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July 16, 2026
The mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. Liftoff from pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, was aborted at ignition due to an…
July 15, 2026
Russia launched NASA astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the International Space Station… The post Russia launches American and two cosmonauts to ISS as NASA chief…
NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon and her children watch as a Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos…
The stock has steadily fallen from the euphoric post-IPO high, showing that markets may be sobering up to the promises CEO Elon Musk made before and after SpaceX went public.
The next set of 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer birds are set to launch Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9, SDA Director Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo told reporters.
SpaceX’s Starlink has launched its latest residential hardware kit: the V5. Designed for reliable high-speed internet, the new terminal represents a significant leap forward in user equipment. The…
Studying the Sun is a complex activity requiring particular technological and practical measures, which vary depending on the distance and purpose of the mission. For example, the probe…
The United States Space Force is currently accepting proposals for USSF University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 5.<br/>
With this technology, China aims to strengthen the competitiveness of its commercial space industry and to cut distances with the United States. In parallel, China has started the intensive phase of..
July 14, 2026
U.S. Space Force Col. Anil Menon launched aboard NASA’s Expedition 75 mission to the International Space Station, bringing with him a career shaped by operational medicine, military service and…
The next crew launch to the International Space Station took place on Tuesday, July 14,… The post Soyuz MS-29 launches new crew to ISS from Baikonur appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
July 13, 2026
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Seven launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including the 13th flight test of SpaceX’s Starship… The post Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight…
The Starlink 10-45 mission added another 29 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:10 a.m…
It is full steam ahead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as teams process and assemble flight hardware in preparation for the upcoming crewed Artemis III mission. Less than three months…
The United States Space Force has announced implementation of a temporary Initial Enlistment Bonus Pilot Program, offering a $25,000 bonus to incoming enlisted Guardians who commit to an eight-year…
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The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 27 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:28:17 p.m. PDT…
The U.S. Space Force graduated 14 Guardians from its first Regional Space Advisor Academics Course at the Pentagon. The program aims to develop international affairs and security cooperation skills…
NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
This will be the first Starship test flight for SpaceX as a public company, testing the market's appetite for the company's "fly, fail, fix" approach to rocket development, which often ends in…
Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) has completed its acquisition of Astrobotic Technology, Inc. The close comes as NASA recently awarded two new lunar lander missions to the company and Griffin…
Throughout the Space Age the United States worked on space nuclear power and propulsion systems, although very few actually made it to space. Dwayne Day examines those programs and what went wrong.
While the United States has made extensive use of space capabilities in its ongoing conflict with Iran, that country has also made use of space. Three experts examine Iran's access to satellite…
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SpaceX is gearing up for the 13th Starship integrated flight test, which is currently scheduled for Thursday, July 16, with the launch window opening up at 6:30 PM E.T. from Starbase in South Texas…
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July 12, 2026
NASA’s next space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, arrived at Kennedy Space Center… The post NASA’s Roman telescope into prelaunch servicing following arrival in Florida appeared…
July 10, 2026
The Starlink 17-48 mission added another 24 satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 8:01 p.m. PDT (11:01 p.m. EDT / 0301 UTC).
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With the 33 engine static fire completed for Booster 20, SpaceX is pushing hard to… The post Booster 20 completes record duration Static Fire appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
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July 9, 2026
These sulfur crystals were found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024, the 4,200th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.
The flight-leading booster, B1067, launched the Starlink 10-42 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 UTC) on Thursday morning.
July 8, 2026
Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation from Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself, and other big-name investors, The New York Times reported.
