CRS-35: SpaceX Delivers Final iROSA Solar Arrays to the ISS
SpaceX lifted off at dawn on October 13 with NASA's 35th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station, delivering critical…
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CRS-35 Delivers Final iROSA Solar Arrays and Health Science to ISS
Lifting off from Cape Canaveral on October 13, 2026, SpaceX's Cargo Dragon on the CRS-35 mission brings the ISS's solar upgrade to completio…
Themis Completes Second Wet Dress Rehearsal in Swedish Arctic
Europe's reusable launch vehicle ambitions moved a step closer to reality as Themis completed a second wet dress rehearsal at Sweden's Esran…
SDA satellites, South Korea, China: a packed week in orbit
A Falcon 9 carrying 21 military data-relay satellites lifted off from Vandenberg this week, marking the fourth flight for the SDA's warfight…
SpaceX caps a busy October with crew and defense launches
Within days of each other, SpaceX launched a four-person crew to the International Space Station and prepared to deploy 21 data-transport sa…
Falcon Heavy Takes On Its First NRO Spy Satellite Mission
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is flying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office for the very first time. The NROL-97 mission lif…
Crew-13 Docks at ISS in Record Time as Crew-12 Heads Home
On October 1, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying four astronauts to the ISS in what became the quickest Dragon …
Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Makes Its First Real Orbital Push
After thirteen test flights that reshaped what the industry thought possible, SpaceX's Starship is finally pointed at orbit with a real payl…
SpaceX Juggles a Secret Military Launch and Crew-14 Announcement
From a clandestine military payload launching off California to a four-person international crew heading to the space station in 2027, Space…
Crew-13 Astronauts Land in Florida Ahead of October Launch
With liftoff targeted no earlier than October 1, the Crew-13 team has arrived in Florida to complete final preparations. Aboard the ISS, Exp…
On-orbit servicing steps out of the lab and into space
Two separate but complementary projects are pushing the boundaries of what satellites can do once in orbit — one by sending a dedicated serv…
Europe's space industry converges on ESTEC amid shifting market dynamics
Over 3,100 space professionals gathered at ESTEC in September 2026, setting an attendance record for ESA's Industry Space Days. Analysts are…
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