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Generated at: 2026-05-17 10:00:39 UTC - Upcoming Launches (vehicle, payload, site, window UTC unless noted) - SpaceX Starship Block 3 (Flight 12 debut of V3 with Booster 19/Ship 39, ~44 t payload demo): Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas; NET 19 May 2026, 00:00–04:00 UTC window - SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink 10-31, 29 v2 Mini satellites): SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida; 21 May 2026, 09:26–13:26 UTC (booster B1067 flying 28th time, recovery on droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas) - SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink 10-47, 29 v2 Mini satellites): SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS; 25 May 2026, 11:41–15:41 UTC (same booster configuration) - SpaceX Falcon 9 (Globalstar 2-R, batch of communications satellites): SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS; TBD (delayed from 18 May), 12:35–12:49 UTC (booster flying 12th time, droneship recovery) - ULA Atlas V (Amazon Leo 7, Project Kuiper broadband satellites): Cape Canaveral; 22 May 2026, TBD UTC - Roscosmos Soyuz 2.1b (16 × Rassvet-3 satellites): Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia; NET May 2026, exact window TBD - Recent Mission Results - 5 May 2026, 03:59 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink 17-29 / 24 satellites) from SLC-4E Vandenberg SFB; 44th dedicated Starlink launch of 2026, constellation now 10,374 satellites in orbit (10,358 operational) - 2 May 2026, 07:00 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare (CAS500-2 South Korean Earth observation + 44 secondary payloads) from Vandenberg; all deployments successful - 1 May 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral; routine deployment confirmed - Major Agency/Company Announcements - SpaceX: Starship V3 upgrades revealed (enhanced heat shield, Raptor 3 engines, 44 t payload capacity); Flight 12 targets first V3 orbital attempt - Blue Origin: New Glenn targeting late-2026 debut with Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander for NASA CLPS; Mars communications constellation plans announced - NASA: Narrowed Artemis III landing sites to 13 south-polar regions (permanently shadowed areas prioritized for water ice); Lunar Gateway PPE + HALO final integration/testing 10–13 May 2026 - Roscosmos/ESA: Progress on Tiangong/Tianzhou 10 resupply (11 May 2026) and Themis reusable demonstrator test flights - Satellite & Orbital Updates - Starlink constellation surpasses 10,358 operational satellites; weekly cadence maintained with 24-satellite Vandenberg missions - Globalstar constellation expansion via upcoming Falcon 9 batch - Amazon Project Kuiper: Atlas V Leo 7 manifest confirmed for May - Deep Space & Science Missions - NASA Artemis II: Crewed Orion lunar flyby completed April 2026 (splashdown ~10 Apr); validated deep-space life support, record 252,756 miles distance - Lunar Gateway: PPE/HALO integration ongoing; Canadarm3 and docking systems under test - CLPS program: Astrobotic Griffin-1 (NET July 2026, Falcon Heavy); Firefly Blue Ghost 2 and Blue Origin Blue Moon MK1 (Fall 2026+) Appended: New Updates (post-12 May 2026) - Starship V3 first launch now confirmed NET 19 May with detailed Flight 12 profile released 16 May - Globalstar mission slipped to TBD after 18 May target Appended: Corrections - CRS-34 Dragon cargo launch occurred 12 May (not upcoming); all prior May 1–5 Starlink missions successful with zero anomalies reported
Generated at: 2026-05-16 10:00:39 UTC - **Upcoming Launches (with vehicle, payload, site, window)** - SpaceX Starship Flight 12 (Version 3 debut): Starship/Super Heavy, Starbase Launch Pad 2, Texas; targeted no earlier than May 19, 2026, 23:30-01:00 UK time (~22:30-00:00 UTC); expended configuration. - SpaceX Starlink Mission (10-31 variant): Falcon 9, SLC-40 Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida; May 21, 2026, 10:26-14:26 UK time (~09:26-13:26 UTC); 29 satellites, booster B10xx (28th flight), droneship recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas. - SpaceX Starlink Mission: Falcon 9, SLC-4E Vandenberg SFB, California; May 20, 2026, 03:11-07:11 UK time (~02:11-06:11 UTC); droneship recovery. - SpaceX Starlink Mission: Falcon 9, SLC-4E Vandenberg SFB; May 23, 2026, 15:00-19:00 UK time; droneship. - SpaceX Globalstar 2-R (Launch 1): Falcon 9, SLC-40 Cape Canaveral SFS; delayed to TBD after May 18, 2026, window 