Astronauts remove failed antenna; run out of time to install a spare
It was the 282nd EVA devoted to station assembly and maintenance, the fifth so far this year, the second for Menon and the first for Adenot, now the first French woman to walk in space. Total ISS EVA ...
Spaceflight Now | August 18, 2026
Read moreSpaceX exceeds 11,000 satellites in low Earth orbit
The Starlink 17-50 mission added another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:01 p.m. PDT (12:01 a.m. EDT / 04...
Spaceflight Now | August 18, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches record-breaking back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets for Globalstar, U.S. Space Force
The batch of eight Globalstar satellites will help refresh the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:12 p.m. EDT (0112...
Spaceflight Now | August 15, 2026
Read moreNASA Administrator ‘extremely confident’ in Artemis 3 mission in 2027
The statement of support came in the midst of announcing a NASA-supported, privately run air and space show happening in early November. ...
Spaceflight Now | August 14, 2026
Read moreMike Fincke, a 30-year astronaut with experience across four spacecraft, retires from NASA
Mike Fincke trained on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner side of the Commercial Crew Program from January 2019 until his reassignment to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. His fourth and final mission to the Inte...
Spaceflight Now | August 12, 2026
Read moreFirefly Aerospace pushes debut of Alpha Block 2 rocket to the fourth quarter of 2026
During an investor earnings call on Tuesday, Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim said the company now expects to fly a total of three Alpha rockets this year. ...
Spaceflight Now | August 11, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The Starlink 17-49 mission was the 73rd mission flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:46 p.m. PDT (12:46 a.m. EDT /...
Spaceflight Now | August 11, 2026
Read moreWindow for 2026 launch debut of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket ‘is narrowing’ as development continues
The announcement came in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a quarterly investor earnings call on Aug. 10. ...
Spaceflight Now | August 10, 2026
Read moreSpaceX launches Tuesday noontime Starlink mission following Monday scrub
The Starlink 10-19 mission was set to be SpaceX’s 72nd flight of its broadband internet satellites this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:58 a.m. EDT (15...
Spaceflight Now | August 10, 2026
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