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  1. Crew-12 Farewell: Jessica Meir Hands ISS Command to Dubrov

    Published: 4 Oct 2026

    Crew-12 members Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev say farewell to the International Space Station crew.

    View mission: Crew-12

  2. Starship Flight 14: Sun Transit, Booster Descent and FTS Blast

    Mission: 2026Published: 2 Oct 2026

    A narrated compilation of fan and team camera footage and audio from Starship Flight 14, including a sun transit, an updraft along the rocket's path, a single Raptor shutting down, stage separation,…

    View mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)

  3. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Arrival & Welcome Remarks

    Mission: 2026Published: 2 Oct 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows Crew-13 from its 11:10 a.m.

    View mission: SpaceX Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
    Outcome
    In progress

  4. Crew-13 Postlaunch Briefing: Record Dragon Docking Pace to ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Oct 2026

    After Crew-13 lifted off on a Falcon 9 on Oct.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Launch Complex 40
    Outcome
    In progress

  5. Crew-13 Launch Countdown: Dragon Grace Readies for the ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Oct 2026

    NASA's live broadcast of the Crew-13 launch countdown, covering four crew members aboard Dragon Grace on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, targeting liftoff at 11:10 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

  6. Starship Flight 14: Orbit, 26 Starlink V3 Satellites, Early Deorbit

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Oct 2026

    Starship Flight 14 lifted off at 7:49 a.m.

    View mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas
    Outcome
    Success

  7. Crew-13 Prelaunch Briefing: Dragon Valve Repair and a Fast ISS Trip

    Mission: 2026Published: 30 Sep 2026

    NASA held the prelaunch news conference for SpaceX Crew-13 on Sept.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    In progress

  8. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and Starlink V3 Deployment

    Mission: 2026Published: 29 Sep 2026

    Starship Flight 14, the first V3 launch at dawn, carried 26 Starlink V3 satellites, about 50 metric tons.

    View mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, South Texas
    Outcome
    Success

  9. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit, 26 Starlink V3s and an Early Return

    Mission: 2026Published: 29 Sep 2026

    Starship Flight 14 reached orbit on September 28 after a vacuum engine failed on ascent and the team polled go for orbit.

    View mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)
    Outcome
    Partial success

  10. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 Starlink V3 Deployed

    Mission: 2026Published: 28 Sep 2026

    Everyday Astronaut's live 4K coverage follows Starship Flight 14, the first attempt to put Starship into orbit, with 26 Starlink V3 satellites aboard.

    View mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas

  11. Starship Flight 14: First Orbit and 26 V3 Starlink Satellites

    Mission: 2026Published: 28 Sep 2026

    SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 put the ship into orbit for the first time, 170 miles above the Earth, and deployed 26 V3 Starlink satellites.

    View mission: Starship Flight 14 (2026)
    Outcome
    Success

  12. Why Starship V3’s Super Heavy Booster Has Only Three Grid Fins

    Published: 25 Sep 2026

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut explains why the Super Heavy booster of Starship version 3 has three grid fins instead of four.

  13. Starship Ship 40: Towing a Floating Rocket Across the Indian Ocean

    Published: 18 Sep 2026

    SpaceX traces its reusability work from Grasshopper and the first Falcon 9 landing to a Starship that stayed afloat in the Indian Ocean after its flight.

    Outcome
    Success

  14. Pallas-1, Spectrum and Starship Flight 14: September Space Updates

    Published: 18 Sep 2026

    A September 18th news round-up covering launches from the first half of September, including the debut orbital successes of China's Pallas-1 and Isar Aerospace's Spectrum.

  15. Crew-12 Pre-Departure Briefing: Spacewalks, Science and Going Home

    Published: 16 Sep 2026

    In a pre-departure news conference from orbit, the four Crew-12 members (NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev) recap their roughly seven…

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    In progress

  16. Spacewalk 99: Adenot and Meir Replace Harmony Retroreflector

    Published: 1 Sep 2026

    NASA's live coverage of U.S. Spacewalk 99, in which ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir worked outside the International Space Station.

    View mission: Expedition 75

  17. Zhuque-3 Landing, Roman Telescope Launch and SpaceX’s Louisiana Plan

    Published: 1 Sep 2026

    A roundup of space news from the second half of August.

  18. Roman Space Telescope Launches on Falcon Heavy: NASA Briefing

    Published: 30 Aug 2026

    NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 7:26 a.m.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    In progress

  19. Roman Space Telescope Launch on Falcon Heavy From Pad 39A

    Published: 30 Aug 2026

    NASA's live broadcast followed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, set for 7:26 a.m.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    In progress

  20. Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2

    Published: 30 Aug 2026

    Everyday Astronaut hosted live coverage of Falcon Heavy launching NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    Success

  21. Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather

    Published: 29 Aug 2026

    NASA and SpaceX hold the prelaunch news conference for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, targeting a Falcon Heavy liftoff from pad 39A on August 30 at 7:26 a.m.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A

  22. Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch

    Published: 29 Aug 2026

    NASA's science news conference, held a day before the scheduled Aug.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  23. Roman Space Telescope: Hubble-Sized Mirror, 200 Times the View

    Published: 28 Aug 2026

    The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA flagship infrared survey telescope with a Hubble-sized 2.4 m mirror and a 300-megapixel wide field instrument.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  24. Starship 40 Reaches Christmas Island: Damage and the Trip Home

    Mission: 2026Published: 23 Aug 2026

    Scott Manley reports that Starship number 40 was towed to Christmas Island after about three weeks in the Indian Ocean following its flight.

    View mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Starship