Spaceflight NowStephen Clark

SpaceX targets 600th Falcon 9 booster landing on West Coast Starlink mission

SpaceX is preparing a Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base with a south-southwesterly trajectory and an attempt to complete its 600th Falcon 9 booster landing. The effort underscores the company’s cadence-driven reuse operations and ongoing integration of Starlink flights into that landing-recovery loop.

2026-04-17T23:59:22.130000-07:00
SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete third spacewalk, mission extended by a month

By SpaceNews.com: Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete third spacewalk, mission extended by a month China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts conducted an extravehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station Thursday, installing debris-protection hardware and inspecting the orbital outpost.

2026-04-17T11:21:17.449783-07:00