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  1. 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

  2. How NASA Recovered Space Shuttle Boosters From the Atlantic

    Published: 26 Aug 2026

    Scott Manley explains how NASA recovered the Space Shuttle's two solid rocket boosters from the Atlantic after each flight.

  3. Spacewalk 98: Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Antenna

    Published: 25 Aug 2026

    NASA's live coverage of US Spacewalk 98, in which NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot work to finish replacing a failed space-to-ground antenna (ESCAN) on the station's Z1 truss.

    View mission: US Spacewalk 98

  4. 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

  5. Electron’s 93rd Launch Puts iQPS Radar Satellite in 575 km Orbit

    Mission: 2026Published: 20 Aug 2026

    Rocket Lab launched Electron on The Lightning God Defends mission for iQPS from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 20 August 2026.

    View mission: The Lightning God Defends (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  6. Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Space-to-Ground Antenna

    Published: 18 Aug 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot as they prepare for and begin a spacewalk of about six and a half hours to replace a faulty Space-to-Ground antenna on the…

    View mission: U.S. Spacewalk 97

  7. Starlab Station Tour: Voyager’s Starship-Sized Research Outpost

    Published: 14 Aug 2026

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut tours a mock-up of Starlab, Voyager Technologies' planned commercial space station, with CEO Dylan Taylor.

  8. Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk

    Mission: 1969Published: 11 Aug 2026

    Part three of the PBS American Experience film Chasing the Moon follows Apollo 11 from the crew announcement through launch on July 16, 1969, the landing at Tranquility Base, the moonwalk and the…

    View mission: Apollo 11 (1969)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    Success

  9. Electron Launches iQPS MIKURA-I Radar Satellite from New Zealand

    Mission: 2026Published: 6 Aug 2026

    Rocket Lab launched Electron from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 6 August 2026 carrying QPS-SAR-13, nicknamed MIKURA-I, for iQPS.

    View mission: The Grain Goddess Provides (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  10. Voyager 1 and 2: Planetary Flybys and the Road to Interstellar Space

    Mission: 1977Published: 31 Jul 2026

    A documentary tracing the Voyager probes from their 1977 launches through flybys of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune to their journey beyond the heliosphere.

    View mission: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (1977)
    Outcome
    Success

  11. Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike and Missed Imagery Led to Loss

    Mission: 2003Published: 31 Jul 2026

    An animated documentary on the STS-107 mission of Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on January 16, 2003 for a planned 16-day science flight.

    View mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center
    Outcome
    Failure

  12. Starship Flight 13: Pad Abort Cause and 20 Starlink V3 Satellites

    Mission: 2026Published: 25 Jul 2026

    Livestream of SpaceX's Starship Flight 13, the second flight of the V3 vehicle, from Starbase pad two with Booster 20 and Ship 40.

    View mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas

  13. Starship Flight 13: Booster Splashdown and Ship Orbit Insertion

    Mission: 2026Published: 24 Jul 2026

    SpaceX launched Starship's 13th test flight from Starbase in South Texas on July 24, 2026.

    View mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, South Texas

  14. Psyche Spacecraft’s Mars Flyby: 1,000 mph Boost and Instrument Test

    Mission: 2023Published: 17 Jul 2026

    On May 15, 2026, NASA's Psyche spacecraft passed about 2,864 miles from Mars and received a gravity assist on its way to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.

    View mission: Psyche (2023)
    Outcome
    In progress

  15. Starship Flight 13 Scrub: Booster Abort at Startup on Pad 2

    Mission: 2026Published: 16 Jul 2026

    Everyday Astronaut's livestream of Starship Flight 13, the second flight of Starship V3, which was to carry 20 Starlink V3 satellites on a suborbital trajectory.

    View mission: Starship Flight 13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas (Pad 2)

  16. Starship Flight 12: Inside the Final Days Before the First V3

    Published: 13 Jul 2026

    SpaceX's documentary follows engineers through the final days before the first Starship V3 flight, Flight 12.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase

  17. Electron Launch 91: Rocket Lab Deploys Its 10th StriX Satellite

    Mission: 2026Published: 26 Jun 2026

    Rocket Lab's 91st Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 5:43 a.m. local time on 27 June 2026, carrying a single StriX radar satellite for Synspective.

    View mission: 10 Owl Of 10 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  18. Victus Haze: Electron Launches Pioneer on Under 17 Hours Notice

    Mission: 2026Published: 22 Jun 2026

    Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for the US Space Force's Victus Haze responsive space mission, carrying Rocket Lab's own Pioneer spacecraft.

    View mission: Victus Haze (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, New Zealand

  19. Starship Flight 12: First V3 Launch, Booster Loss and Engine Out

    Published: 23 May 2026

    Live coverage of Starship Flight 12, the first flight of a Starship version 3 vehicle from the new pad 2, with commentary from Tim Dodd and the SpaceX webcast.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas

  20. Electron Delivers a StriX Radar Satellite to Orbit for Synspective

    Mission: 2026Published: 22 May 2026

    Rocket Lab's Electron launched the 'Viva La StriX' mission from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 22 May 2026 at 09:33 UTC, carrying one StriX radar satellite for Synspective.

    View mission: Viva La StriX (2026)
    Vehicle
    Electron
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 1, New Zealand
    Outcome
    Success

  21. Starship Flight 12: Countdown to the First V3 Launch from Pad 2

    Published: 22 May 2026

    Everyday Astronaut hosts a live stream ahead of Starship Flight 12, the first flight of Starship version 3 from the new pad 2 at Starbase.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase, Texas

  22. Starship V3 Flight 12: Pad 2, Raptor 3, Booster 19 and Ship 39

    Published: 20 May 2026

    An overview of what is new on SpaceX's first Starship V3 launch, Flight 12: Pad 2 at Starbase, Raptor 3 engines, Booster 19 and Ship 39.

    View mission: Starship Flight 12
    Launch site
    Starbase

  23. Starship HLS: Why Landing on the Moon Needs 15+ Refueling Launches

    Published: 16 May 2026

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut examines whether Starship HLS is viable for Artemis.

  24. Columbia’s Last Mission: Foam Strike to Breakup Over Texas

    Mission: 2003Published: 14 May 2026

    Space Shuttle Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center on January 16, 2003.

    View mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 39-A, Kennedy Space Center
    Outcome
    Failure