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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur on Pad for Inaugural National Security Space Launch

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight on its inaugural National Security Space Launch mission, carrying a classified U.S. Space Force payload. The most powerful Vulcan yet aims to join SpaceX Falcon vehicles on priority defense flights.

2025-08-12T04:40:42.517167-07:00

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Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation

2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

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India’s GSLV Rocket Successfully Deploys $1.5B NASA-ISRO NISAR Earth Radar Satellite

2025-07-30T05:43:45.505224-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to ISS in Weather-Scrubbed Second Attempt, Marks 25 Years of Continuous Station Occupancy

2025-08-01T09:04:45.185682-07:00

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Rocket Lab completes Geost acquisition, adds missile-warning sensor capability Rocket Lab has completed its $275 million acquisition of Geost, an optical sensor developer, integrating advanced missile-warning payloads into its portfolio. The move expands the launcher's end-to-end national security stack—covering launch, spacecraft and now critical defense sensors—and aligns with its bid for Space Force Golden Dome contracts.

2025-08-12T07:32:13.422084-07:00

Rocket Lab completes Geost acquisition, adds missile-warning sensor capability

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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur on Pad for Inaugural National Security Space Launch United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight on its inaugural National Security Space Launch mission, carrying a classified U.S. Space Force payload. The most powerful Vulcan yet aims to join SpaceX Falcon vehicles on priority defense flights.

2025-08-12T04:40:42.517167-07:00

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur on Pad for Inaugural National Security Space Launch

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Skyrora secures UK’s first homegrown launch operator licence Skyrora has become the first British company to receive a launch operator licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, unlocking the path for domestic orbital missions and marking a landmark step in establishing a homegrown commercial space sector.

2025-08-11T13:08:09.838086-07:00

Skyrora secures UK’s first homegrown launch operator licence

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Space Concordia Targets Early Tuesday Suborbital Starsailor Launch Space Concordia will attempt to launch its Starsailor suborbital rocket at 5:00 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, August 12. The student-led mission aims to validate hybrid propulsion and flight control systems in support of Canada’s growing suborbital research ecosystem.

2025-08-11T09:47:13.127613-07:00

Space Concordia Targets Early Tuesday Suborbital Starsailor Launch

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SpaceX Falcon 9 to retry Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite launch

2025-08-10T01:59:26.239993-07:00

SpaceX Falcon 9 to retry Amazon’s Projec

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Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation Four astronauts—NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos’ Kirill Peskov—returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on Aug. 9, completing a 167-day mission at the International Space Station. Their capsule touched down off Southern California, marking the end of NASA’s tenth Commercial Crew rotation flight.

2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation

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SpaceX Targets Back-to-Back Falcon 9 Missions for Starlink and Kuiper Amid Weather Concerns SpaceX is gearing up for two Falcon 9 launches this weekend: a Project Kuiper broadband satellite mission from Cape Canaveral, weather permitting, and a west-coast flight deploying 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into polar LEO, marking its 98th Falcon launch of 2025.

2025-08-08T09:35:07.104637-07:00

SpaceX Targets Back-to-Back Falcon 9 Missions for Starlink and Kuiper Amid Weather Concerns

European Spaceflight

Exploration Company Wraps Up Fourth Huracan Thrust Chamber Hot-Fire Ahead of Lunar Lander Integration The Exploration Company has completed hot fire testing of the fourth iteration of its Huracan rocket engine’s thrust chamber, marking the close of its latest qualification campaign ahead of integrating the propulsion system into its planned lunar lander.

2025-08-08T07:14:45.355252-07:00

Exploration Company Wraps Up Fourth Huracan Thrust Chamber Hot-Fire Ahead of Lunar Lander Integration

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