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SpaceX has successfully reflown an upgraded Crago Dragon spacecraft for the first time carrying over 2,000 kilograms of supplies to the International Space Station.

SpaceX launch first flight-proven upgraded cargo Dragon

August 30, 2021

SpaceX launched its 23rd International Space Station resupply mission August 29 carrying 2,207 kilograms of experiments, cargo, and crew supplies. The CRS-23 mission was launched...

The launch of Boeing’s Starliner OFT-2 mission has been delayed by months with the launch unlikely to occur in 2021.

Second Boeing Starliner demo mission suffers massive setback

August 13, 2021

The launch of the second uncrewed demonstration mission of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle will be delayed by months. The delay is necessary...

The second uncrewed Starliner demonstration mission has been delayed after a fault was discovered just hours before launch.

Starliner fault delays the launch of second uncrewed demo mission

August 3, 2021

Updated with an additional statement from Boeing regarding the Starliner spacecraft being rolled back into the Vertical Integration Facility for inspection. The much anticipated second...

NASA has awarded SpaceX a $179-million contract to launch the agency’s Europa Clipper mission aboard a Falcon Heavy | Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Selection of Falcon Heavy saves Europa Clipper mission almost $2 billion

July 25, 2021

NASA has selected to launch its $4 billion Europa Clipper mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The launch is slated for October 2024. Announced on...

The Ariane 5 will return to flight after nearly a year on the ground on July 27.

Ariane 5 cleared to return to flight this month

July 2, 2021

Arianespace has cleared the Ariane 5 to return to flight with the launch of a pair of satellites on July 27. The vehicle has...

SpaceX will look to continue its blistering launch cadence as we move into the second half of 2021 on their way to 40 Falcon 9 missions in a single year.

SpaceX set blistering launch cadence in first half of 2021

June 10, 2021

As we approach the halfway mark of 2021, SpaceX continues to set a blistering launch cadence that whole nations have not been able to...

SpaceX has successfully launched its 22nd International Space Station resupply mission carrying science experiments, cargo for the crew and equipment for the orbiting laboratory.

SpaceX launch squid and tardigrades aboard Dragon spacecraft

June 4, 2021

The 22nd SpaceX International Space Station resupply mission launched aboard a Dragon spacecraft June 3 carrying 3,328 kilograms of cargo including science experiments and...

NASA’s James Webb telescope launch has been pushed with a revised launch date not yet set.

James Webb telescope launch delayed again

June 3, 2021

The launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed again as teams face a number of challenges. Prior to this most recent delay,...

The Tianzhou-2 resupply spacecraft docked with China’s Tianhe space station module on May 29.

China launch resupply mission to space station

May 31, 2021

China's Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the country's recently launched space station core module eight hours after being launched. The uncrewed spacecraft was launched...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster that launched 60 Starlink satellites on May 9 was the first to be flown on ten missions.

SpaceX launch and recover a Falcon 9 booster for the 10th time

May 11, 2021

A flight-proven Falcon 9 was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 9 on its tenth mission carrying 60 more Starlink satellites. The mission was launched...