ESA   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Artemis II crew visits ESA facilities in the Netherlands, credits Orion’s European Service Module ahead of safe return

Four Artemis II astronauts visited ESA technical facilities in the Netherlands and met the teams responsible for the European Service Module that powered Orion’s lunar mission. The crew also praised the module in Bremen, highlighting Orion’s trans-lunar accuracy, degraded-state manual hand-flying, and a vivid reentry experience.

2026-07-15T03:52:58.211636-07:00
Satellite   Project Kuiper   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Space.com • Tariq Malik

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline)

By Space.com: SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission on Thursday, July 16. Here's what time it flies.

2026-07-15T03:04:57.428538-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Thomas Black

SpaceX’s Blow-It-Up Testing Won’t Fly on Starship

By Bloomberg: SpaceX’s willingness to blow stuff up and learn from the failures has propelled it from a cash-strapped startup to one of the world’s most valuable companies (and kick-started a commercial space revolution along the way).

2026-07-15T02:44:49.194441-07:00