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Dept. of the Air Force opens bidding for Space Launch Complex 14 at Vandenberg SFB
Published: January 6, 2026 01:26
The U.S. Space Force aims to attract new launch capabilities for the Western Range to bolster domestic access to space. Responses are due by Feb. 12, 2026.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite
Published: January 4, 2026 01:01
The Starlink 6-88 will add 29 broadband internet satellites to the constellation of more than 9,300 in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12:14 a.m. EST (0514 UTC).
Live coverage: SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy
Published: January 2, 2026 21:06
The spacecraft was originally slated to launch nearly a week prior, but SpaceX ran into ground systems issues. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST / 0209 UTC).
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Italian Earth observation satellite on final Falcon 9 flight of 2025
Published: December 27, 2025 13:56
The planned Saturday evening flight will be SpaceX’s 166th Falcon 9 launch of the year. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:09 p.m. PST (9:09 p.m. EST / 0209 UTC).
Former ULA president and CEO Tory Bruno joins Blue Origin
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/12/26/former-ula-president-and-ceo-tory-bruno-joins-blue-origin/
Published: December 26, 2025 22:44
Bruno’s resignation from United Launch Alliance was announced just four days ago on Dec. 22. He led that company for nearly 12 years.
H3 rocket suffers upper stage anomaly, fails to correctly deploy navigation satellite
Published: December 22, 2025 19:50
The Dec. 22 launch was the fourth and final flight of an H3 rocket in 2025.
Tory Bruno steps down as President, CEO of ULA
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/12/22/tory-bruno-steps-down-as-president-ceo-of-ula/
Published: December 22, 2025 19:48
The announcement was made by Robert Lightfoot, the ULA Lockheed Martin Board Chair, in a statement on Monday. The board now begins a search for his permanent replacement.
Astronauts, launch teams practice Artemis 2 countdown
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/12/21/astronauts-launch-teams-practice-artemis-2-countdown/
Published: December 21, 2025 00:15
The run-through simulated day-of-launch activities, included suit up, ingress into the Orion spacecraft and a countdown that stopped just shy of T-0.
Space Development Agency awards roughly $3.5 billion to 4 companies for 72 missile tracking and warning satellites
Published: December 20, 2025 01:16
This batch of satellites will populate what the SDA calls the Tracking Layer of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) constellation in low Earth orbit. The work will be divided evenly, with each company building 18 spacecraft.