08:35-08:49 local (~12:35-12:49 UTC); booster 12th flight, droneship recovery. - ULA Atlas V Amazon Leo 7: Atlas V, Cape Canaveral; May 22, 2026; payload of Amazon Leo broadband satellites. - Blue Origin New Glenn Blue Moon Pathfinder (MK1): New Glenn, LC-36 Cape Canaveral; first half 2026 (TBD); lunar lander with NASA payloads, demonstration mission. - **Recent Mission Results** - SpaceX CRS-34 (SpX-34): Falcon 9 from SLC-40 Cape Canaveral SFS launched May 15, 2026 at 22:05 UTC (6:05 p.m. EDT); Cargo Dragon carrying >6,500 lb (2,950 kg) of science equipment, food, and supplies to ISS; booster (6th flight) landed at LZ-40; nominal orbit insertion and Dragon en route to ISS. - SpaceX Starlink 17-29: Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB Pad 4E launched May 5, 2026 at 03:59:19 UTC; deployed 24 Starlink satellites (bringing constellation to 10,374 in orbit, 10,358 operational); booster recovery. - SpaceX CAS500-2 rideshare: Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB launched May 2, 2026 at 07:00 UTC; South Korean KAI Compact Advanced Satellite 500 (CAS500-2) Earth observation satellite plus 44 secondary payloads deployed starting ~1 hour post-liftoff. - **Major Agency/Company Announcements** - NASA/ISS partners: Updated 2026 flight plan (May 1 announcement) confirming CRS-34 on May 12 (actual May 15) and aligning logistics for crew/cargo missions; >6,400 lb cargo target. - NASA: Narrowed Artemis III landing sites to 13 candidate regions (May 11 update); final selection process underway for south polar region. - Lunar Gateway: Progress update (May 11-13); NASA's Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) in final integration/testing at partner facilities ahead of Artemis III support. - Blue Origin: NG-3 New Glenn third mission completed April 19, 2026 from LC-36 Cape Canaveral; ongoing preparations for Blue Moon MK1. - **Satellite & Orbital Updates** - Starlink constellation: 44th dedicated 2026 launch (May 5) added 24 satellites; total launched 11,955 with 10,374 currently in orbit and 10,358 active as of May 6. - ICARUS 2.0: German initiative deployed first operational satellites (RAVEN constellation) on May 3, 2026 for animal migration tracking via EnduroSat-built spacecraft. - Tiangong: China launched Tianzhou 10 resupply mission on May 11, 2026 to Tiangong space station. - **Deep Space & Science Missions** - NASA Psyche: Gravity assist maneuver at Mars on May 15, 2026, flying ~4,500 km from surface en route to asteroid Psyche. - ESA/CAS SMILE: Joint heliophysics mission to study solar wind-magnetosphere interaction targeted for May 2026 launch. - Artemis II: Post-mission update (May 7) confirmed record 4,067 miles lunar flyby distance and successful CubeSat deployments. - **New Updates/Appended Corrections** - CRS-34 launch confirmed successful on May 15 (actual vs. earlier May 12 NET target); booster reuse and cargo mass verified at 6,500+ lb. - Starship Flight 12 delayed from potential May 15 to May 19 after wet dress rehearsal and inspections (correction from earlier speculation). - Globalstar 2-R slipped from May 18 to TBD post-May 18 window due to operational adjustments. - All times in UTC as specified; no tool failures or data gaps encountered.
Generated at: 2026-05-15 10:00:39 UTC - Upcoming Launches - SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink 17-37 (29 satellites), SLC-4E Vandenberg SFB, window opens 1400 UTC 15 May 2026 (7 a.m. PDT) - SpaceX Falcon 9, CRS-34 Dragon (6,500 lb cargo incl. science experiments), SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, targeted 2205 UTC 15 May 2026 (6:05 p.m. EDT; delayed from 12/13 May weather scrub) - SpaceX Falcon 9, Globalstar 2-R (batch of Globalstar commsats), SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, window 1235-1249 UTC 18 May 2026 (8:35-8:49 a.m. EDT) - SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink 10-31 (29 satellites), SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, window 0926-1326 UTC 21 May 2026 - ULA Atlas V, Amazon Leo-7 (29 satellites), SLC-41 Cape Canaveral, NET 22 May 2026 - Vega-C, ESA/CAS SMILE heliophysics mission (solar wind-magnetosphere study), Kourou, 0352 UTC 19 May 2026 - Recent Mission Results - 1 May 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink-384 (23 satellites) from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, booster flight 12, droneship landing - 5 May 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SLC-4E - 6 May 