UPDATE 3: Thursday, February 8 at 1:33 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission to a sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
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UPDATE 4: SpaceX Starlink launch aborted just before liftoff again and targeting a new date
UPDATE 4: SpaceX scrubbed Thursday night’s planned launch just before liftoff due to “excessive cloud cover” when attempting to launch the Starlink 7-13 mission Thursday evening. Earlier in the afternoon, […]
UPDATE 2: PACE launch delay again as weather creates stand down
UPDATE 2: NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Wednesday, February 7, launch of the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission due to ground winds preventing prelaunch […]
UPDATE 3: Another bump in time as SpaceX delays launch of 22 Starlink smallsats
UPDATE 3: SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, February 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and Exolaunch to launch CubeSats free of charge opportunities
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Exolaunch GmbH (Exolaunch) have signed an agreement to provide free of charge launch opportunities to space for Cube Satellites (CubeSats). […]
NASA’s PACE launch coverage
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s upcoming mission to study how our oceans and atmosphere interact in a changing climate. Launch of the PACE (Plankton, […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 ISS mission assignments
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station and conduct a wide-ranging set of operational and research activities for […]
GITAI autonomous robotic arm set to launch to ISS
GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI) has announced that their 1.5-meter-long, autonomous, dual robotic arm system (S2) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
UPDATE: Another set of doubles, two launches on weekend from both coasts
UPDATE: SpaceX launched two more batches of its Starlink internet satellites overnight (Jan. 28-29), on doubleheader liftoffs from both U.S. coasts. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft […]
Firefly Aerospace selected by National Reconnaissance Office as launch provider with Alpha Rocket
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with the firm’s Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As part of the NRO’s Streamlined […]