Smile satellite launches to map Earth's magnetic shield in unprecedented detail
Lifting off on a Vega-C rocket from Kourou on 19 May 2026, the Smile spacecraft begins a multi-year investigation into space weather, geomag…
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Starship Flight 12: A New Pad, New Ship, Old Pressure
Flight 12 of Starship combines a brand-new launch complex, a heavily revised upper stage, and mounting pressure from NASA and commercial par…
Artemis III Recast as an Earth Orbit Mission Before Moon Return
NASA has outlined preliminary plans for a redesigned Artemis III mission, now focused on Earth orbit rendezvous and docking tests with comme…
Artemis III Recast as an Orbital Test Before Any Moon Landing
Targeting a 2027 launch, Artemis III will no longer attempt a lunar landing. NASA has restructured the mission as an Earth-orbit test of ren…
CRS-34 Dragon Delivers Science and Supplies to the ISS
On May 15, 2026, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific hardware and crew supplies for Expedit…
SpaceX Juggles CRS-34 Cargo Run and Starship's Next Big Leap
SpaceX is operating on two critical fronts simultaneously: delivering nearly three tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station and…
SpaceX CRS-34 Delivers Science and Supplies to the ISS
SpaceX's 34th commercial resupply mission for NASA launched on May 15, 2026, carrying close to three metric tons of scientific experiments a…
CRS-34: SpaceX Delivers Science and Supplies to the Space Station
Pushed back by a full day before finding its launch window, SpaceX's 34th commercial resupply mission for NASA lifted off from Cape Canavera…
CRS-34: SpaceX Delivers Nearly Three Tons of Science to the ISS
On May 15, 2026, SpaceX launched its 34th commercial resupply mission to the ISS for NASA, carrying roughly 6,500 pounds of science hardware…
CRS-34: SpaceX Delivers Fresh Science to the Space Station
SpaceX's 34th contracted resupply flight for NASA got off the ground after a 24-hour delay, sending a Cargo Dragon loaded with close to thre…
ISS Supply Chain: Dragon Follows Cygnus in Back-to-Back Cargo Push
With Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL having recently dropped off fresh produce and scientific gear at the International Space Station, a SpaceX…
Double Cargo Run: Cygnus and Dragon Keep the ISS Supplied
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL and SpaceX's Cargo Dragon each made their way to the ISS in spring 2026, bringing fruit, onions, and nearly thr…
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