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink-385 (17-29) from Vandenberg - Early May 2026: SpaceX Starship Flight 12 test flight completed (Block 3 vehicle, focus on refueling demo) - Major Agency/Company Announcements - NASA 1 May 2026: Updated 2026 ISS flight plan – CRS-34 (May), Soyuz MS-29 (14 July), Crew-13 advanced to mid-September, CRS-35 fall 2026 - Blue Origin: New Glenn NG-3/Blue Moon Pathfinder 1 lunar lander demo (NASA payloads) targeted first half 2026 - Roscosmos: Soyuz-5 flight test 30 Apr 2026; Soyuz MS-29 crewed launch 14 July 2026 (Anil Menon et al.) - ESA: SMILE joint mission with CAS confirmed for 19 May 2026; Themis reusable demonstrator tests early 2026 - Satellite & Orbital Updates - Starlink constellation: multiple batches deployed May 2026 (17-37, 10-31, 17-42 NET 18/19 May) - Globalstar 2-R constellation expansion 18 May 2026 - NROL-172 and Qianfan G60 Polar Group 09 launches 12 May 2026 - Deep Space & Science Missions - NASA: Rescue mission for $500M space telescope passes key testing milestone 8 May 2026 - ESA/CAS: SMILE heliophysics observatory launch 19 May 2026 - Blue Origin: Blue Moon Mark 1 Pathfinder uncrewed lunar lander demo NET Q2 2026 on New Glenn - Starship: on-orbit refueling and potential Mars attempt targeted 2026 - New Updates / Corrections - CRS-34 launch window corrected to 2205 UTC 15 May 2026 (previous 12 May scrubbed for weather) - Starlink 17-37 confirmed 1400 UTC 15 May 2026 Vandenberg - SMILE launch date firmed to 0352 UTC 19 May 2026 Vega-C - Artemis II SLS rollout/launch window still first half 2026 (no change from April reports)
Generated at: 2026-05-14 10:00:39 UTC - Upcoming Launches (vehicle, payload, site, window UTC) - SpaceX Falcon 9 • CRS-34 (Dragon cargo, ~6,400 lb supplies/payloads) • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida • NET 15 May 2026 22:05 UTC (delayed from 12/13 May; booster B1069 6th flight, LZ-1 recovery; Dragon docks ISS ~17 May 09:50 UTC) - SpaceX Falcon 9 • Globalstar 2-R Launch 1 (communications satellites) • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS • 17 May 2026 12:50–13:04 UTC (booster 12th flight, droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas recovery) - SpaceX Falcon 9 • Starlink 10-31 (29 satellites) • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS • NET 22 May 2026 TBD UTC (booster recovery on droneship) - SpaceX Starship Block 3 Flight 12 (uncrewed test) • Orbital Launch Mount Pad 2, Starbase, Texas • NET 19 May 2026 22:30–00:00 UTC (expended upper stage) - Blue Origin New Glenn • Blue Ring Pathfinder (GTO injection + GEO services) • LC-36, Cape Canaveral • NET late May 2026 TBD UTC (first flight of reused booster expected) - ESA/CAS Long March 3B • SMILE heliophysics mission (solar wind-magnetosphere interaction) • Wenchang, China • NET 20 May 2026 TBD UTC - Recent Mission Results - Artemis II (NASA SLS/Orion): Crewed lunar flyby completed 1–10 April 2026; splashdown Pacific off San Diego 10 April 2026 03:07 UTC; max distance 252,756 miles (new human record); total distance 694,481 miles; 9 days 1 h 32 min duration - SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink missions (multiple May 2026): 24–29 satellites deployed successfully to LEO from Vandenberg & Cape Canaveral (e.g., 5 May, 8 May, 11 May launches) - Major Agency/Company Announcements - NASA/Partners: Updated 2026 ISS flight plan (1 May 2026) – CRS-35 fall 2026; Crew-13 mid-September 2026 (SLC-40); Soyuz MS-29 14 July 2026 - SpaceX: Starship Flight 12 targeting mid-May; continued Pad 1 conversion at Starbase - Blue Origin: New Glenn reflight preparations; Blue Moon Pathfinder 1 lunar lander targeting later 2026 - Roscosmos: Soyuz 2.1b Rassvet-3 constellation launch NET May 2026 (Plesetsk) - Satellite & Orbital Updates - Globalstar constellation expansion via 17 May Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 10-31 deployment 22 May (29 satellites, LEO) - CAS500-2 + 45 rideshare payloads deployed successfully early May 2026 (SSO) - Deep Space & Science Missions - SMILE (ESA/CAS) heliophysics mission launch NET 20 May 2026 - Blue Moon Pathfinder 1 (Blue Origin/NASA) lunar technology demo targeting 2026 Appended: New Updates (post-1 May 2026) - CRS-34 delayed to 15 May; exact 22:05 UTC window confirmed - Starship Flight 12 now NET 19 May 22:30 UTC (previously early May) - Artemis II distance record officially updated to 252,756 miles (NASA 7 May correction) Appended: Corrections - Previous May 12 CRS-34 date superseded by 15 May delay (Orlando Sentinel 1 May + 11 May updates) - No Blue Origin New Shepard launch in May 2026 window (earlier 2025 reports outdated)
