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September 3, 2026

Breaking News

[ September 1, 2026 ] SpaceX launches Starlink mission from West Coast Falcon 9
[ August 29, 2026 ] Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s next ‘great observatory,’ launched Falcon Heavy
[ August 25, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Falcon 9
[ August 24, 2026 ] SpaceX launches Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight Falcon 9
[ August 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 100th orbital mission of 2026 Falcon 9

Destructive Canadian wildfire sighted from space

May 9, 2016 Stephen Clark

Satellites sailing hundreds of miles over a destructive wildfire ravaging the northern Alberta town of Fort McMurray have returning stunning images illustrating the extent of the blaze that has displaced tens of thousands of people.

Canada backs ISS extension to 2024, gains two crew slots

June 3, 2015 Stephen Clark

The Canadian government announced Tuesday its intention to support the International Space Station through 2024, joining the United States and Russia as the major partners officially backing an extension of the global research project.