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  • [ 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
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down Falcon 9
  • [ February 6, 2026 ] SpaceX shifts away from Dragon launches at pad 39A as Starship looms News
  • [ February 6, 2026 ] ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch Mission Reports

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Exoplanet telescope selected as ESA’s next space science mission

March 22, 2018 Stephen Clark

A mission to investigate the atmospheres of planets around other stars has been selected by the European Space Agency for launch in the late 2020s, officials announced this week.

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Pioneering probe for gravitational wave observatory ends mission

July 19, 2017 Stephen Clark

The European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder spacecraft, now sailing around the sun on a trajectory away from Earth, was deactivated Tuesday after a nearly 18-month mission testing previously-untried lasers, vacuum enclosures, exotic gold-platinum cubes and micro-thrusters needed for a trio of gravitational wave observatories set for launch in the 2030s.

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ESA reveals candidates for new space science missions

June 4, 2015 Stephen Clark

The European Space Agency revealed plans Thursday to build and launch a joint space weather research satellite with China and announced three finalists for Europe’s next standalone science mission.

News Headlines

  • 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
  • Countdown underway for critical moon rocket fueling test Monday
    February 1, 2026
  • Cold weather delays earliest Artemis 2 launch opportunity
    January 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches overnight Starlink flight as it unveils new ‘Stargaze’ space situational awareness system
    January 30, 2026
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