This week’s launches predominantly featured SpaceX’s Falcon 9, beginning with a Starlink mission from Vandenberg, followed by the O3b mPOWER satellites for SES from Florida, and concluding with NASA’s TRACERS and accompanying payloads from Vandenberg. The Soyuz 2.1b rounded out the week, completing the Ionosfera-M constellation.
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Launch Roundup: Russian and European science missions launched during busy week
by John SharpSeven launches took place this week. Four of these are Falcon 9s, with SpaceX launching…
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ChineseInternationalSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Chinese cargo resupply mission, Falcon 9 launches Kuiper satellites
by Martin SmithThis week features several missions scheduled to launch from sites all around the world. China…
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In the second quarter of 2025, SpaceX continued its record launch cadence with the Falcon…
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Progress MS-31 launches as ISS hosts private crew, prepares for another handover
The International Space Station is in the midst of a transitional period, with the crew…
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Axiom Mission 4 launches atop Falcon 9 on new Crew Dragon Grace
SpaceX, along with Axiom Space, launched its fourth private crewed mission to the International Space…
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Butch and Suni weren’t the only ones: the stories of astronauts “stranded” in space
After a planned eight day mission to the ISS that launched in June 2024, Butch…
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With Expedition 73 now underway, the International Space Station is hosting seven crewmembers again. Thursday…
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Launch Roundup: China launches crew, Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon rideshare and 250th Starlink mission
by Martin SmithThis week, China has launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station. SpaceX’s Falcon 9…
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SpaceX kicked off 2025 by continuing its record-breaking pace of Falcon 9 launches while also…
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The fourth crewed space mission of 2025 is now underway. Soyuz MS-27 launched successfully at…
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SpaceX launches Fram2 crewed mission to historic polar orbit
SpaceX launched its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on Monday evening. The…
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Launch Roundup: Spectrum, Electron, and Falcon 9 fly missions
by Martin SmithThis week included three launches scheduled for Wednesday and the third Electron rocket to fly…
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Crew handovers and cargo ship movements highlight recent ISS activity
The International Space Station is now in the waning days of Expedition 72 and is…
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After more than nine months in space, the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test…
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Launch Roundup: Electron, Falcon 9, and Ceres-1 launches flying this week
The busy launch manifests of recent weeks are continuing, with Falcon 9, Electron, and Chinese…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and Firefly set to launch amid busy launch manifest
by John SharpThis week, a busy launch manifest saw SpaceX launch the Crew-10 and two Starlink missions…
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The International Space Station (ISS) kicked off 2025 with a long-awaited return to extravehicular activity…
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International Space Station finishes challenging year as plans are made for its retirement
The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role…
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CommercialSpaceXVulcan
Launch Roundup: Vulcan takes second flight; Hera mission set to study asteroid
by Martin SmithThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket for the second time.…