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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

The Starlink 17-47 mission will see SpaceX attempt its 200th landing on the drone ship called ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’ Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:36 a.m. PDT (10:36 a.m. EDT / 1436 UTC). .

Blue Origin vows to resume New Glenn flights by year’s end

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, in an overnight post on the social media platform X, said propellant tanks at launch pad 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station made it through the blast in good shape, as did a nearby processing hangar. The main support gantry, while damaged, can be repaired in place. .

Blue Origin initiates LC-36 recovery, targets RTF by end of 2026

Blue Origin has wasted no time launching inspection, repair, and reconstruction activities at Launch Complex-36… The post Blue Origin initiates LC-36 recovery, targets RTF by end of 2026 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Starlink 10-43 mission will fly on a Falcon 9 rocket heading on a north-easterly trajectory. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:11 a.m. EDT (1011 UTC). .

NASA Sets Launch Date for Roman Space Telescope

NASA is moving up the launch date for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.  In April, the agency said it would lift off in early September, but NASA Administrator Jared […].

NRO nominee says commercial space, AI are reshaping spy satellite agency

In a confirmation hearing, Roger Mason said clear government demand signals are needed as private investment transforms the space intelligence market The post NRO nominee says commercial space, AI are reshaping spy satellite agency appeared first on SpaceNews..

NASA Space Roboticist Challenge

The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic arm to a select group of U.S. researchers — principal investigators, post-doctoral researchers, professors, and highly qualified graduate students — who have a compelling experiment and the capability […].

Look Up!

Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola, monitoring the automated approach and docking of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on May 17, 2026. The orbital outpost was soaring 259 miles above the […].

Blue Origin vows to fly its New Glenn rocket "before the end of this year"

"The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape.".

Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety

Paris, France – May 2026 – The 2nd edition of Novaspace’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) report points to a pivotal decade ahead, with cumulative global spending projected to reach $61 […] The post Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety appeared first on SpaceNews..