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July 21, 2026
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) mission from Florida… The post Falcon 9 to launch MRV-1 robotic servicing spacecraft for Northrop Grumman appeared first on…
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday (July 21), a day after aborting its first liftoff attempt.
As of July 20, the public can access data from the two powerful radar instruments aboard the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Teams in the United States and India will release…
NASA Langley’s “Stars, Stripes, and Supernovas – Symphony Under the Stars” event brought employees, families, and community members together for an evening filled with music, connection, and…
NASA is partnering with SpaceX to outfit the Artemis III Orion spacecraft with Starlink laser communications terminals to assist with high-definition video transmissions and data-heavy mission…
NASA has a new idea for a lunar rover, but the vehicle itself is already familiar. During a June 30 Moon Base update, the agency unveiled PROMISE – the Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping, and…
This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. Because Psyche…
SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's trailblazing MRV-MEP satellite-servicing mission to Earth orbit today (July 21).
A team of NASA-sponsored scientists and engineers has developed a novel approach to observing high-energy particles in the near-Earth space environment, incorporating miniaturized sensors into a…
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle features the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and DARPA. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape…
The Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 7:49 a.m. PDT (10:49 a.m. EDT / 1449 UTC).
(Image credit: NASA) Viking 1 – NASA Science Fifty years ago this week, humanity’s exploration of Mars entered a new era. On 20 July 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander touched down on the western slopes…
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In collaboration with the Nasa, BATA Technologies and Boeing, GE Aerospace made the first electric hybrid flight above 30,000 feet, reaching the same altitude as commercial aircraft..
The Crew13 mission will take Nasa astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos Sergey cosmonaut..
In a pointed message on X, Elon Musk warned that firms maintaining significant short positions in SpaceX over time face “very low” survival probability. The statement comes amid post-IPO volatility…
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Venus Aerospace announced a joint technology development agreement to evaluate and mature Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) technology for future long-range...
July 20, 2026
SpaceX is now targeting Thursday (July 23) for Flight 13 of its giant Starship rocket, after the first launch attempt aborted at the last second on July 16.
After last week’s aborted Starship Flight 13 launch, SpaceX is scheduling a new attempt as… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Starship, and Chinese rockets scheduled to launch appeared first on…
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation mission to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Monday, Aug. 3, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center…
NASA's Viking 1 mission blazed a crucial trail with its Mars landing on July 20, 1976. Now, half a century later, that trail leads up into the Red Planet's skies.
SpaceX suffered its second last-second abort in a row this morning (July 20), this time during an attempted Falcon 9 launch of Starlink broadband satellites.
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SpaceX has updated its target for the thirteenth integrated flight test of Starship, aiming for as early as Thursday, July 23. The 90-minute launch window opens at 5:45 p.m. CT from the company’s…
NASA's Artemis III mission is shaping up to be NASA's most complex mission in history, coordinating the launch and rendezvous of three different spacecraft.
The Starlink 17-39 mission is SpaceX’s 85th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:49 a.m. PDT (10:49 a.m. EDT / 1449 UTC).
Did Viking 1 find evidence of life on Mars? Fifty years after the NASA lander touched down, the jury is still out.
SpaceX, who announced last weekend his intention to make another attempt on Monday to launch his Starship rocket, after last week's suspension, by detecting an incidence..
The Nasa researchers recently submitted a new wing design, with a thin, elongated appearance, with a light structure, to a series of rigorous tests to determine its limits..
Spacex plans to make another attempt to launch his Starship rocket on Monday, after last week's suspension, by detecting an incidence during the ignition sequence of..
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July 19, 2026
A partial solar eclipse by day and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower by night make Aug. 12, 2026, one of the best nights for skywatching and camping in years, but only for some parts of North…
July 18, 2026
Defense Production Act funding was awarded to Martin Materials Solutions, a small business that makes radiation-resistant cover glass used on spacecraft solar arrays and thermal-control systems The…
