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Blue Origin unveils GS3 third stage and Northstar engine for New Glenn

Northstar is a first-stage booster engine, and Blue Origin expects GS3 to make New Glenn more flexible and capable.

7 Sources, 3d ago, first seen 3d ago

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NASA's Swift telescope reenters Earth's atmosphere after nearly 22 years in orbit

The gamma-ray burst observatory came down over western Indonesia on November 4 after a failed attempt to rescue it.

8 Sources, 3d ago, updated 3d ago

Swift has fallen: NASA's 22-year-old space telescope burns up over Sumatra

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Astronauts plan to install ISS's eighth and final roll-out solar array on Nov. 5

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk installed the seventh array during an Oct. 29 spacewalk.

6 Sources, 3d ago, updated 3d ago

NASA astronaut Anil Menon is pictured during a spacewalk with his spacesuit's helmet lights on.

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Rocket Lab sets November 2 window for its 99th Electron mission

The Sea God Surveys is planned for @QPS_Inc from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

15 Sources, 5d ago, updated 5d ago

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SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg on Starlink 15-18 mission

The planned payload was 27 Starlink satellites, and booster B1093 was slated for its 18th flight.

10 Sources, 9d ago, updated 9d ago

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ISRO launches NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard GSLV-F18

Spaceflight Now reported successful separation; The Economic Times reported the satellite's injection into orbit after the October 30 launch.

18 Sources, 9d ago, updated 9d ago

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Ship 42 undergoes six-engine static-fire test ahead of Starship Flight 15

NASASpaceflight reported the test; TrackingTheSB later posted that Ship 42 was heading back to the production site.

5 Sources, 9d ago, updated 9d ago

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October 29 ISS solar-array spacewalk gets go-ahead

NASA schedules live NASA+ coverage for 6:30 a.m. EDT as two astronauts prepare to install a new array.

28 Sources, 10d ago, updated 10d ago

A photo of ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot tethered to the International Space Station during a spacewalk. She is wearing a white spacesuit used for spacewalks, and it matches the surrounding space station hardware in appearance. Earth's horizon is visible in the background of the scene.

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SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from California

Spaceflight Now reports liftoff from Vandenberg at 12:25 a.m. Pacific; NASASpaceflight reports the booster touched down.

7 Sources, 13d ago, updated 13d ago

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Blue Origin reportedly plans early- to mid-December activation of rebuilt LC-36A

Spaceflight Now quoted Couluris on a year-end first-launch target; Jeff Foust reported a New Glenn return remained possible before then.

6 Sources, 10d ago, updated 10d ago

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SpaceX's Booster 22 reportedly static-fired ahead of planned Starship Flight 15

Spaceflight Now places the October 25 test at Starbase, Texas, ahead of a planned November flight.

37 Sources, 14d ago, updated 14d ago

SpaceX conducts Static Fire of Booster 22

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn second stage reportedly being loaded onto NASA’s Pegasus barge

Spaceflight Now described the stage as being readied for shipment to Stennis Space Center for a static test fire.

9 Sources, 15d ago, first seen 15d ago

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Redesigned quick-disconnect reportedly installed on a vehicle; parallel unit slated for hydrogen testing

SpaceflightNow reports Parsons said a completely redesigned quick-disconnect was installed; the outlet says no rollout or wet-dress-rehearsal dates were announced.

2 Sources, 16d ago, first seen 16d ago

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NASA discusses 2027 Artemis III mission and goal of a Moon surface return by 2028

Spaceflight Now describes Artemis III as a four-astronaut orbital test of critical landing systems planned for 2027.

58 Sources, 13d ago, updated 13d ago

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Musk disputes reported 22-launch refueling estimate for Starship Moon landing

SciGuySpace attributed the estimate to panel member Charlie Precourt; Musk predicted 6 to 8 launches instead.

3 Sources, 16d ago, updated 16d ago

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SpaceX reportedly scrubs Starlink 15-15 launch before fueling

Spaceflight Now says the new California launch window opens October 21 at 2:59 p.m. PDT.

