Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time on Fourteenth Test Flight
Newsha Haghgoo SpaceX launched its Starship rocket into orbit for the first time on 28 September 2026, a milestone the…
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NASA Says Artemis III Is Running About 90 Days Behind Schedule
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told agency staff in an internal memo, sent on 20 September 2026 and first…
Outpost Launches Orbital Manufacturing as a Service With Its Own Optical Fiber Product
Outpost Technologies Corporation introduced a commercial service on 24 September 2026 that lets companies manufacture products in orbit…
SpaceX Stacks Starship for First Orbital Flight Attempt Ahead of 28 September Launch
SpaceX has assembled its Starship rocket for the first time as a complete orbital vehicle, stacking the Ship…
ESA Hands The Exploration Company a 760 Million Euro Cargo Return Contract
The European Space Agency has signed a service contract worth 760 million euros, about 882 million US dollars,…
European Vega C Rocket Deploys Twin Satellites to Track Ocean Health and Plant Photosynthesis
An Avio operated Vega C rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in the early…
NASA Adds Three More SpaceX Crew Flights in a 946 Million Dollar Contract Extension
NASA announced on 18 September 2026 that it has awarded SpaceX a 946 million dollar modification to its…
China Launches Four Rockets in 45 Hours as Two Rival Satellite Constellations Grow
China sent four different rockets into orbit within 45 hours on 15 and 16 September 2026, launching from…
SpaceX Completes SES’s O3b mPOWER Broadband Constellation With Its 700th Falcon Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
Isar Aerospace Books New Launches as Europe’s First Private Orbital Rocket Wins Commercial Confidence
Isar Aerospace, the German launch vehicle developer, announced on 15 September 2026 that it had signed a new…