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December 26, 2025

Breaking News

[ December 22, 2025 ] H3 rocket suffers upper stage anomaly, fails to correctly deploy navigation satellite H3
[ December 22, 2025 ] Tory Bruno steps down as President, CEO of ULA News
[ December 21, 2025 ] Astronauts, launch teams practice Artemis 2 countdown Artemis
[ December 20, 2025 ] Space Development Agency awards roughly $3.5 billion to 4 companies for 72 missile tracking and warning satellites News
[ December 18, 2025 ] Rocket Lab launches 4 novel DiskSat satellites for U.S. Space Force, NASA Electron

SpaceX test fires Falcon 9 booster following last-minute launch scrub

July 15, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX test fired a Falcon 9 on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral tonight to try to clear the booster for its 16th flight. A launch attempt early Friday was aborted in the final minute of the countdown. SpaceX did not disclose the reason for the scrub.

India tries for successful Moon mission with second lander launch

July 14, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

For the third time in its space program, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a mission to the Moon. India is hoping for a more successful outcome this time around after a failed attempt to land safely on the Moon back in 2019.

Scrub called in final minute of SpaceX’s attempt to launch another booster on 16th mission

July 14, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a Falcon 9, that was due to make its 16th flight, in the final minute of the countdown. No reason was given for the hold and SpaceX said it was targeting no earlier than Saturday at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 UTC) for another launch attempt.

ULA outlines path to inaugural Vulcan launch following upper stage issues

July 13, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

The debut of United Launch Alliance’s next generation rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, is now scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023, company CEO and President Tory Bruno said during a media briefing on Thursday.

NASA celebrates Webb science anniversary with mesmerising new image

July 13, 2023 Spaceflight Now

NASA marks the first anniversary of Webb science observations with a spectacular look into a nearby stellar nursery where 50 young sun-like stars are lighting up their surroundings.

Ariane 5 retirement leaves Europe facing an ‘acute launch crisis’

July 11, 2023 Clive Simpson

Europe is facing months without its own independent access to space for large satellites following the retirement of its heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket this week after notching up its 117th and final mission over 27 years of operations.

SpaceX pushes the envelope with record-breaking 16th flight for a Falcon 9 booster

July 8, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX tested the limits of its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday evening when it launches a booster on a record-breaking 16th flight. The Falcon 9 is lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:58 p.m. EDT (0358 UTC Monday) carrying a batch of second-generation Starlink satellites.

West Coast launch puts 48 more Starlink internet satellites in orbit

July 8, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9, with 48 satellites inside its payload fairing, lifted off at 12:29:50 p.m. PDT (3:29:50 p.m. EDT; 1929:50 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4-East.

Mission Status Center: SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites from California

July 7, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Another batch of Starlink internet satellites rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff occurred at 12:29:50 p.m. PDT (3:29:50 p.m. EDT; 1929:50 UTC)

Mars helicopter calls home after long communications blackout

July 5, 2023 Clive Simpson

NASA engineers are prepping the miniature Mars helicopter Ingenuity for its 53rd flight across the surface of the Red Planet after re-establishing contact following a two-month radio blackout due to a Martian hill blocking line-of-sight communications with the Perseverance rover.