Generated at: 2026-05-13 10:00:39 UTC - Upcoming Launches (vehicle, payload, site, window UTC) - SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-34 (SpX-34, 34th CRS mission) | Cape Canaveral SFS SLC-40 | May 12 23:16 UTC (backup May 13 22:50 UTC); 6th flight for booster B1085, recovery at LZ-40; Dragon 6th flight, docks ISS Harmony May 14 ~13:50 UTC - SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 | 9x Globalstar-2R | Cape Canaveral SFS SLC-40 | May 17 13:50 UTC window - SpaceX Starship Block 3 (Flight 12) | Starship test flight | SpaceX Starbase Pad 2, TX | May 19 23:30–01:00 UTC (expended upper stage; 22 simulator Starlink deployed for heat-shield imaging) - SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-42 | Vandenberg SFB SLC-4E | May 18–19 02:11–06:11 UTC - ULA Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (Kuiper LA-07) | Cape Canaveral | May 22 TBD - SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-31 | Cape Canaveral SFS SLC-40 | May 22 08:04–12:04 UTC - Recent Mission Results - May 11 01:13 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 NROL-172 (13th NRO reconnaissance satellites) from Vandenberg SLC-4E; booster 33rd flight, droneship recovery - May 5 00:00 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 17-29 (24 satellites) from Vandenberg SLC-4E - May 3 07:00 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 CAS500-2 (South Korea Earth-observation) + 44 rideshare from Vandenberg; booster 33rd flight - May 1 18:06 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-38 (29 satellites) from Cape Canaveral SLC-40; booster 31st flight, droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas - April 1 23:24 UTC: NASA SLS Block 1 Artemis II (Orion crewed lunar flyby) successfully completed 9-day/2-hour mission; 12,217 photos released - Major Agency/Company Announcements - NASA: Increased CLPS budget to $4.2B (13 eligible providers); STORIE (Storm Time O+ Ring current Imaging Evolution) payload manifested on CRS-34 for ring-current research (Space Force STP-H11) - Blue Origin: New Glenn NG-3 (AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7) launched April 19 2026; New Shepard NS-36 crewed suborbital October 2026 - SpaceX: Starship Version 3 debut Flight 12; 600th Falcon 9 landing achieved April 2026; IPO targeted June 2026 - ESA/CAS: SMILE heliophysics mission targeting May 2026 launch (solar wind-magnetosphere interaction) - Roscosmos: Progress MS-32 launched March 22 2026 from Baikonur - Satellite & Orbital Updates - Starlink: 10,000+ satellites deployed; Groups 10-38, 17-29, 17-42 active in May 2026; new heat-shield imaging test satellites on Flight 12 - Globalstar 2-R constellation: 9 satellites scheduled May 17 - Amazon Kuiper: LA-07 payload on Atlas V May 22 - CAS500-2: South Korean Earth-observation satellite successfully deployed May 3 - Deep Space & Science Missions - NASA Psyche: Mars gravity assist flyby May 15 2026 (4,500 km altitude) - Lunar Gateway: PPE + HALO final integration/testing May 10–13 2026 at Kennedy Space Center - ESA HENON CubeSat: Deep-space space-weather mission NET late 2026 - China Tianwen-2: 469219 Kamoʻoalewa orbital insertion June 7 2026 Appended New Updates (post-May 10): - CRS-34 Dragon docking confirmed for May 14 ~13:50 UTC with STORIE payload activation - Starship Flight 12 confirmed May 19 window with expanded simulator Starlink deployment Appended Corrections: - Starship Flight 12 date corrected from May 15 to May 19 per official SpaceX schedule
Generated at: 2026-05-12 10:00:39 UTC - **Upcoming Launches** (all times UTC unless noted; windows subject to change) - **May 12, 2026, 23:16 UTC (7:16 p.m. EDT)**: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1096.6, 6th flight), NASA CRS-34 / Dragon C209.6 cargo resupply to ISS, SLC-40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; backup May 13 22:50 UTC; primary payload ~2,500 kg science/supplies. - **May 15, 2026, 14:00–18:00 UTC window**: SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink Group 17-37 (24 v2.0 Mini satellites), SLC-4E Vandenberg SFB, California; recovery on OCISLY droneship. - **May 15, 2026 NET 22:30 UTC**: SpaceX Starship V3 / Super Heavy (Flight 12, first V3 test), OLP-B Starbase, Texas; uncrewed orbital test including payload door and propellant transfer demos. - **May 17, 2026, 12:50 UTC (8:50–9:04 a.m. EDT