News: SpaceX
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- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2026 The Starlink 10-33 mission is the 35th mission so far in 2026 supporting SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:35 a.m. EDT (1035 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2026 The Starlink 10-46 mission will add another 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a window that opens at 6:26 a...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-24 mission is scheduled for 8:39:30 p.m. PDT (11:39:30 p.m. EDT / 0339:30 UTC).
- SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images NASA · 16 Mar 2026 Description This pair of images shows stars observed by the SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) space telescope simultaneously in the near-ultraviolet, left, and far-ultraviolet, right. These observations were...
- From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory NASASpaceflight · 13 Mar 2026 As SpaceX accelerates its ambitious goal of sending humans to the Moon and Mars, the…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2026 The Starlink 17-31 mission is SpaceX’s 26th mission supporting its broadband internet satellite constellation so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:33:50 a.m. PDT (10:3...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Friday morning Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2026 The Starlink 10-48 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to the company’s constellation in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 8:10 a.m. EDT (12...
- FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation Ars Technica · 11 Mar 2026 Will it really take "centuries" for SpaceX to deploy its megaconstellation?
- NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk Spaceflight Now · 10 Mar 2026 NASA's Office of Inspector General said that while NASA is working to "mitigate and prevent hazards" associated with lunar landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin, "there are currently gaps in the agency's approach...
- NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander Ars Technica · 10 Mar 2026 "NASA’s tracking of SpaceX’s manual control risk indicates a worsening trend."
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch direct television satellite for EchoStar Spaceflight Now · 9 Mar 2026 The launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite is SpaceX’s first launch to a geosynchronous transfer orbit so far this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 UTC).
- SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 rolling to Pad 2 NASASpaceflight · 9 Mar 2026 For the first time since Flight 11 on Oct 13, 2025, 147 days ago, SpaceX…
- First Starship V3 launch slips SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2026 SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander version of the vehicle.
- NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launch NASA · 6 Mar 2026 Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in April to the orbi...
- Live coverage: SpaceX plans mid-afternoon Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 6 Mar 2026 The Starlink 17-18 mission will add 25 more satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST / 2100 UTC).
- General Galactic aims to become “the galaxy’s energy logistics company” SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startup General Galactic plans to launch a 500-kilogram satellite later this year to demonstrate a novel multimode propulsion system. When the Trinity mission travels to low-Earth orbi...
- Reliable space rescue is a prerequisite for continued economic opportunity in space and we have a long way to go SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2026 On January 15, 2026, a collective cheer coincided with relief as four astronauts from SpaceX Crew 11 were safely returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). The evacuation came after a crew member exper...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 3 Mar 2026 The Starlink 10-40 mission includes the 600th Starlink satellite launched so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 1:58 a.m. EST (0658 UT...
- Stargazing into the future of SSA SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2026 SpaceX has disrupted the launch business with the Falcon 9 and the satellite communications business with Starlink. Now it may be taking aim at the emerging space situational awareness (SSA) field. In late January, Space...
- Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding Ars Technica · 2 Mar 2026 America succeeds in space when American companies compete.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 1 Mar 2026 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 7:34 p.m. EST (0034 UTC).
- Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast Spaceflight Now · 1 Mar 2026 Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 1:55:50 a.m. PST (4:55:50 a.m. EST / 0955:50 UTC). The rocket will take southerly trajectory on departure from the launch site in central California.
- Live coverage: SpaceX planning pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral of 29 Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 27 Feb 2026 Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with 29 Starlink satellites is scheduled for 5:20:50 a.m. EST (1020:50 UTC).
- Making an Entrance NASA · 25 Feb 2026 NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Since Hathaway and fellow Crew-...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight Spaceflight Now · 25 Feb 2026 The Starlink 17-26 mission will also be the 540th launch of a previously flown Falcon booster. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 6:17:49 a.m. PST (9:17:49 a.m. EST / 1417:49 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 24 Feb 2026 The Starlink 6-110 mission will be the 18th flight this years supporting SpaceX’s broadband internet constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:04:10 p.m. EST (2304:10 UTC...
- Rocket re-entry pollution measured in atmosphere for first time SpaceDaily · 24 Feb 2026 Paris, France (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacular fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a t...
- Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch five Starlink missions, Firefly to launch Alpha NASASpaceflight · 23 Feb 2026 Seven missions are on this week’s launch manifest, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 dominating the schedule.…
- NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure NASA · 23 Feb 2026 NASA and its international partners will receive scientific research samples and hardware when a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Feb. 26, and returns to Earth. Watch NASA’s l...
- Live coverage: SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster to launch on record 33rd flight Spaceflight Now · 21 Feb 2026 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).
- Live coverage: Falcon 9 to launch 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays Spaceflight Now · 20 Feb 2026 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...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas Spaceflight Now · 19 Feb 2026 The Starlink 10-34 mission will be SpaceX’s 20th Falcon 9 launch of the year so far. Liftoff from pad 40 is set for 8:41:40 p.m. EST (0141:40).
- Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research NASA · 19 Feb 2026 A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, call...
- SpaceX unveils space traffic management system SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2026 A new SpaceX initiative to provide space traffic coordination services has attracted attention and praise in part because of the conditions it places on users of it.
- Starbase Pad 2 prepares to receive Booster 19 ahead of Block 3 milestones NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2026 SpaceX conducted a successful full test of the water-cooled top deck on the Orbital Launch…
- Earth Observation Data Provider SatVu Closes £30 Million Funding Round European Spaceflight · 17 Feb 2026 London-headquartered thermal infrared Earth observation data provider SatVu announced that it has closed a £30 million (approximately €34.3 million) funding round as it prepares to deploy a pair of satellites into orbit....
- Launch Preview: Firefly to launch Alpha, SpaceX to launch three Starlink missions NASASpaceflight · 16 Feb 2026 After a brief grounding earlier this month following the Starlink Group 17-32 second stage deorbit…
- International crew arrives at space station SpaceDaily · 16 Feb 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Saturday for a months-long research mission, replacing a crew forced to return to Earth early over a medical issue...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day Spaceflight Now · 15 Feb 2026 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.
- Official start of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s εpsilon mission ESA · 14 Feb 2026 The SpaceX Dragon Freedom capsule carrying ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, docked with the International Space Station on 14 February,...