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...
Spaceflight Now | February 20, 2026
Read moreIndependent 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 wil...
Spaceflight Now | February 19, 2026
Read moreSpaceX 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). ...
Spaceflight Now | February 19, 2026
Read moreNASA 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. ...
Spaceflight Now | February 17, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day
The Starlink 6-103 mission was the 10th orbital flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 happened at 2:59:40 a.m. EST (0759:40 UTC) on Monday, Feb. 16. ...
Spaceflight Now | February 15, 2026
Read moreReplacement 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. ...
Spaceflight Now | February 15, 2026
Read moreSpaceX 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). ...
Spaceflight Now | February 14, 2026
Read more‘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 roc...
Spaceflight Now | February 14, 2026
Read moreNASA 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 de...
Spaceflight Now | February 12, 2026
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