13 Sources, 16d ago, updated 16d ago

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SpaceX reportedly aiming to catch both booster and ship on Flight 15

Spaceflight Now reported a November 2026 expectation and quoted Musk saying success on the next flight was not guaranteed.

10 Sources, 18d ago, updated 18d ago

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NASA plans Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2026, spacewalks to finish installing solar arrays

SpaceflightNow reports the final ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays are intended to increase space station power generation.

8 Sources, 19d ago, updated 19d ago

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SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission lifts off from Florida on October 20

Spaceflight Now reports 32 payloads lifted off; SpaceNews says they included SpaceX's second Starfall reentry vehicle.

22 Sources, 18d ago, updated 18d ago

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NASA's stacking schedule reportedly cut by 50%

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says machine shops run around the clock while teams work on landers, suits and rovers.

13 Sources, 16d ago, updated 16d ago

A detailed view of the Moon’s heavily cratered gray surface fills the left side of the image. In the distance on the right, a thin crescent Earth appears illuminated against a black sky, with the blue and white colors of the planet visible along the bright edge. Credit: NASA

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Blue Origin unveils GS3 third stage and Northstar engine for New Glenn

NASA's Swift telescope reenters Earth's atmosphere after nearly 22 years in orbit

Astronauts plan to install ISS's eighth and final roll-out solar array on Nov. 5

Rocket Lab sets November 2 window for its 99th Electron mission

SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg on Starlink 15-18 mission

ISRO launches NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard GSLV-F18

Ship 42 undergoes six-engine static-fire test ahead of Starship Flight 15

October 29 ISS solar-array spacewalk gets go-ahead

SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from California

Blue Origin reportedly plans early- to mid-December activation of rebuilt LC-36A

SpaceX's Booster 22 reportedly static-fired ahead of planned Starship Flight 15

Blue Origin’s New Glenn second stage reportedly being loaded onto NASA’s Pegasus barge

Redesigned quick-disconnect reportedly installed on a vehicle; parallel unit slated for hydrogen testing

NASA discusses 2027 Artemis III mission and goal of a Moon surface return by 2028

Musk disputes reported 22-launch refueling estimate for Starship Moon landing

SpaceX reportedly scrubs Starlink 15-15 launch before fueling

SpaceX reportedly aiming to catch both booster and ship on Flight 15

NASA plans Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2026, spacewalks to finish installing solar arrays

SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission lifts off from Florida on October 20

NASA's stacking schedule reportedly cut by 50%

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Blue Origin unveils GS3 third stage and Northstar engine for New Glenn

NASA's Swift telescope reenters Earth's atmosphere after nearly 22 years in orbit

Astronauts plan to install ISS's eighth and final roll-out solar array on Nov. 5

Rocket Lab sets November 2 window for its 99th Electron mission

SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg on Starlink 15-18 mission

ISRO launches NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard GSLV-F18

Ship 42 undergoes six-engine static-fire test ahead of Starship Flight 15

October 29 ISS solar-array spacewalk gets go-ahead

SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from California

Blue Origin reportedly plans early- to mid-December activation of rebuilt LC-36A

SpaceX's Booster 22 reportedly static-fired ahead of planned Starship Flight 15

Blue Origin’s New Glenn second stage reportedly being loaded onto NASA’s Pegasus barge

Redesigned quick-disconnect reportedly installed on a vehicle; parallel unit slated for hydrogen testing

NASA discusses 2027 Artemis III mission and goal of a Moon surface return by 2028

Musk disputes reported 22-launch refueling estimate for Starship Moon landing

SpaceX reportedly scrubs Starlink 15-15 launch before fueling

SpaceX reportedly aiming to catch both booster and ship on Flight 15

NASA plans Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2026, spacewalks to finish installing solar arrays

SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission lifts off from Florida on October 20

NASA's stacking schedule reportedly cut by 50%