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  • [ February 11, 2026 ] Live coverage: ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force Mission Reports
  • [ February 11, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
  • [ February 11, 2026 ] ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026 Atlas 5
  • [ February 9, 2026 ] Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station Falcon 9
  • [ February 8, 2026 ] SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station Falcon 9

24th Astronaut Class

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A geologist, a former SpaceX launch director and a commercial astronaut; meet NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates

September 22, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The cohort of ten women and men will train for the next two years to become eligible for mission assignments to low Earth orbit and beyond. This is the first astronaut candidate class to consist of more women than men.

News Headlines

  • Live coverage: ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force
    February 11, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    February 11, 2026
  • ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026
    February 11, 2026
  • Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station
    February 9, 2026
  • SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station
    February 8, 2026
  • SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down
    February 7, 2026
  • SpaceX shifts away from Dragon launches at pad 39A as Starship looms
    February 6, 2026
  • ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch
    February 6, 2026
  • NASA waves off February launch for Artemis II moon mission; now targeting early March
    February 3, 2026
  • SpaceX experiences Falcon 9 upper stage anomaly following Starlink deployment
    February 1, 2026
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