Soyuz Pad Apparently Damaged After Successful Launch
Following the launch of the Soyuz MS-28 mission to the International Space Station this morning, the Soyuz launch complex, Site 31, appears to have sustained damage.
ESA Lays Out Ambitious Vision Ahead of New Budget Decision
The 2025 meeting of the ESA Council at the Ministerial Level (CM25) will begin on November 26th at 13:30 CET.
Atlas V delivers ViaSat-3 F2
At 10:04 PM Eastern Time on the night of November 13th, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 out of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the ViaSat-3 F2 spacecraft into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
New Glenn Aces Second Flight
Blue Origin saw a resounding success on the second flight of their mammoth New Glenn launch vehicle Thursday, successfully placing NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on a trajectory toward deep space.
New Glenn Aces Second Flight
Blue Origin saw a resounding success on the second flight of their mammoth New Glenn launch vehicle Thursday, successfully placing NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on a trajectory toward deep space.
HTV-X Arrives at ISS For the First Time
After its launch from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center on October 26th at 9:00 AM JST, Japan’s HTV-X1 resupply mission arrived at the ISS, where it was berthed at roughly 1:00 AM JST on October 30th.
Sunset on V2: The End of an Era at Starbase
On Monday, October 13th, 2025 at 6:15pm Booster 15-2 and Ship 38 lifted off from Launch Pad 1 at SpaceX’s Starbase, Texas launch facility and closing out the V1/V2 chapter of the Starship program.
Solar and Space Weather Missions Ready for Launch
NASA’s IMAP mission is set to launch on September 24, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This launch brings 3 separate missions to the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange point: IMAP, the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA’s SWFO-L1.
ISS Operations Continue with New Cargo and Crews
NASA’s flagship laboratory, the International Space Station (ISS), has returned to a period of normalcy, but as the facility approaches its third decade of operation – considerable shakeups and changes are expected as the space agencies responsible face an uncertain future.
After Biosignature Announcement, Mars Sample Return Remains in Limbo
Ambitious plans by NASA and the European Space Agency to return samples of the Martian surface to Earth continue to remain in limbo even as the Agency has announced the collection of a potentially biosignature-containing sample aboard the Perseverance rover.
Starship Soars Back with Flight 10
SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle completed its tenth flight test on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, marking this milestone with a resoundingly successful mission.
Vulcan Begins Operational Missions
On August 12, 2025 at 8:56 p.m. EDT (0056 UTC), United Launch Alliance successfully launched its Vulcan Centaur VC4S vehicle from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the USSF-106 mission.
ESA Increases Mars Ambitions with Mars Transportation Infrastructure
As the European Space Agency (ESA)’s ExoMars/Rosalind Franklin Mission prepares for its 2028 launch, the agency is looking forward to future Mars science and exploration needs with an eye towards increasing European space independence.
Strategy 2040: Europe’s Vision for Exploration Beyond Artemis
Amidst a changing world, space powers like ESA are forced to contend with new realities – where existing allies are no longer and the game has drastically changed.
Crew-11 Returns Station to Normal Operations
With the launch of Crew-11 on August 1, 2025 – ISS operations continue to tell the tale of humanity’s longest lived orbital outpost.
Axiom-4 Continues to Expand Access to Station
The crew of Axiom-4 launched aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center’s LC‑39A at 2:31 AM local time, setting the stage for an international mission to the world’s premier orbital laboratory.