Ax-3 – Spaceflight Now

January 29, 2026

Breaking News

[ January 29, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 11,000th Starlink satellite to date on Thursday Falcon 9
[ January 26, 2026 ] SpaceX launches GPS 3 satellite following switch from ULA Vulcan rocket Falcon 9
[ January 25, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites to polar, low Earth orbit Falcon 9
[ January 23, 2026 ] Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets Mission Reports
[ January 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches first West Coast Starlink mission of 2026 Falcon 9

Astronauts ready for first, all-European mission to the International Space Station

January 11, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will be the sixth trip to the orbiting outpost for Ax-3 Commander Michael López-Alegría and the first for the other three crew members. Launch is planned for Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 5:11 p.m. EST (2211 UTC).

Private astronaut mission likely first to use SpaceX’s new crew access tower

November 6, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith

A crew access arm was lifted into place at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on Monday, as SpaceX races to ready the pad for its first Crew Dragon launch with astronauts as soon as January.