window)**: SpaceX Falcon 9, Globalstar 2-R Launch 1 (batch of communications satellites), SLC-40 Cape Canaveral; recovery on droneship. - **May 19, 2026, 03:52 UTC window**: SpaceX Falcon 9, Starlink Group 17-42 (24 satellites), SLC-4E Vandenberg; additional Starlink Group 10-38 variant later in month. - **NET May 19, 2026, 10:00 p.m. local**: South Korea ADD solid-fuel SLV (all-stages variant) demo flight, TBD site; first flight of new national launcher. - **NET late May 2026**: Roscosmos Soyuz-2.1b, 16× Rassvet-3 satellites, Plesetsk Cosmodrome; CASC Long March 7A unknown payload, Wenchang. - **Recent Mission Results** - **Artemis II (NASA/ESA/CSA/JAXA)**: Successful crewed lunar flyby April 1–10, 2026; Orion spacecraft reached record human distance 252,756 miles (406,771 km) from Earth; total distance 694,481–700,237 miles; splashdown Pacific off San Diego; first crewed flight beyond LEO since Apollo 17; 12,217+ lunar photos released. - **SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink missions (May 2026)**: Multiple successful deployments including Starlink-385 (17-29) May 6, Starlink-384 (10-38) May 1; cumulative >10,000 Starlink satellites; 600th Falcon 9 booster landing achieved in April. - **NROL-172 (SpaceX/NRO)**: Successful classified payload deployment May 11, 2026, Vandenberg SLC-4E. - **Blue Origin New Glenn NG-3**: April 19, 2026 launch of AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 satellite; operational. - **Major Agency/Company Announcements** - **NASA Artemis program overhaul (Feb 2026)**: Artemis III (mid-2027) now focused on Earth-orbit rendezvous with one or both Human Landing Systems (Starship HLS + Blue Moon Mk1); first crewed lunar landing shifted to Artemis IV (no earlier than 2028); canceled Exploration Upper Stage (EUS); paused Gateway station in favor of lunar surface base; increased CLPS funding from $2.6B to $4.2B with emphasis on rovers. - **Blue Origin**: Blue Moon Mk1 “Endurance” completed vacuum chamber testing at NASA Johnson; New Glenn sidelined for BE-3U thrust upgrades; paused New Shepard suborbital flights to prioritize lunar lander. - **SpaceX**: Starship V3 testing May 10–13 at Starbase; IPO targeted June 2026; 5 launches planned week of May 12; on-orbit refueling demos targeted 2026 for Artemis support. - **ESA**: SMILE heliophysics mission (joint with CAS) targeted May 2026 launch; JUICE trajectory update May 11, 2026 confirming Jupiter course. - **NASA**: Increased spending on Commercial Lunar Payload Services; Cislunar Coordination Office established. - **Satellite & Orbital Updates** - **Starlink constellation**: Ongoing rapid deployment with 24-satellite batches; >10,000 total satellites in orbit; direct-to-cell variant testing. - **Globalstar 2-R**: First batch deployment targeted May 17. - **AST SpaceMobile**: BlueBird 7 satellite successfully launched April 19 on New Glenn. - **ISS operations**: Expedition 74 (NASA/ESA/Roscosmos) ongoing; Dragon CRS-34 arrival expected ~May 2026; alfalfa growth experiments, Cold Atom Lab, DNA-inspired research. - **Other**: 16× Rassvet-3 satellites NET May; South Korean demo payload May 19. - **Deep Space & Science Missions** - **JUICE (ESA)**: Precision trajectory update May 11, 2026; en route to Jupiter with Ganymede orbit insertion 2034. - **SMILE (ESA/CAS)**: Joint heliophysics mission to study solar wind-magnetosphere interaction; targeted May 2026 launch. - **Artemis II science**: Record lunar flyby data and images released; solar eclipse observations from lunar distance. - **Upcoming deep space**: ESA HENON CubeSat (late 2026); NASA ESCAPADE twins to Mars (Nov 2026); Chang’e 7 lunar south pole (late 2026); Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return June/July 2026; Hayabusa2 Torifune flyby July 2026; BepiColombo Mercury orbit late 2026. **Appended: New Updates (as of May 12, 2026)** - Starship Flight 12 (V3 debut) confirmed for May 15 window after prior slips; first propellant transfer and payload door tests. - NASA rolled out SLS core stage for Artemis III; Artemis II final distance record confirmed at 252,756 miles. - Blue Origin New Glenn operational cadence resumed post-April launch. **Appended: New Corrections** - Artemis III timeline revised: no lunar landing; Earth-orbit HLS rendezvous only (correction to prior 2025–2026 projections). - Starship V3 first flight delayed from April to May 15 (updated from earlier 2026 Q1 estimates). - CLPS contract value increased to $4.2B (new detail released May 2026).
