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17/09/2026

A new launch date for Starship Flight 14, with September 28 as the target, is pending regulatory approval and would mark a major step forward in space exploration.

17/09/2026

Blue Origin Selected by NASA to Help Build America's Mars Telecommunications Network

05/09/2026

The Spectrum rocket, built by the German startup Isar Aerospace, successfully lifted off from the Andøya Spaceport in Norway on Saturday, 5 September 2026. It reached orbit about four minutes after launch, marking a massive milestone as the first commercial space mission to achieve orbit from continental Europe

05/09/2026

T-40 minutes left before Spectrum's historic second launch

05/09/2026

Isar Aerospace is poised to make history with the launch of its Spectrum rocket on a pivotal qualification mission from Norway's Andoya Spaceport tonight at 8:00 PM UTC, marking a significant step forward in space exploration.

30/08/2026

In a groundbreaking moment for space exploration, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket today, August 30, 2026, at 7:26 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex-39A in Florida, marking a significant step forward in our quest for knowledge and discovery.

27/08/2026

On August 19, 2026, the first-stage booster of LandSpace's Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) rocket successfully completed China's first-ever land-based vertical recovery of an orbital-class booster, but tipped over hours after landing due to a post-touchdown fire.While the flight successfully delivered its satellite payload into orbit and hit its exact landing pad target in the Gobi Desert, the recovery process faced a critical anomaly.

26/08/2026