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January 26, 2025

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[ January 24, 2025 ] Rocket Lab, Orora Technologies contract for “responsive launch” ahead of main 2025 wildfire season Electron
[ January 24, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Falcon 9
[ January 21, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9
[ January 18, 2025 ] SpaceX completes 400th Falcon booster landing on mission featuring 27 Starlink satellites Falcon 9
[ January 17, 2025 ] SpaceX successfully catches Super Heavy booster, loses Starship upper stage during Flight 7 Mission Reports

10 years since we landed on Titan

January 14, 2015 Keith Cooper

Ten years ago Wednesday, on Jan. 14, 2005, a compact, flattened cylinder called Huygens, chock-full of sensors, cameras and scientific experiments, went hurtling through the orange skies of the mysterious moon Titan.

Live coverage: Station crew safe after ammonia leak scare

January 14, 2015 Stephen Clark

Two NASA astronauts and an Italian flight engineer took shelter in the space station’s Russian segment Wednesday as mission control analyzed a possible leak of toxic ammonia coolant aboard the complex. Initial data indicated it was likely a false alarm.

24 launches scheduled at Cape Canaveral this year

January 14, 2015 Stephen Clark

Up to 24 launches are planned from Cape Canaveral in 2015, thanks to jam-packed manifests for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to send up satellites for the U.S. military, NASA and commercial telecom operators.

Atlas/MUOS 3 launch timeline

January 14, 2015 Justin Ray

Preview the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the U.S. Navy’s third MUOS mobile communications satellite.

Launch campaign resumes for ESA space plane

January 13, 2015 Stephen Clark

Engineers are resuming preparations to launch an experimental European re-entry test vehicle on a Vega rocket Feb. 11 after a two-month delay ordered by safety authorities to analyze risks posed to the public by the booster’s unique trajectory after liftoff from French Guiana.

NASA kicks off SLS engine testing in Mississippi

January 13, 2015 Stephen Clark

A powerful space shuttle-era rocket engine ignited for more than eight minutes on a test stand in Mississippi last week, kicking off hotfire testing for NASA’s Space Launch System mega-rocket after contamination and computer woes kept the engine silent several months longer than planned.

10 years since we landed on Titan

Live coverage: Station crew safe after ammonia leak scare

24 launches scheduled at Cape Canaveral this year

Atlas/MUOS 3 launch timeline

Launch campaign resumes for ESA space plane

NASA kicks off SLS engine testing in Mississippi

Astronauts eager to dig in to fresh delivery of supplies, gifts

NASA water mapper set for move to the launch pad

Video: Dragon arrives at space station

Video: Falcon launch replays