SPACEX LAUNCHES 26 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM VANDENBERG SFB - SpaceX launched its latest batch of 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Thursday nightfrom Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, dubbed Starlink 15-6, lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 6:54 p.m. PDT (9:54 p.m. EDT, 0154 UTC).... More (Source: - Jun 13)
ELECTRON LAUNCHES THIRD IQPS SATELLITE IN THREE MONTHS - Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS June 11, the third launch for that customer within three months. A Rocket Lab Electron lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1, Pad A, at 11:31 a.m. Eastern. Rocket Lab confirmed successful deployment of the payload,... More (Source: SpaceNews - Jun 12)
SPACEX TO DEBUT ITS FIFTH AND FINAL CREW DRAGON SPACECRAFT ON AXIOM MISSION 4 - The forthcoming private astronaut mission to the International Space Station managed by Axiom Space is not only its fourth such flight, but it also marks the swan song for a key part of the manufacturing side of SpaceX’s business. The mission, dubbed Axiom Mission 4 or Ax-4, features the debut ... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 12)
AMAZON KUIPER SECOND SATELLITE LAUNCH DELAYED BY ULA DUE TO WEATHER - United Launch Alliance said Tuesday it was pushing back the second flight carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites due to “multiple weather delays during launch processing.” The launch from Florida’s Space Coast was originally slated for Friday afternoon, but it’s now schedu... More (Source: CNBC - Jun 11)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON A FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Tuesday morning. The mission, dubbed Starlink 12-24, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:05 a.m. EDT (1305 UTC).... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 11)
SPACEX DELAYS LAUNCH OF PRIVATE AX-4 ASTRONAUT MISSION TO ISS DUE TO ROCKET LEAK - SpaceX will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on the private Ax-4 mission Wednesday morning (June 11), and you can watch the action live. Ax-4 is scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. EDT (1... More (Source: Space.com - Jun 11)
STARLINK SATELLITES ARE LEAKING RADIO SIGNALS THAT MAY RUIN ASTRONOMY - SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are leaking radio waves to such an extent that it could threaten our ability to study and understand the early universe, say astronomers. Interference from the thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit, where they provide a global internet service, has been a contin... More (Source: New Scientist - Jun 10)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 26 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM VANDENBERG SFB - SpaceX launched its 70th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year on Sunday morning. Onboard were 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, which will be deployed into low Earth orbit. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-8 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 7:20 a.m. PDT (... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 9)
FURTHER DELAYS OF STARLINER’S NEXT FLIGHT MARK ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FIRST CREWED SPACE STATION DOCKING - One year ago today, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station to begin its long-awaited Crew Flight Test with NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore onboard. A year later, the future of the Starliner program remains uncer... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 9)
NEWSFLASH: ROCKET LAB MAKES SPY SATELLITES NOW - Rocket Lab stock has taken off like -- what else? -- a rocket. Over the past 52 weeks, shares of the maker of tiny satellites and the only slightly bigger rockets that launch them has soared 521%, gaining about 10% per week. At nearly $27 per share currently, Rocket Lab carries a market capitalizati... More (Source: Yahoo - Jun 8)
THE COMPANY HELPING BUILD THE NEXT SPACE STATION IS LAUNCHING TO THE ISS - America’s most expensive government housing project cost north of $100 billion, took 13 years to build, and has been continuously occupied since 2000—yet most of the time no more than six people live there. That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a mi... More (Source: TIME - Jun 8)
CHINA LAUNCHES INTERNET SATELLITE GROUP - China successfully sent a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Friday. The satellite group, the fourth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 4:45 a.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modi... More (Source: Global Times - Jun 7)
ATLAS V ROCKET TO LAUNCH AMAZON’S 2ND BATCH OF KUIPER INTERNET SATELLITES ON JUNE 13 - Amazon's second fleet of internet satellites now has a target launch date. The stack of 27 satellites, part of Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation, is scheduled to launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket next Friday (June 13). Liftoff of the mission, known as Kuiper 2, is set... More (Source: Space.com - Jun 7)
ELON MUSK SAYS SPACEX WILL DECOMMISSION DRAGON SPACECRAFT AFTER TRUMP THREAT — OR NOT - Elon Musk on Thursday said his company SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by President Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses. But hours later, Musk said, “Ok, we won’t decommission Dragon,” after a X us... More (Source: CNBC - Jun 7)
SPACEX LAUNCHES SXM-10 SATELLITE FOR SIRIUSXM ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX launched its first customer mission of the month shortly after midnight on Saturday morning with a Falcon 9 flight heading to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The late-night launch of the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM, a satellite radio company, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at C... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 7)
NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR AXIOM MISSION 4 LAUNCH, ARRIVAL AT STATION - NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 8:22 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 10, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. The mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will travel ... More (Source: NASA - Jun 6)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 500TH ORBITAL FALCON ROCKET ON 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALCON 9 - SpaceX was back at the launch pad for a midweek flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Starlink 11-22 mission marked the company’s 500th orbital launch of a Falcon rocket, including Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 5)
SPACEX LAUNCHES MIDNIGHT HOUR STARLINK MISSION FROM FLORIDA - SpaceX managed to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites Tuesday morning following a scrub in the pre-dawn hours of Monday. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-19 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 12:43 a.m. EDT (0443 UTC) on Tuesday, June 3, as... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 4)
CREW PREPS FOR FOURTH AXIOM PRIVATE MISSION, KEEPS UP HUMAN RESEARCH - The Expedition 73 crew members are turning their attention to the upcoming fourth private mission from Axiom Space. While the International Space Station crewmates prepare for the Ax-4 quartet’s arrival aboard a SpaceX Dragon they also continued studying how their bodies are adapting to weightless... More (Source: NASA - Jun 4)
