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Breaking News
  • [ February 25, 2026 ] SLS rocket hauled back to VAB for repairs Artemis
  • [ February 25, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight Falcon 9
  • [ February 24, 2026 ] SpaceX’s Tuesday twilight Falcon 9 rocket launch sends 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Falcon 9
  • [ February 21, 2026 ] SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster launches on record 33rd flight Falcon 9
  • [ February 21, 2026 ] NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by new problem expected to bump moonshot into early April Artemis

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News from the Press Site: Business of Starlink and Boeing’s Starliner prepares to launch – News from the Press Site

May 31, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

In this week’s edition of News from the Press Site, Spaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Mike Wall, Spaceflight and Tech Editor for Space.com; and Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches ESA’s EarthCARE on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base

May 27, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The Earth observing spacecraft will study clouds and aerosols to further our understanding of climate change. Liftoff happened at 3:20 p.m. PDT (6:20 p.m. EDT, 2220 UTC).

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Q&A with Josef Aschbacher, director of ESA’s Earth observation programs (members only)

October 13, 2017 Stephen Clark

Josef Aschbacher, head of ESA’s Earth observation programs, recently spoke with Spaceflight Now about the importance of the Sentinel 5P satellite mission designed for air quality measurements from space, and discussed increasing data usage from Europe’s Copernicus environmental network, and plans to expand the flagship Earth observation fleet.

News Headlines

  • SLS rocket hauled back to VAB for repairs
    February 25, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight
    February 25, 2026
  • SpaceX’s Tuesday twilight Falcon 9 rocket launch sends 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
    February 24, 2026
  • SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster launches on record 33rd flight
    February 21, 2026
  • NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by new problem expected to bump moonshot into early April
    February 21, 2026
  • Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays
    February 20, 2026
  • Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems
    February 20, 2026
  • Independent report sharply criticizes NASA management, Boeing for troubled Starliner flight
    February 19, 2026
  • SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas
    February 19, 2026
  • NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket
    February 17, 2026
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