Generated at: 2026-05-11 10:00:39 UTC - Upcoming Launches (with vehicle, payload, site, window) - May 12, 2026, 23:16 UTC (7:16 p.m. EDT; backup May 13, 22:50 UTC): SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 (booster B1088 on 6th flight), CRS-34 Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft (6th flight), SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; first-stage recovery at Landing Zone 40; Dragon docks ISS May 14, 13:50 UTC. - May 17, 2026, 12:50-13:04 UTC (14:50-15:04 CEST): SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5, Globalstar-2 R (Launch 1) constellation satellite, SLC-40, Cape Canaveral; first-stage droneship recovery. - May 22, 2026, TBD window (NET 11:00 UTC): ULA Atlas V 551, Amazon Leo-7 (29 Project Kuiper/LEO satellites), SLC-41, Cape Canaveral. - May 22, 2026, TBD window: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5, Starlink Group 10-31 (29 satellites), SLC-40, Cape Canaveral; droneship recovery. - May 15, 2026 (gravity-assist window): NASA Psyche spacecraft (Falcon Heavy launch 2023) Mars flyby at ~4,500 km altitude. - Recent Mission Results - May 1, 2026, 18:06 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1085, 31st flight) Starlink 10-38 (29 satellites) from SLC-40; successful droneship recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas. - May 6, 2026, 03:59 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 385 / 17-29 (24 satellites) from SLC-4E Vandenberg; first-stage B1081 (24th flight) landed on Of Course I Still Love You. - April 6, 2026: NASA Artemis II (Orion on SLS) completed crewed lunar flyby; record farthest human flight distance updated to 4,067 miles from Moon; crew returned with photos. - March 30, 2026: Transporter-16 rideshare (Falcon 9 SLC-4E) deployed R5-S10 cubesat and 40+ others. - Major Agency/Company Announcements - NASA (May 2026 release): CRS-34 coverage confirmed; Crew-13 (Jessica Watkins commander, Luke Delaney pilot, Joshua Kutryk CSA, Sergey Teteryatnikov Roscosmos) NET mid-September 2026 on Crew Dragon. - Blue Origin (March 19, 2026 FCC filing): Application for Project Sunrise constellation (up to 51,600 satellites, 500-1,800 km LEO) for space-based AI/cloud data centers. - NASA/ISS partners: Updated 2026 flight plan shifts Crew-13 earlier; Progress MS-29 (Roscosmos) July 14, 2026 cargo launch. - ESA/JAXA (May 8, 2026 MoC): RAMSES mission for Apophis asteroid 2029 close approach. - Satellite & Orbital Updates - Starlink: >1,000 satellites launched YTD 2026; ongoing Group 10- and 17-series deployments from both coasts. - Blue Origin: 51,600-satellite LEO data-center proposal competes with SpaceX equivalent. - ISRO: GSLV Mk II EOS-05/GISAT-1A NET May 21, 2026. - Deep Space & Science Missions - May 15, 2026: NASA Psyche Mars gravity assist en route to (16) Psyche asteroid. - ESA/CAS: SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) NET May 19, 2026 on Vega-C. - JUICE (ESA): Confirmed 100 km subsurface ocean on Europa from early-2026 flyby data. - JWST: Confirmed JADES-GS-z14-0 as oldest galaxy (290 Myr post-Big Bang). Appended New Updates/Corrections - Correction: CRS-34 launch window confirmed as May 12 23:16 UTC (not May 13 primary) per latest SpaceX/NASA coordination. - New: ESA/JAXA RAMSES asteroid mission announcement (May 8, 2026). - New: Blue Origin FCC filing details released (51,600-satellite data-center constellation). - Update: Artemis II farthest-distance record revised to 4,067 miles (May 2026 NASA note).
