Space News

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX targets Starship’s first orbital launch with Starlink V3 satellites

SpaceX is targeting Sept. 28 for the first orbital launch attempt of its 124-meter (407-foot) Starship-Super Heavy rocket, carrying the first Starlink V3 satellites. The milestone comes 18 years after SpaceX’s Falcon 1 reached orbit for the first time.

1 Source

2026-09-27T17:35:43.678901-07:00

China Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Space Policy & International Cooperation Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Reuters • Ariba Shahid, Saad Sayeed

China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit

By Reuters: Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment while weightless as a decision nears on which one will become the first foreign astronaut aboard China's Tiangong space station.

1 Source

2026-09-27T18:05:34.737079-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live

By Space.com: SpaceX's Starship megarocket will attempt to go orbital for the first time ever on Monday morning (Sept. 28), and you can watch the historic action live.

NASA Spaceflight

Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Attempts Orbit

CNBC

SpaceX prepares to send Starship rocket to orbit for first time

Also: New York Times, Seeking Alpha, newsable.asianetnews.com, Economic Times, news.ssbcrack.com, keeptrack.space, ANI News Agency and 8 more

20 Sources

2026-09-27T09:05:02.755458-07:00

ESA Space Exploration & Science Missions

Washington Post • Meghan Bartels

Why a spacecraft exploring moons where life may thrive is zipping by Earth

By Washington Post: Sent to determine what conditions hypothetical life would face deep in the solar system, “Juice” must first make two more passes of everyone’s favorite inhabited world.

1 Source

2026-09-27T08:19:53.323861-07:00

Satellite Defense Industry & Major Contractors

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Aerospacelab to supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab won a contract to supply two spacecraft platforms to Lockheed Martin, adding a major U.S. defense contractor to its customer base.

1 Source

2026-09-27T04:45:39.056435-07:00

Satellite Space Force Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Space.com • Josh Dinner

Will SpaceX's Starship finally make it to orbit? We're about to find out

By Space.com: SpaceX is aiming higher with the next liftoff of its giant Starship rocket. Flight 14 will take the spacecraft to orbit for the very first time, and, if everything goes according to plan, deploy a group of brand-new Starlink satellites.

Space.com

SpaceX launches classified mystery mission for US Space Force from California (video, photos)

Space.com

What time will SpaceX launch its 1st orbital Starship test on Flight 14 on Sept. 28? (Full mission timeline)

Also: news.ssbcrack.com, Forbes and news.ssbcrack.com

7 Sources

2026-09-26T03:04:57.186795-07:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

EU commissioner focuses on increasing European launch rates

By SpaceNews.com: The European Union commissioner responsible for space is taking a more active role in launch as he presses European companies to increase launch activity.

1 Source

2026-09-26T11:15:41.257633-07:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Rocket Lab launches 13th Synspective satellite

By SpaceNews.com: Rocket Lab continued a rapid pace of Electron launches with another mission for Japanese radar-imaging company Synspective on Sept. 25.

1 Source

2026-09-26T09:30:41.654827-07:00

SpaceX targets Starship’s first orbital launch with Starlink V3 satellites

China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live

Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Attempts Orbit

SpaceX prepares to send Starship rocket to orbit for first time

Why a spacecraft exploring moons where life may thrive is zipping by Earth

Aerospacelab to supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin

Will SpaceX's Starship finally make it to orbit? We're about to find out

SpaceX launches classified mystery mission for US Space Force from California (video, photos)

What time will SpaceX launch its 1st orbital Starship test on Flight 14 on Sept. 28? (Full mission timeline)

EU commissioner focuses on increasing European launch rates

Rocket Lab launches 13th Synspective satellite

China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live

Why a spacecraft exploring moons where life may thrive is zipping by Earth

Aerospacelab to supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin

EU commissioner focuses on increasing European launch rates

Flight 14 waits on approval as a near-term manifest sketches Starship’s next steps

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

UK Space Power Strategy: New Offensive Squadron, Funding Gap and Implications for Europe

Iridium Shareholders Approve Rocket Lab Acquisition as CFO Signals More Deals Ahead

SpaceX targets Sept. 28 for Starship Flight 14, its first orbital launch attempt

JWST finds heavy elements in the universe’s first galaxies as NASA advances PRIMA far-infrared telescope

UK space strategy outlines offensive squadron, funding gap through 2035

Iridium shareholders approve Rocket Lab’s $54-a-share acquisition, clearing key step toward mid-2027 close

The day’s aerospace signal, in one email.

More in Space

Finland’s Iceye launches new Polish satellite technology center, eyes $31 million investments

Beyond Gravity to Double Satellite Dispenser Capacity as Amazon Leo Expands LEO Constellation

NASA Selects PRIMA Far-Infrared Telescope as First Probe Explorers Mission

NASA Swift Spacecraft Reboost Mission Ends With Link Reentry

Rocket Lab to Launch Japanese Synspective Radar-Imaging Satellite on 'Owlright, Owlright, Owlright' Mission

Rocket Lab downplays importance of NASA business as it pursues Mars mission protest

BlackSky CEO: Sovereign is the No. 1 Market Opportunity Right Now

Isaacman Doubles Down on New NASA Model for International Partnerships