mission to relay video, data and broadband signals across the Americas, Europe and North Africa.

Video: Deployment of the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite from the Falcon 9 rocket

March 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

The Hispasat 30W-6 satellite, set to begin a 15-year telecommunications mission, deployed from the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket around 33 minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Tuesday.

Video: SpaceX’s 50th Falcon 9 rocket flight lifts off from Cape Canaveral

March 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched shortly after midnight Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with Hispasat 30W-6, a communications satellite heading for a position more than 22,000 miles over the equator to serve markets in Europe, North Africa and the Americas.