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April 24, 2026

Breaking News

[ April 23, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ April 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force Falcon 9
[ April 20, 2026 ] Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit New Glenn
[ April 19, 2026 ] Third flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to feature 1st reuse of booster Mission Reports
[ April 18, 2026 ] SpaceX makes 600th Falcon booster landing during West Coast Starlink mission Falcon 9

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster

September 20, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX continued to push the boundaries of booster reusability Tuesday night with the launch of a Falcon 9 using a first stage rocket making its 17th flight. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral with 22 satellites for the Starlink internet network occurred at 11:38 p.m. EDT (0338 UTC).

Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure

September 19, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket, carrying a radar-imaging satellite for Capella Space, failed on Tuesday after a problem occurred two and half minutes into flight. It was the fourth failure in 41 flights for the small satellite launcher.

Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails

September 18, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket failed to launch a radar-imaging satellite for Capella Space on Tuesday after a problem occurred shortly after separation of the first stage about two and a half minutes into flight.

Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station

September 15, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:44 a.m. EDT (1544 UTC) to relieve a space station crew that unexpectedly served a year in space. Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, Russian flight engineer Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara took a fast-track trajectory to the station to dock at about 2:56 p.m. EDT (1856 UTC).

FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation

September 12, 2023 Spaceflight Now

The FAA has closed the SpaceX-led mishap investigation following the first Starship Integrated Test Flight (IFT). SpaceX founder Elon Musk also published the checklist of 63 items to be completed before the company can apply for a launch license modification for IFT-2.

Falcon 9 rocket launches another batch of Starlink satellites from California

September 12, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:57 p.m. PDT Monday (2:57 a.m. EDT / 0657 UTC Tuesday).

Most powerful Atlas 5 rocket launches national security mission

September 10, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket supporting the NROL-107 mission for the Silentbarker program launched Sunday, Sept. 10 at 8:47 a.m. EDT (1247 UTC) from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

September 8, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 second-generation Starlink internet satellites at 11:12 p.m. EDT on Sept. 8 (0312 UTC on Sept. 9) from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Next-generation X-ray space telescope and lunar lander launches from Japan

September 6, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A next-generation X-ray space telescope and an experimental lunar lander are back on the launch pad Wednesday after a ten-day delay. An H-2A rocket is scheduled to liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 7:42 p.m. EDT (8:42 a.m. local time / 2342 UTC).

Musk declares Starship is ready for its second test flight, following stacking

September 6, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

Another SpaceX Starship rocket stands fully integrated against the South Texas horizon and company-founder Elon Musk said from his perspective, they’re ready to launch. However, the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet issued a launch licence.