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On May 14, 2026, NASA confirmed that the Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration, or LOXSAT, has entered its final pre-launch testing phase at Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex in Long Beach, […]
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In mid-May 2026, French space mobility operator Exotrail announced the successful deployment of the NASA-funded Atmosphere Effects of Precipitation through Energetic X-rays (AEPEX) mission. The 6U CubeSat was delivered to […]
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On May 14, 2026, SpaceX provided a final technical briefing on Starship Version 3 (V3) ahead of its planned debut launch on May 19, 2026. Designated as Flight 12, this […]
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Following the recent loss of the BlueBird 7 satellite, AST SpaceMobile has announced plans to launch its next three BlueBird spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, currently targeted for […]
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SpaceX has signaled a decisive strategic shift away from its Falcon 9 workhorse toward the full-scale deployment of Starship, a vehicle designed to fundamentally reset the economics of the launch […]
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SpaceX successfully launched its second CAS500 (Compact Advanced Satellite 500) mission on Sunday, May 3, carrying three milestone satellites built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics. The mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg […]
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Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye Space achieved a major milestone on Sunday, May 3, with the successful launch of its Mission Drishti satellite. Drishti is touted as the world’s first commercial […]
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Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) announced on Sunday, May 3, the successful launch of its second-generation low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, PEARL-1A and PEARL-1B. The two spacecraft were launched aboard a […]
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an indefinite launch moratorium for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket following a primary mission failure on Sunday, April 19. While the mission successfully […]
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics is preparing to launch three technically distinct satellites—SNAPPY, QUBE II, and Eycore-1—on the upcoming SpaceX CAS500-2 mission. Scheduled for liftoff on Sunday, May 3, from Vandenberg Space Force […]
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