Pre-Launch Briefs
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March 31st, 2026
Its The Final Countdown
L-24 hours till humans head back to the moon.
By schoening.an
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2 min read
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March 25th, 2026
A New Way To Navigate
Rocket Lab prepares to launch ESA’s pathfinding navigation and timing Celeste satellites.
By schoening.an
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2 min read

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March 15th, 2026
Atlas V to Fly Again
atlas-v-551-amazon-leo-la-04
Amazon Leo Satellites being Delivered
By Cat Fredericks
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7 min read

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February 24th, 2026
Go on. SCRAMJET
HASTE | That's Not A Knife (DART AE)
Rocket Lab’s next HASTE mission set to launch DART AE hypersonic demonstrator
By Sch0ening
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3 min read

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February 16th, 2026
Alpha's Climb Back to Orbit
Firefly Alpha | Stairway to Seven
Firefly’s “Stairway to Seven” Marks a Pivotal Return to Flight for Alpha
By Sch0ening
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4 min read

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February 10th, 2026
Crew 12 Delayed Again, Now NET Friday, February 13
Crew 12
By Charles Boyer
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1 min read

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February 10th, 2026
NASA Discusses Progress Towards The Next Boeing Starliner Flight
Starliner-1
By Charles Boyer
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3 min read

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February 9th, 2026
Crew 12 Launch Delayed To NET Thursday, February 12
Crew 12
And Thursday ain't looking great...
By Charles Boyer
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1 min read

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February 7th, 2026
SpaceX Flight Block 5, 17-33
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-33
By Cat Fredericks
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2 min read

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February 6th, 2026
NASA Awards Axiom Space A Fifth Private Mission To ISS
Axiom 5
By Charles Boyer
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1 min read

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February 4th, 2026
Crew 12 Set to Lift Off
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-12
By Cat Fredericks
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5 min read

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January 27th, 2026
Another Flight Swap with GPS III SV09
Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV09
By Cat Fredericks
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2 min read

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January 22nd, 2026
Blue Origin eyes Booster Reuse for NG-3
NG-3
Never Tell Me The Odds….
By Sch0ening
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2 min read

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January 17th, 2026
A Second Shot at Orbit
Spectrum | Onward and Upward
Why Isar Aerospace’s Next Spectrum Launch Is Worth Watching
By Sch0ening
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3 min read

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January 9th, 2026
NASA’s Pandora Mission Is Headed to a Rare Orbit — and It Could Change How We Understand Exoplanets
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
A rideshare to Dawn/Dusk SSO
By Sch0ening
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5 min read
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December 25th, 2025
Launch from a Unusual Location
Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload
By Cat Fredericks
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1 min read
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December 25th, 2025
Final Launch of the Year for SpaceX
Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3
By Cat Fredericks
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1 min read

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December 20th, 2025
Under Pressure, Above Expectations: Rocket Lab’s Pivotal Year in Spaceflight
Electron | The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6)
Rocket Lab shows great HASTE with launch cadence and continue to cement themselves as more than just a rocket company.
By Sch0ening
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5 min read

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December 16th, 2025
Accessibility in Space Tourism
New Shepard | NS-37
By Cat Fredericks
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1 min read

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December 16th, 2025
Hanbit-Nano Maiden Flight
By Dillon S
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1 min read

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December 16th, 2025
The EU's Heavy Launch Rocket from Arianespace
Ariane 62 | Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)
By Cat Fredericks
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2 min read

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November 30th, 2025
ZhuQue-3 Maiden Flight
ZhuQue-3 Maiden Flight
ZhuQue-3 launch Imminent According To Chinese Air Notices
By Dillon S
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1 min read

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November 26th, 2025
Transporter 15
Transporter 15
The space Uber rides again!
By Dima Gilmour
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3 min read

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November 17th, 2025
Sentinel-6B
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B
By Sch0ening
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2 min read