Major mission milestones, launch updates, and the future of humanity in space.
NASA selected Blue Origin for a commercial Mars data-and-navigation network. Here’s why the award is infrastructure, not one spacecraft contract.
NASA and Katalyst have cancelled LINK’s planned capture and boost of Swift. Rendezvous and proximity operations may still be attempted as a limited servicing-tech demonstration.
LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Y2 reached orbit with Honghu 03 and landed its first stage upright—China’s first orbital-class booster recovery on land.
Chang’e-7 will not launch in its planned 2026 window. China has not announced a replacement date or an official reason; here’s what remains known about the lunar south-pole mission.
SpaceX’s Globalstar 2-R and USSF-366 Falcon 9 launches were just 38 minutes 31 seconds apart. Here’s why the cross-country overlap matters.
China confirmed the Long March 7A mission carrying ChinaSat 4B failed after an in-flight anomaly. Here is what is confirmed, unknown, and next.
Soyuz MS-28 returned Chris Williams, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev safely after 241 days in orbit. Here is what happens next for Houston.
Astronomers found compelling evidence for a massive satellite around CD-35 2722 B. Here is why it is not yet a confirmed exomoon.
BOHR reached orbit aboard SpaceX Transporter-17 on July 7, 2026. The real milestone is not “a nuclear satellite replaces solar,” but a tritium-powered payload demo proving a new power layer in orbit.
NASA says LINK launched on July 3, reached low Earth orbit, and successfully checked in with teams. The Swift rescue mission is now an on-orbit servicing story, not a countdown story.
NASA named the Artemis III crew on June 9 and added clearer operational details for the 2027 mission. Here is what was genuinely new and what had already been public.
Blue Origin\'s New Glenn exploded during a May 28 hotfire test at Cape Canaveral. Here is what happened, why the next launch is at risk, and what it means for NASA.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft has passed Mars and sent back fresh views. Here's what the flyby changed, what the new images show, and what happens next.
SpaceX scrubbed Starship Flight 12 on May 21. Here are the reported May 22 watch times for Austin, Houston, and Los Angeles, plus what changed.
SMILE launched successfully on May 19, 2026, but the real story is what happens next: 11 engine burns over about 25 days before the mission can start serious science work.
ESA says SMILE launches May 19, 2026 at 05:52 CEST with live coverage from 05:30 CEST. Here is when to watch in Houston, Austin, and Los Angeles.
NASA says Dragon is set to dock with the ISS about 7 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Here is the CRS-34 docking time, coverage window, and why it matters.
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, May 19, 2026 for Starship Flight 12 from Pad 2 at Starbase. Here is why the Raptor 3-driven V3 test matters more than the date.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will skim past Mars on May 15, 2026 for a gravity assist. Here's why that flyby matters even though Mars is not the mission's final destination.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:16 p.m. EDT for CRS-34. Here is the launch time, cargo snapshot, docking target, and where to watch live.
Cosmic Match launches on a historic day, connecting space lovers as humanity begins its return to the Moon.