Launches & Spacecraft

NASA is asking the public to send their names to Titan for an ambitious mission that will see a flying craft explore the Saturn moon in 2034, if all goes according to plan.

SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California this evening (Nov. 6). It was the company's 125th liftoff of 2026.

AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its broadband satellites on a new rocket called Blacklift, which it will build in house and plans to start flying in 2028.

Blue Origin has developed a third stage for its New Glenn rocket, which it says will make the launcher even more flexible and capable. The company has also built a new engine, called Northstar.

"It could have a strong impact not only on self-driving cars but also on drone positioning."

Rocket Lab launched its 99th mission to date today (Nov. 2), sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite toward orbit.

SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from California just after midnight on Halloween (Oct. 31).

India launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite to orbit today (Oct. 30) atop a GSLV rocket. It was the fourth orbital launch from Indian soil so far this year.

SpaceX just fired up all six engines on the Starship upper stage that will conduct the vehicle's 15th test flight, potentially keeping everything on track for a launch next month.

Point-to-point delivery, or P2D, is a VBD according to the AFRL.