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NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb. 2. spaceflightnow.com/2026/02/12/n...
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Arianespace is preparing to launch an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana this morning. Onboard are 32 Amazon Leo satellites. Liftoff is targeting the opening of the window at 11:45 a.m. EST (1645 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/MtF4LPN...
Watch Live: Arianespace launches 1st Ariane 6 rocket customer flight, carring Amazon Leo satellites
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February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
United Launch Alliance is less than an hour away from the planned liftoff of its Vulcan rocket. Launch of the USSF-87 mission from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 4:22 a.m. EST (0922 UTC). youtube.com/live/cf2yrc3...
Watch live: ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit warning spacecraft for U.S. Space Force
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February 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The so-called 'big vent' is underway at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as SpaceX continues to fuel its Falcon 9 rocket. T-0 for the static fire test is anticipated at 3:16 am EST (0816 UTC). This is a precursor to the Crew-12 launch NET Feb. 11. Watch live: youtube.com/live/iodhTbl...
Watch Live: SpaceX test fires Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral SFS ahead of ISS astronaut launch
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February 8, 2026 at 8:06 AM
NASA is loading propellants aboard its Space Launch System rocket for a crucial fueling test ahead of the Artemis 2 mission to send a crew of four on a loop around the Moon and back. Watch live coverage: youtube.com/live/49suQC9...
Watch Live: NASA fuels its Space Launch System rocket in crucial, prelaunch test for Artemis 2
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February 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Good morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The countdown clock should be ticking right now for a crucial fueling test of the Artemis 2 moon rocket. According to multiple sources, the test has been delayed 48 hours but still no official word from the space agency.
January 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
SpaceX is preparing for its final Falcon 9 launch of the month with a flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-101 mission is scheduled for 2:22 a.m. EST (0722 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/U6IHQe4...
Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink internet satellites
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January 30, 2026 at 7:05 AM
SpaceX is fueling its Falcon 9 rocket at pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-19 mission is set for 9:53:20 a.m. PST (12:53:20 p.m. EST / 1753:20 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/qkICY-y...
Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink Internet satellites from Vandenberg, California
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January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 17-20 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m. EST / 1730 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/hJviIbH...
January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
SpaceX is fueling its Falcon 9 rocket at pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-20 mission is set for 9:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m. EST / 1730 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/hJviIbH...
Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from California with 25 Starlink Internet satellites
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January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
SpaceX will continue the expansion of its Starlink internet network with the launch of 29 new satellites. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral in Florida is scheduled for 6:31:40 p.m. EST (2331:40 UTC) Sunday. spaceflightnow.com/2026/01/18/l...
January 18, 2026 at 9:59 PM
SpaceX is fueling a Falcon 9 rocket at pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the NROL-105 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is set for 8:39:51 p.m. PST (11:39:51 p.m. EST / 0439:51). Watch live: youtube.com/live/9dJFs0B...
Watch Live: SpaceX launches reconnaissance satellites for NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
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January 17, 2026 at 4:18 AM
SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral at 1:08pm ET (1808 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/75OEdhN...
Live: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink internet satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
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January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Falcon 9 Booster 1097 touches down back at Vandenberg Space Force Base after sending the Twilight mission on its way to a dusk-dawn sunsynchronous orbit. Watch continuing live coverage: youtube.com/live/JwOksb3...
January 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Twilight rideshare mission at 5:44 am PT (8:44 am ET / 1344 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/JwOksb3...
January 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
SpaceX is now fueling its Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the Twilight rideshare mission. Liftoff is set for 5:44 a.m. PT (8:44 a.m. ET / 1344 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/JwOksb3...
Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Twilight rideshare mission from Vandenberg, California
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January 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
SpaceX is counting down to the launch of 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 4:41 p.m. EST (2141 UTC). Watch live coverage from the Cape: youtube.com/live/VWttUD8...
Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites
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January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Propellant load is underway as SpaceX prepares to launch its first Starlink mission of 2026. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-88 mission is set for 1:48 a.m. EST (0648 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/LKXCWfE...
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 AM
SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Starlink mission since one of its satellites in orbit was knocked out of action in an incident on Dec. 17. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral is scheduled for 1:07 a.m. EST (0607 UTC). Watch live coverage: youtube.com/live/LKXCWfE...
Watch Live: SpaceX launches 1st Starlink mission of 2026 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
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January 4, 2026 at 5:16 AM
SpaceX is fueling its Falcon 9 rocket at pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation satellite is set for 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST / 0209 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/6_0BDH2...
Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with Earth observation satellite for Italy
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January 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
SpaceX gets ready for its first mission of 2026 with the launch of the Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy: spaceflightnow.com/2026/01/02/l...
January 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
For more than two years, NASA has been assembling a 322-foot-tall rocket, topped with a spacecraft that will carry four astronauts on a ten-day journey around the Moon. youtu.be/c_VoCIbZghg
How NASA assembled its massive Moon rocket for Artemis 2
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January 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This evening, SpaceX is set to launch its 166th and final Falcon 9 rocket of 2025. The flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base will carry the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM3 satellite to LEO for Italy. spaceflightnow.com/2025/12/27/l...
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The crew of NASA's Artemis 2 mission will depart crew quarters at the Kennedy Space Center for a countdown dress rehearsal aboard their capsule inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. Watch the walkout live: youtube.com/live/oszA2YD...
Watch Live: NASA's Artemis 2 Moon mission astronauts depart for countdown rehearsal
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December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Plotting a path to the Moon for NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts youtu.be/240WYmSp0nY
Plotting a path to the Moon for NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts
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December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM