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March 10, 2026

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[ March 9, 2026 ] SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar Falcon 9
[ March 7, 2026 ] NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket Artemis
[ March 6, 2026 ] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Sunday Falcon 9
[ March 5, 2026 ] Spanish launch startup PLD Space raises $209 million to scale its rocket production Miura 5
[ March 3, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket, X-37B military spaceplane

December 28, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX launched the X-37B military spaceplane onboard its Falcon Heavy rocket late Thursday night. Liftoff of the USSF-52 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center occurred 8:07 p.m. EST (0107 UTC) on Thursday at the opening of a ten-minute launch window.

Historic SpaceX Falcon 9 booster topples over and is lost at sea

December 27, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

During its return voyage to Port Canaveral in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number B1058, toppled over and broke in half. The booster has made 19 flights including launching NASA astronauts to space for the first time from American soil after the Space Shuttle program ended.

SpaceX launches twin radar satellites for German military from California

December 23, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SARah 2 & 3 satellites for the German military Sunday. The twin craft, equipped with passive synthetic aperture radar reflectors, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 5:11 a.m. PST / 8:11 a.m. EST / 1311 UTC.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 first-stage booster on record-breaking 19th flight

December 23, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 first-stage booster on a record-breaking 19th launch just after midnight as it continues the expansion of its Starlink satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral occurred at 12:33 a.m. EST (0533 UTC).

ULA stacks Vulcan rocket for the first time ahead of Jan. 8 debut launch

December 21, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

The fully-integrated Vulcan rocket stands 202 feet (61.6 meters) tall. ULA is aiming to launch the rocket and its payload, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, on Jan. 8, 2024 at 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 UTC).

National Space Council meeting to discuss legislative proposal for new space activities framework

December 20, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

The furtherance of international space cooperation is expected to be at the heart of the third meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden-Harris Administration. Building on multilateral agreements, like the Artemis Accords, Harris will focus on what’s deemed the U.S. Novel Space Activities Authorization and Supervision Framework.

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket, X-37B military spaceplane

Historic SpaceX Falcon 9 booster topples over and is lost at sea

SpaceX launches twin radar satellites for German military from California

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 first-stage booster on record-breaking 19th flight

ULA stacks Vulcan rocket for the first time ahead of Jan. 8 debut launch

National Space Council meeting to discuss legislative proposal for new space activities framework

Firefly Aerospace launches its 4th Alpha rocket

Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket on return to flight mission

Space X Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

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