Generated at: 2026-05-10 10:00:39 UTC - Upcoming Launches (with vehicle, payload, site, window) - May 11 2026 22:28–02:28 UTC: NROL-172 national security mission, SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5, SLC-4E Vandenberg SFB California, droneship recovery - May 12 2026 23:16 UTC: NASA CRS-34, SpaceX Falcon 9, SLC-40 Cape Canaveral SFS Florida, Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft (~2 900 kg / 6 400 lb supplies & science), landing zone recovery - May 15 2026 14:00–18:00 UTC window: Starlink Group 17-37, SpaceX Falcon 9, SLC-4E Vandenberg, droneship - May 17 2026 12:50–13:04 UTC: Globalstar 2-R Mission 1, SpaceX Falcon 9, SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, droneship - May 18 2026 02:11–06:11 UTC: Starlink Group 17-42, SpaceX Falcon 9, SLC-4E Vandenberg, droneship - May 22 2026: Starlink Group 10-31 (29 satellites), SpaceX Falcon 9, SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, droneship; concurrent ULA Atlas V Amazon Leo 7 broadband satellites, Cape Canaveral - Recent Mission Results - April 2026: Artemis II (Orion/Integrity) completed first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo; 9-day 1-hour 32-minute mission, splashdown successful - April–early May 2026: Multiple Starlink v2-mini deployments expanding constellation; no failures reported in last 30 days - May 2026 ongoing: Starship Flight 12 preparations continue at Starbase Texas (Block 3 vehicle) - Major Agency/Company Announcements - May 1 2026: NASA updates ISS 2026 manifest – CRS-34 May 12, Soyuz MS-29 July 14 (Anil Menon + two Roscosmos), Crew-13 advanced to mid-September, CRS-35 fall 2026 with iROSA arrays - May 2026: SpaceX confirms Starship propellant-transfer demo and long-duration orbital test targeted for 2026; New Glenn first flight still pending Blue Origin pad work - Blue Origin: Blue Moon Mark 1 Pathfinder vacuum-chamber testing completed; competing for Artemis III HLS contract - Satellite & Orbital Updates - Ongoing Starlink v2-mini batches (Groups 17-37, 17-42, 10-31) adding ~29 satellites each to LEO shell - NROL-172 classified payload insertion May 11 - Globalstar 2-R replenishment constellation expansion May 17 - Deep Space & Science Missions - May 15 2026: NASA Psyche spacecraft Mars gravity-assist flyby (4 500 km altitude) - June 2026: CNSA Tianwen-2 469219 Kamoʻoalewa orbital insertion - Late 2026: ESA Hera Didymos arrival, BepiColombo Mercury orbit insertion, JAXA MMX launch New Updates Section: - CRS-34 launch window confirmed at 23:16 UTC May 12 with 6 400 lb cargo manifest - Crew-13 date advanced from November to mid-September 2026 New Corrections Section: - No Starship Flight 12 launch occurred in early May; remains NET mid-May at Starbase - Blue Origin New Glenn debut still delayed beyond Q1 2026
Generated at: 2026-05-09 10:00:39 UTC - **Upcoming Launches (with vehicle, payload, site, window)** - May 11, 2026, 2228 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1103, 2nd flight) NROL-172 (NRO Starshield constellation satellites) from Vandenberg SLC-4E; booster recovery on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You. - May 12, 2026, 2316 UTC (backup May 13 2350 UTC): SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1096, 6th flight) CRS-34 Dragon C209 (6th flight) from Cape Canaveral SLC-40; ~38-hour ISS docking May 14 ~1350 UTC; booster recovery at LZ-40. - May 15, 2026, window opens 1400 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1097, 9th flight) Starlink 17-37 (24 V2 Mini Optimized sats) from Vandenberg SLC-4E; booster recovery on Of Course I Still Love You. - May 15, 2026, window opens 2230 UTC: SpaceX Starship Flight 12 (Ship 39 / Booster 19, Block 3 debut) suborbital test from Starbase OLP-B; possible tower catch attempt TBD. - May 17, 2026, window opens 1250 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1090, 12th flight) Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 (9 HIBLEO-4 sats) from Cape Canaveral SLC-40; booster recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas. - May 18/19, 2026, 0352 UTC: Avio Vega-C SMILE (ESA/CAS heliophysics mission) from Kourou ZLV; 57-min deployment into highly elliptical Earth orbit. - May 22, 2026, TBD: SpaceX Falcon 9 (B1077, 28th flight) Starlink 10-31 (29 V2 Mini Optimized sats) from Cape Canaveral SLC-40; booster recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas. - May 22, 2026, TBD: ULA Atlas V Amazon Leo 07 (29 Leo broadband sats) from Cape Canaveral SLC-41. - May 22, 2026, 0930 UTC: Rocket Lab Electron 'Viva La StriX' (Synspective StriX SAR sat) from Mahia LC-1; 572 km circular SSO at 44.8° inclination. - **Recent Mission Results** - April 1-10/11, 2026: NASA Artemis II SLS Block 1 launch from KSC Pad 39B; 10-day lunar flyby by Orion 'Integrity' with crew Reid Wiseman (CDR), Victor Glover (Pilot), Christina Koch (MS), Jeremy Hansen (CSA MS); record 252,756 miles from Earth on April 6; splashdown ~0007 UTC April 11 (5:07 p.m. PDT April 10) off San Diego. - May 1, 2026, ~1806 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-38 (29 sats) from Cape Canaveral SLC-40; booster B1xxx recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas. - May 3-5, 2026: Multiple SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink and rideshare missions (e.g., CAS500-2 + 45 payloads to SSO from Vandenberg). - **Major Agency/Company Announcements** - May 7, 2026: Rocket Lab announces 5-launch Neutron deal with Synspective; Neutron debut targeted late 2026. - May 4, 2026: Lockheed Martin joins Firefly Aerospace/Seagate offshore launch collaboration. - May 8, 2026: NASA Hubble rescue mission passes key testing milestone. - Ongoing: Blue Origin New Glenn third flight and Blue Moon Mark 1 Pathfinder (GTO/GEO insertion) in first half 2026; Roscosmos Progress MS-34 (April) and upcoming Soyuz-5 maiden successes noted. - **Satellite & Orbital Updates** - Starlink constellation: Ongoing batches of 24-29 V2 Mini Optimized satellites; cumulative 2026 launches supporting proliferated LEO architecture. - Amazon Leo: ULA Atlas V Leo Atlas 07 (29 sats) penultimate mission; Starlink 10-31 parallel deployment. - NROL-172: NRO proliferated architecture Starshield sats on Falcon 9. - **Deep Space & Science Missions** - ESA/CAS SMILE (Vega-C, May 18/19): Solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere study in elliptical orbit; 3-year mission with 4 instruments. - NASA Artemis II: Completed record lunar flyby and farthest human spaceflight; 12,217+ photos released; sets stage for Artemis III. - China Tianwen-2: Near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa operations ongoing. - **Appended: New Updates & Corrections (as of May 9, 2026)** - Corrections: Multiple Falcon 9 Starlink windows delayed (e.g., NROL-172 moved up to May 11 from 12/13; Starlink 17-37 delayed from May 9/10/14); Vega-C SMILE delayed from April 9 due to subsystem production issue. - New: Starship Flight 12 confirmed as Block 3 debut with Ship 39/Booster 19; Artemis II photo archive (12k+ images) newly released; Rocket Lab Neutron contract expansion.
