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September 8, 2025

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[ September 6, 2025 ] SpaceX passes 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch Falcon 9
[ September 4, 2025 ] SpaceX aces 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission Falcon 9
[ September 2, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Wednesday sunrise Falcon 9 flight Falcon 9
[ September 2, 2025 ] SpaceX’s Tuesday night Starlink features rare debut of a Falcon booster Falcon 9
[ August 30, 2025 ] SpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch sends 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025 Falcon 9

Commercial crew blasts off on privately-funded space station research mission

June 25, 2025 William Harwood

Strapped into a new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule making its maiden flight, Whitson, test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India, European Space Agency astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, and Hungarian engineer Tibor Kapu roared away from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 2:31 a.m. EDT.

ULA launches Kuiper 2 mission on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral

June 22, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The 27 Kuiper satellites will head to low Earth orbit on an Atlas 5 rocket flying in a 551 configuration, using five solid rocket boosters. ULA launched its rocket at 6:54 a.m. EDT (1054 UTC) on Monday, June 23.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Transporter-14 smallsat rideshare mission

June 22, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission carried 70 payloads to low Earth orbit, including three orbital transfer vehicles and re-entry capsules. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened on Monday, June 23, at 2:25 p.m. PDT (5:25 p.m. EDT, 2125 UTC).

SpaceX launches Starlink 10-23 following Sunday morning scrub

June 21, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-23 mission was SpaceX’s 260th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff occurred on Monday, June 23, at 1:58 a.m. EDT (0558 UTC).

Next Starship explodes on test stand

June 19, 2025 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX’s next Starship vehicle, Ship 36, was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion shortly after 11 p.m. CT (0400 UTC) Wednesday as it was being readied for a static fire test at the company’s Massey facility, near Starbase, Texas.

Firefly Aerospace aims to deploy first commercial lunar imaging service

June 18, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Ocula imaging service will be built into the Elytra orbital vehicle launching as part of Blue Ghost Mission 2 in 2026.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

June 17, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-18 mission will be SpaceX’s 75th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:55 a.m. EDT (0555 UTC).

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

June 16, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 15-9 mission will be the 200th orbital launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East to date. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket at 8:36 p.m. PDT (11:36 p.m. EDT, 0336 UTC).

Atlas 5 booster engine issue causes scrub of Monday’s Kuiper 2 launch

June 15, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The 27 Kuiper satellites will head to low Earth orbit on an Atlas 5 rocket flying in a 551 configuration, using five solid rocket boosters. ULA has not announced a new launch date following the scrub.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

June 13, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 12-26 mission represents the 490th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. SpaceX is targeting a liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:29 a.m. EDT (1529 UTC).