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  • [ March 20, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
  • [ March 19, 2026 ] NASA returns its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2 Artemis
  • [ March 18, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
  • [ March 16, 2026 ] Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning Falcon 9
  • [ March 16, 2026 ] SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California Falcon 9

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Soyuz rocket set for launch from Russia’s new cosmodrome

November 27, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket is scheduled to lift off Tuesday from a launch pad in Russia’s Far East with a new Russian weather satellite and 18 secondary payloads from companies and institutions in the United States, Canada, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Germany.

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Three Chinese military surveillance satellites successfully launched

November 26, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Chinese rocket placed three experimental military surveillance satellites in orbit Friday, the second set of related triplets launched in less than two months.

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Cassini’s farewell to Saturn

November 26, 2017 Stephen Clark

Two days before its final plunge into Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft turned its camera toward the ringed world to take a series of images for a color mosaic, capturing a last evocative close-up until a new mission reaches the planet.

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Scientists suggest streaks on Martian hillsides are dry flows

November 26, 2017 Stephen Clark

Intermittent flows that appear on steep slopes on Mars are likely formed by flowing sand, and not water as some scientists previously suspected, according to a new study.

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An interstellar interloper is dashing through our solar system

November 22, 2017 Stephen Clark

Astronomers say an object observed speeding through our solar system last month has an unexpected cigar-like shape and originated from another star, making it the first confirmed interstellar asteroid.

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Three video imaging satellites launched from China

November 21, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Long March 6 booster took off Tuesday from China with three commercial Earth observation satellites designed to record high-definition video and color imagery from a perch more than 300 miles above the planet.

Delta 2

Photos: Delta 2 climbs into the night from Vandenberg Air Force Base

November 21, 2017 Stephen Clark

Launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base on California’s Central Coast on its third try, United Launch Alliance’s Delta 2 rocket lifted off Saturday with NOAA’s JPSS 1 polar-orbiting weather satellite.

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NASA confirms contribution to Japanese-led Mars mission

November 20, 2017 Stephen Clark

NASA announced Thursday it will fund development of a scientific instrument that will fly on Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration mission, a robotic probe set for launch in 2024 to bring back the first samples from Mars’ largest moon Phobos.

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NASA expects first Space Launch System flight to slip into 2020

November 20, 2017 Stephen Clark

The maiden flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, a heavy-lift human-rated rocket and one of the agency’s core programs, will likely not be ready for takeoff until 2020, officials said recently.

Delta 2

Penultimate Delta 2 rocket launch lofts advanced polar-orbiting weather satellite

November 18, 2017 Stephen Clark

A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket climbed into space Saturday from California with a $1.6 billion polar-orbiting weather satellite for NOAA, the first of four upgraded observatories designed to keep vital meteorological data flowing to forecasters for the next two decades.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    March 20, 2026
  • NASA returns its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2
    March 19, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 18, 2026
  • Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning
    March 16, 2026
  • SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California
    March 16, 2026
  • NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview
    March 14, 2026
  • NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission
    March 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
    March 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral on cloudy Saturday morning
    March 13, 2026
  • NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk
    March 10, 2026
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