SpaceX Sets Records With Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy in One Week
A booster flying for the 37th time, the 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year, and the Roman Space Telescope riding a Falcon Heavy — SpaceX's fi…
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Europe's Busy Week: Weather Satellites and Spacewalks
Within days of each other, the European Space Agency is pulling off two significant achievements: launching the MTG-I2 weather satellite abo…
White House Sets New Course for U.S. Space Transportation
Washington has unveiled its first space transportation policy since 2013, signaling a decisive shift toward commercial operators and a push …
Europe pulls the plug on Ariane 6 upgrade plans
Europe has officially scrapped the technical upgrades that were meant to keep Ariane 6 competitive on the global launch market. The decision…
Mars Express Takes a Virtual Lap Around Schiaparelli Crater
Two decades into its mission, Mars Express is still producing some of the most detailed views of the Martian surface. Its latest release cen…
SpaceX keeps launching while Starship awaits its next attempt
SpaceX's 85th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 carried 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, while teams at Boca Chica work toward…
Artemis Accords Reach 70 Signatories with Serbia and Mauritius
Serbia and Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords within two days of each other, bringing the total number of signatory nations to 70 and rais…
Skyroot's Vikram-I eyes orbit in a packed launch week
Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is counting down to its first orbital attempt with the Vikram-I rocket, targeting July 12. The miles…
Long March 10B, Vikram-I, and a packed Falcon 9 rideshare headline busy week
A SpaceX rideshare carrying 81 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit, China's Long March 10B maiden flight, and India's Vikram-I debut are all c…
Long March 10B and Vikram-I set for landmark debut launches
Six orbital launches are on the books for the same week in July 2026. Two of them are first flights — China's Long March 10B and India's Vik…
Metal 3D Printing in Orbit: A Step Toward Crew Self-Sufficiency
A metal 3D printer installed on the ISS by ESA in 2024 has reached a new milestone: its fifth sample is now on its way back to Earth for ana…
Botswana Becomes the 68th Nation to Sign the Artemis Accords
Botswana signed the Artemis Accords on June 25, 2026, at NASA headquarters in Washington. The country is now the sixth African nation to for…
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