SpaceX Reuses Starship Heat‑shield Tiles on Falcon 9
SpaceX once again is flying what appear to be Starship thermal protection system tiles on the Falcon 9 payload fairing. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-19 mission from Vandenberg SFB at 9:53:20 a.m. PST (12:53:20 p.m. EST / 1753:20 UTC). Watch live: https://t.co/EvvSZbkldS https://t.co/k63LXZKVgq
SpaceX Pushes Starlink 17‑19 Launch to 9:53 A.m. PST
SpaceX adjusted the T-0 liftoff time for the Starlink 17-19 mission. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is now scheduled for 9:53:20 a.m. PST (12:53:20 p.m. EST / 1753:20 UTC). Read more: https://t.co/Gr4Hp5pOSh
Live Coverage: SpaceX to Launch 11,000th Starlink Satellite to Date on Thursday
SpaceX is slated to launch its penultimate Falcon 9 of the month from Vandenberg, carrying the Starlink 17‑19 payload that will place 25 satellites into low‑Earth orbit. Among them is the company’s 11,000th Starlink satellite, a milestone since the first...
Eastern Range Ready for Same Day Fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan Rockets
The Eastern Range has successfully deconflicted resources to enable same‑day fueling of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket on Feb. 2, 2026. The coordination includes shared GN2 pipelines and additional truck capacity to meet both missions’...
Live Coverage: Space Falcon 9 Rocket Counting Down to Starlink Delivery Mission
SpaceX is set to launch 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, from Cape Canaveral’s pad 40. The mission, designated Starlink 6-100, has a four‑hour window that opens at 6:31:40 p.m. EST and closes at 9:04 p.m. EST, with...
Live Coverage: NRO, SpaceX to Launch Reconnaissance Satellites From Vandenberg
SpaceX will launch the NRO’s NROL‑105 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday night, carrying a batch of classified Starshield satellites into low‑Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 booster B1100, on its second flight, is slated to return to Landing Zone 4,...
U.S. Space Force Switches Rockets for Upcoming GPS Satellite Launch
The U.S. Space Force has reassigned the GPS III‑9 satellite from United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, aiming for a launch within weeks. In exchange, ULA will now launch the GPS IIIF‑13 satellite on Vulcan, while the previously...
SpaceX Scrubs Midday Starlink Mission Launch From Cape Canaveral
SpaceX scrubbed the early‑afternoon Falcon 9 launch of the Starlink 6‑96 mission on Jan. 8, pushing the next attempt to Jan. 9. The delay was attributed to late arrival of the payload fairings containing 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites. The booster, tail‑number B1069,...
NASA Weighs an Earlier End to the Crew-11 Mission After a ‘Medical Situation’ with an ISS Crew Member Postpones First...
NASA announced it is evaluating an early termination of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission after a medical situation involving an ISS crew member was reported. The issue prompted the postponement of the first scheduled spacewalk of 2026, originally set for Jan....
SpaceX Opens 2026 with Launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth Observation Satellite for Italy
SpaceX launched the Cosmo‑SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG‑FM3) on Jan 2, 2026 from Vandenberg, marking the first Falcon 9 flight after a 16‑day pause. The 1,700‑kg Italian Earth‑observation satellite is the third of four SAR platforms destined for a Sun‑synchronous orbit...
H3 Rocket Suffers Upper Stage Anomaly, Fails to Correctly Deploy Navigation Satellite
Japan’s H3 launch on Dec. 22 failed when the LE-5B-3 upper‑stage engine did not ignite properly, causing a premature shutdown. The second‑stage anomaly prevented the QZS‑5 navigation satellite from reaching its intended orbit, resulting in mission failure. This is the...