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While we await the docking of Crew-13 to the International Space Station, check out our brand new website with an overview of todays events and a bit of background into the crews careers and lives!
Here is now where all our articles will be published, moving on from X articles
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Congratulations for the successful deployment!
Read about Pelican-12 and many other satellites on our Bandwagon-5 article:
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Here is our coverage article on Bandwagon-5!
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Liftoff for Bandwagon-5! Follow the mission on the SpaceX livestream and get ready to read our article coming out later today!
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A year “on” Mars! 🔴
Our CHAPEA crew has spent 365 days living & working like astronauts inside their simulated Mars habitat at Johnson Space Center. Learn how their work — growing crops, conducting extravehicular activities, & more — is helping scientists prepare for future long-duration missions: go.nasa.gov/4Bhithq
ALT Members of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew stands in their workspace after spending a year in their isolated and confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. (from left: James Spicer, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis, and Ross Elder). Credit: NASA
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Liftoff of JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) at 4:41 am JST (3:41 pm ET / 1941 UTC). Separation of the spacecraft is expected about an hour and 11 minutes after liftoff.
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Today, the H3 rocket No. 10, carrying the Mars moons probe "MMX," moved to the launch pad.
The launch is scheduled for approximately 11 hours from now.
launch at 19:41:03 UTC on October 19, 2026
(04:41:03 JST on October 20, 2026)
ALT H3 Launch Vehicle No.10 Photo : @sado_kouta
Space debris is a growing concern among many space companies. Starlink recently gave us an update on how they plan to tackle it. For more information read our new article:
Understanding Space Debris and Its Effect on Spacecraft
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The SpaceX developed StarFall re entry vehicle will be flying once again on Bandwagon-5 in just under 2 days time
Teams encapsulated 32 payloads ahead of Falcon 9’s launch of the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida → spacex.com/launches/bandwago…
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🔥 Just another day at Stennis. Stage 2 successfully completed its first integrated hotfire!
The A2 test stand was originally built in the 60s to support Saturn V Upper Stage testing (S-II). It was later reconfigured to be a single engine test stand for Shuttle Main Engine testing and development.
The last Saturn V Stage test occurred October 30, 1970 on A2. It has been 55 years, 11 months, and 17 days since A2 supported stage testing capability.
As of this morning, it is now 0 days.
As promised, a deep technical dive on MMX!
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Ready for liftoff of MMX, setting off to study Mars' moons and bring back samples from Phobos for the first time ever? Read our article! And if you want to nerd out over technical details, just wait for our deep dive article on the mission, dropping tomorrow!
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Blue Origin making good progress towards high manufacturing rates and a return to flight ASAP
Team Blue is building the infrastructure and hardware to meet the mission ahead of us. Take a look at our upper stage manufacturing facility at Rocket Park - it will produce up to 150 upper stages a year to support high launch cadence. This is one piece of a connected system designed to run at rate: manufacturing, integration, launch, recovery, refurbishment, and back to flight. Every step optimized for cadence.
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Ready for liftoff of MMX, setting off to study Mars' moons and bring back samples from Phobos for the first time ever? Read our article! And if you want to nerd out over technical details, just wait for our deep dive article on the mission, dropping tomorrow!
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Welcome aboard, @reflectorbital. 🚀 Two dedicated launches on our Vikram rockets will take their future spacecraft to orbit.
Reflect Orbital builds mirrors that orbit Earth and reflect sunlight to chosen spots on the ground. Solar farms can generate power for longer, and rescue teams can find people in the dark.
This is a milestone for India’s private space sector. Just months after Vikram-1 reached orbit on its maiden flight, a US-based company is taking its spacecraft to orbit on rockets built in India. The agreement extends Skyroot’s launch manifest across the Vikram family and gives Reflect Orbital an assured schedule and capacity, alongside its planned launches from the United States.
Building for the world from India. 🇮🇳
#Vikram1 #SkyrootAerospace #OpeningSpaceForAll
Super impressive!
Post-flight analysis confirms the Artemis II Orion heat shield performed as expected during its Mach 39 reentry, protecting the spacecraft and the astronauts aboard as they returned from the 694,481-mile journey around the Moon. go.nasa.gov/4B7EWNT
ALT Two photos side-by-side showing the Artemis I Orion heat shield on the left and the Artemis II Orion heat shield on the right. Both heat shields are seen on stands and rotated for inspection. Credit: NASA
Docking for SpaceX CRS-35 to the International Space Station, carrying about 2900 kg of food supplies, scientific experiments, and hardware, as well as treats for the crew (such as fruit, candy, and cookies).
📸: courtesy of NASA/SpaceX/Sen
If you want to know more about docking to the ISS, here’s the article for you:
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