Topic: launch calendar
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Alpha Rocket Explodes in Test; Europe Plans Mini Starship
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is preparing for its second flight and landing attempt, while SpaceX's Starship aims for its final test flight of the year, and Rocket Lab's Neutron vehicle may debut by year-end or slip into 2026. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket booster was destroyed in a testing ...
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Rocket Report: Canada's big space move, US Space Force urges haste
Canada is investing $200 million to build a domestic spaceport in Nova Scotia, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign launch partners and enhance its orbital independence. The government is also funding three Canadian rocket companies with $8.3 million each to develop launch vehicles intended to us...
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Soyuz Pad Fix, Ariane 6 Goals: This Week's Rocket Report
The global launch industry saw key debuts in late 2025, including Blue Origin's New Glenn completing its first drone ship landing and China's Zhuque-3 reaching orbit on its first launch. Rocket Lab successfully deployed four experimental DiskSat satellites for the U.S. Space Force and NASA from V...
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Blue Origin's Stunning Success; Vive Le Baguette One!
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launched and landed, demonstrating the capabilities of reusable heavy-lift vehicles and advancing affordable orbital access. Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 rocket failed during its mission, resulting in the loss of three satellites due to a premature shutdow...
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Falcon Heavy returns, Russia’s Soyuz-5 rocket finally launches
The US Space Force has selected 12 contractors, including SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, to develop Space-Based Interceptors (SBIs) for the Pentagon's Golden Dome defense initiative, with initial agreements capped at $3.2 billion. The success of Blue Origin's first Blue Moon lunar...
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Rocket Report: Baikonur Blunder; Are Engines Essential for Launch?
The global launch industry is highly active, with SpaceX conducting seven recent launches and up to twenty more orbital attempts expected worldwide before December ends. A major Russian RS-28 Sarmat ICBM test failed dramatically, with the missile crashing seconds after liftoff near its launch sit...
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Neutron's Pad Opens, SpaceX's Falcon 9 Cleared for Launch
Congress opposes the Trump administration's plan to retire the Space Launch System rocket after Artemis III, signaling a potential conflict over NASA's deep space exploration future. Israel successfully launched the Ofek 19 satellite, an advanced synthetic aperture radar observation satellite, us...
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Rocket Report: 5-Ton Satellite Falls Off Booster; SpaceX-xAI Merger?
NASA is conducting a critical wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission's Space Launch System rocket, a key step toward a launch targeted for no earlier than February 6. The UK launch company Orbex is being sold to spacecraft manufacturer The Exploration Company, a major shift that reverses ...
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Rocket Report: Alpha Block 2 launching this summer; Falcon hits booster landing milestone
SpaceX continues to act as a disruptive force in aerospace, now working to make its own Falcon 9 rocket obsolete through the ambitious Starship program, suggesting the peak of the Falcon era may have passed. Firefly Aerospace is targeting late summer for the first flight of its upgraded Alpha Blo...
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China's secret space launch; Europe's drone ship advances
SpaceX's Starship program has achieved significant progress with the successful launch and recovery of the Super Heavy booster, though the Starship vehicle faced earlier setbacks including the loss of four prototypes in early 2025. Recent Starship missions have shown marked improvement, culminati...
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Rocket Report: New launch rule may curb green regs, Falcon 9 Moon-bound
Rocket Lab secured its largest launch agreement to date, a $266 million multi-launch contract with the US Space Force covering 12 suborbital missions, with an option for six more flights starting no earlier than late 2026. Both Rocket Lab and SpaceX locked in significant military launch contracts...
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Russia's Rocket Engine Crisis; Milestone 300th ISS Mission Launches
The Artemis mission will send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, representing a major generational leap in space exploration despite ongoing concerns about costs and strategy. North Korea has successfully tested a powerful solid-fuel rocket engine for long-range missi...
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Starship Delayed, German Firm May Boost Canada's Launch Plans
SpaceX's Starship launch attempt was delayed due to a ground system issue, but the company plans to try again Friday evening, with the outcome considered crucial for SpaceX and the US spaceflight sector. Firefly Aerospace expanded its Texas footprint with a new headquarters, expanded cleanrooms, ...
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