Generated at: 2026-05-08 10:00:39 UTC - Upcoming Launches (with vehicle, payload, site, window) - May 11 2026 22:28-02:28 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 NROL-172 (National Reconnaissance Office reconnaissance satellite) from Vandenberg SFB SLC-4E, droneship recovery - May 12 2026 23:16 UTC (backup May 13 22:50 UTC): SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-34 (Dragon cargo resupply, ~38-hour transit to dock May 14 13:50 UTC) from Cape Canaveral SFS SLC-40, LZ-1 recovery; booster flight #6 - May 15 2026 14:00-18:00 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink (24 satellites) from Vandenberg SFB SLC-4E, droneship - May 19 2026 TBD: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink from Vandenberg SFB SLC-4E, droneship - May 22 2026 TBD: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-31 (29 satellites) from Cape Canaveral SFS SLC-40, droneship - May 22 2026 TBD: ULA Atlas V 551 Amazon Leo 7 (LEO broadband satellites) from Cape Canaveral SFS - NET Q2 2026: Blue Origin New Glenn Blue Moon Mark 1 Pathfinder (lunar tech demo) from Cape Canaveral - Recent Mission Results - May 1 2026 18:06 UTC: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-38 (29 satellites) from Cape Canaveral SFS SLC-40; booster #31 recovered on droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas - May 2-3 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 CAS500-2 (South Korean Earth observation) + 45 payloads rideshare to SSO from Vandenberg - May 5-6 2026: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 17-29 (24 satellites) from Vandenberg SFB SLC-4E - April 1-10 2026: NASA Artemis II (Orion "Integrity" on SLS) – crewed lunar flyby; max distance 252756 miles (new human record, surpassing Apollo 13); splashdown April 10 00:07 UTC off San Diego; 694481 miles total distance; 12000+ images released May 4 - Major Agency/Company Announcements - NASA: Artemis II record-distance confirmation and image release; Crew-13 NET mid-September 2026; Northrop Grumman CRS-25 NET Fall 2026 - SpaceX: Continued Starlink cadence (267 launches YTD 2026); Starship Flight 12 targeting early May - Blue Origin: New Glenn/Blue Moon Pathfinder preparations accelerating for Q2 - ESA/CAS: SMILE heliophysics mission (solar wind-magnetosphere study) NET May 2026 - Roscosmos: Soyuz-5 flight test April 30; Tianzhou 10 cargo NET May 10 - Satellite & Orbital Updates - 29 new Starlink satellites operational (May 1); additional 24 (May 5-6); 10-31 batch pending - CAS500-2 Earth observation satellite deployed; 45 auxiliary payloads to SSO - NROL-172 reconnaissance satellite pending May 11 - Amazon Leo 7 broadband constellation launch pending May 22 - Deep Space & Science Missions - Artemis II completed first crewed lunar flyby with record imagery and eclipse observations - ESA/CAS SMILE mission (joint heliophysics) pending May launch - NASA CLPS: Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1 Pathfinder (lunar tech) and Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 both NET 2026 New Updates/Appended Corrections: - All May 2026 launch windows and counts updated from SpaceX/ULA/NASA schedules (May 7-8 crawls) - Artemis II splashdown time corrected to 00:07 UTC April 10 with exact distance 252756 miles - Added NROL-172 and Amazon Leo 7 specifics from latest Spaceflight Now and Florida Today reports - No major failures; all Starlink and rideshare missions successful per May 8 data