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VideoFCC gives SpaceX “green light” to expand Starlink constellation to 15,000 satellites
The Starlink 6-96 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX launched from Space Launch Complex 40 on Friday, Jan. 9, at 4:41 p.m. EST (2141 UTC).
NASA weighs an earlier end to the Crew-11 mission after a ‘medical situation’ with an ISS crew member postpones first spacewalk of 2026
U.S. spacewalk 94 was slated to have NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman perform a variety of operations around the orbiting outpost during the roughly 6.5-hour-long event. A new date for the spacewalk hasn’t been announced.
VideoSpaceX launches first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite
The Starlink 6-88 added 29 broadband internet satellites to the constellation of more than 9,300 in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 1:48 a.m. EST (0648 UTC).
VideoSpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy
The spacecraft was originally slated to launch nearly a week prior, but SpaceX ran into ground systems issues. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST / 0209 UTC).
VideoLaunch pad issue delays again Falcon 9 launch of Italian Earth observation satellite
For the second night running SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation satellite for Italy.
Astronauts, launch teams practice Artemis 2 countdown
The run-through simulated day-of-launch activities, included suit up, ingress into the Orion spacecraft and a countdown that stopped just shy of T-0.
VideoSpaceX flies Starlink mission using Falcon 9 booster flying for a 30th time
The Falcon 9 rocket launching the Starlink 15-13 mission will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon leaving pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff is for 7:27 a.m. PST (10:27 a.m. EST / 1527 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Wednesday morning Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center
The Starlink 6-99 mission represents SpaceX’s 125th launch to date from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff is scheduled for 8:42 a.m. EST (1342 UTC).
VideoFalcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center delayed to Wednesday
SpaceX put on hold its plan to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and rescheduled it for no earlier than Wednesday. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:19 a.m. EST (1219 UTC) at the earliest.
VideoSpaceX launches 100th Falcon 9 rocket from Florida in 2025
The Starlink 6-82 represents SpaceX’s 580th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket to date. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened Monday, Dec. 15, at 12:25 a.m. EST (0525 UTC).