Falcon Heavy to fly its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency
The 14th Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on a clandestine mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:53 p.m. EDT (0353 UTC). .
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Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station
Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:10 a.m. EDT. .
NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements
NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve reporting, and streamline the management of costs and resources. The $1.4 billion blanket purchase agreements will support equipment and property management, transportation, disposal, product support, flight hardware support operations, equipment maintenance and repair, export control, move operations, […].
Falcon Heavy set to launch classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is poised atop Launch Complex 39A once again, this time to launch… The post Falcon Heavy set to launch classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches
In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for a […].
Crew-13 Spreads its Wings
NASA’s Crew-13 mission is on its way to the International Space Station, ready to support the next chapter of long-duration research aboard the orbiting laboratory..
Live coverage: AI datacenter prototypes, energy redirection demonstrators and more launching on SpaceX’s Transporter-18
The mission carries 130 payloads onboard the Falcon 9 rocket heading to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:32 a.m. PDT (2:32 p.m. EDT / 1832 UTC). .
What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Saturn takes center stage, a meteor shower lights up the sky, and the Moon visits the Seven Sisters. That’s […].
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. “Crew-13 is another demonstration of America’s unmatched capability in human spaceflight and the strength of our commercial partnerships,” said […].
As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry
The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch..