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  • [ April 2, 2026 ] Artemis 2 crew blasts off on historic moon mission Artemis
  • [ April 1, 2026 ] Live coverage: NASA to launch Artemis 2, its first Moon-bound mission with astronauts since 1972 Artemis
  • [ March 30, 2026 ] Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission Falcon 9
  • [ March 30, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California Falcon 9
  • [ March 26, 2026 ] SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast Falcon 9

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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 Intelsat satellite with NASA air quality sensor

April 6, 2023 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral shortly after midnight Friday with Intelsat 40e, a communications satellite destined to beam broadband internet signals to airplane and cruise ship passengers across North America while hosting a NASA instrument package to monitor air pollution.

Falcon 9

NASA air quality sensor ready for launch with Intelsat satellite

April 5, 2023 Stephen Clark

A $210 million NASA mission to improve air pollution monitoring over North America is set to launch Thursday with an Intelsat communications satellite blasting off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Falcon 9

SpaceX selected to launch Intelsat telecom satellite, NASA pollution monitor

March 17, 2020 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an Intelsat communications satellite with a NASA-funded air pollution monitor to be positioned over the Americas in 2022, officials announced Tuesday.

News Headlines

  • Artemis 2 crew blasts off on historic moon mission
    April 2, 2026
  • Live coverage: NASA to launch Artemis 2, its first Moon-bound mission with astronauts since 1972
    April 1, 2026
  • Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California
    March 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast
    March 26, 2026
  • NASA outlines ambitious $20 billion plan for moon base
    March 25, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 22, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    March 20, 2026
  • NASA returns its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2
    March 19, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 18, 2026
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