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NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket The upper stage of United launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets performed successfully across the first four flights of the rocket since 2024. The first launch of a Centaur 5 as part of a Space Launch System rocket would be on the Artemis 4 mission.
07.03.2026 00:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Live coverage: SpaceX plans mid-afternoon Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB The Starlink 17-18 mission will add 25 more satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled at 6:33:30 a.m. PST (9:33:30 a.m. EST / 1433:30 UTC).
06.03.2026 17:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spanish launch startup PLD Space raises $209 million to scale its rocket production This Series C funding was led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which invested €50 million ($58 million). To date, PLD Space raised more than €350 million ($407 million).
05.03.2026 01:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral The Starlink 10-40 mission included the 600th Starlink satellite launched so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:52:20 a.m. EST (1052:20 UTC).
03.03.2026 21:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral The Starlink 10-41 mission will see the Falcon 9 rocket head out on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is expected on March 1 at 9:56:40 p.m. EST (0256:40 UTC).
01.03.2026 16:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
SpaceX to launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast Liftoff of the Starlink 17-23 mission occurred at 2:10:39 a.m. PST (5:10:39 a.m. EST / 1010:39 UTC). The rocket, carrying 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, took southerly trajectory on departure from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
01.03.2026 02:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics” New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency's Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency's plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was not realistic without another preparatory mission first to lay the groundwork.
27.02.2026 17:31 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Live coverage: SpaceX planning pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral of 29 Starlink satellites Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with 29 Starlink satellites is scheduled for 7:16:10 a.m. EST (1216:10 UTC).
27.02.2026 01:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
SLS rocket hauled back to VAB for repairs A 6.6-million-pound Apollo-era crawler-transporter rolled up the ramp to pad 38B on Tuesday and was positioned directly under the 3.5-million-pound Space Launch System rocket and its 11.3-million-pound mobile launch platform.
25.02.2026 19:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight The Starlink 17-26 mission was also the 540th launch of a previously flown Falcon booster. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:17:49 a.m. PST (9:17:49 a.m. EST / 1417:49 UTC).
25.02.2026 12:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
SpaceX’s Tuesday twilight Falcon 9 rocket launch sends 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit The Starlink 6-110 mission was the 18th flight this years supporting SpaceX’s broadband internet constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:04:10 p.m. EST (2304:10 UTC).
24.02.2026 17:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Live coverage: SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster to launch on record 33rd flight The Starlink 6-104 mission will add another 28 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 10:47 p.m. EST (0347 UTC).
21.02.2026 22:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by new problem expected to bump moonshot into early April Engineers ran into problems repressurizing the Artemis 2 moon rocket’s upper stage helium tanks overnight Friday, a problem that will require rolling the huge rocket off the launch pad and back to its processing hangar for troubleshooting. The work will push the already delayed mission from March to at least early April, officials said Saturday.
21.02.2026 18:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Live coverage: Falcon 9 to launch 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays SpaceX is counting down to the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites from California, after days of delay. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 1:04:19 a.m. PST (4:04:19 a.m. EST / 0904:19 UTC).
20.02.2026 22:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems The practice countdown began Tuesday night, kicking off a carefully choreographed series of steps to ready the world's most powerful operational rocket for what amounted to a simulated launch Thursday at 8:42 p.m. EST. Controllers then carried out additional tests to make sure the team can recycle, hold and restart an actual launch countdown as needed to handle unexpected problems.
20.02.2026 04:11 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Independent report sharply criticizes NASA management, Boeing for troubled Starliner flight NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said NASA will continue working with Boeing to make the Starliner a viable crew transport vehicle, adding that "sustained crew and cargo access to low Earth orbit will remain essential, and America benefits from competition and redundancy."
19.02.2026 23:24 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas The Starlink 10-34 mission was SpaceX’s 20th Falcon 9 launch of the year so far. Liftoff from pad 40 occurred at 8:41:40 p.m. EST (0141:40).
19.02.2026 23:11 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket The operation comes a week after NASA conducted a so-called ‘confidence test’ on Feb. 12, which was the process of loading some liquid hydrogen on the rocket’s core stage.
17.02.2026 00:34 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day The Starlink 6-103 mission is the 10th orbital flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 is scheduled for 12:34:20 a.m. EST (0534:20 UTC) on Monday, Feb. 16.
15.02.2026 19:21 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven The Crew Dragon docked at the space-facing port of the lab's forward Harmony module at 3:15 p.m. EST, 34 hours after launch Friday from the Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
15.02.2026 05:16 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
SpaceX launches 600th Falcon 9 rocket to date with Starlink flight from Vandenberg The Starlink 17-13 mission also represented the 180th Falcon 9 launch from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened 5:59:59 p.m. PST (8:59:59 p.m. EST / 0159:59 UTC).
14.02.2026 22:23 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
‘Very lucky day’: NASA, SpaceX ace astronaut launch to the space station on Friday the 13th This was the first time that the space agency happened to launch a crewed mission to the International Space Station on a Friday the 13th. The Crew-12 mission took flight onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC).
14.02.2026 12:53 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
NASA loading liquid hydrogen aboard Artemis 2 rocket in unannounced test NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb. 2.
12.02.2026 15:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Vulcan suffers solid rocket booster problem during USSF-87 launch The anomaly appears similar to the nozzle burn through seen during the launch of the second certification flight of a Vulcan rocket.
12.02.2026 11:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force The USSF-87 will be the second national security flight for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and the fourth flight of this type of rocket to date. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 UTC).
11.02.2026 20:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB The Starlink 17-34 mission will be the 16th launch for SpaceX so far this year. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 6:14:40 a.m. PST (9:14:40 a.m. EST / 1414:40 UTC).
11.02.2026 02:50 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026 The company came under new leadership in December following the departure of Tory Bruno, who left the company to join Blue Origin.
11.02.2026 00:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station The launch is now targeting no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 12, but that too could face challenges from a weather standpoint.
09.02.2026 22:09 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station The static fire test is an important precursor to the Crew-12 launch, scheduled for the morning of Feb. 11. Ignition at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 3:16 a.m. EST (0816 UTC).
08.02.2026 09:01 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down SpaceX halted launches for less than a week following an in-flight anomaly. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-33 mission is scheduled for 9:21 a.m. PST (12:21 p.m. EST / 1721 UTC). <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/02/07/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-return-to-flight-falcon-9-mission-following-brief-stand-down/" title="Live coverage: SpaceX to launch return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down"></a>
07.02.2026 08:32 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0