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Axiom Space has secured another trip to the International Space Station after NASA selected the Houston-based company for a fifth commercial crew mission to the orbital outpost.
The Federal Aviation Administration released the Final Environmental Impact Statement and its Record of Decision regarding the matter this morning. The Record of Decision approves SpaceX to operate Starship-Super Heavy at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, clearing the final major regulatory hurdle for the company’s next-generation launch vehicle on Florida’s Space Coast.
2026 promises to be the most transformative year in American spaceflight since the Apollo era. From Artemis II astronauts circling the Moon to the first commercial space stations, here’s what’s coming.
The Department of the Air Force has officially signed off on a plan that lets SpaceX redevelop Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral SFS for Starship and Super Heavy operations. Their Record of Decision lays out how the company can rebuild the pad, transport hardware, and eventually fly and land the massive booster and ship right here on the Space Coast.
All eyes will be on Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday November 9, 2025. Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy lift rocket will attempt to successfully launch NASA’s ESCAPADE mission (NG-2) to an orbit around Mars.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a big change on November 6, 2025, that will dramatically alter the way commercial rocket launches are conducted in the United States…at least for now. Effective November 10, all commercial launches and reentries will be restricted to nighttime hours between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time. The emergency order, described by officials as a necessary response to ongoing staffing shortages, immediately sent ripples through the nation’s growing commercial space industry, particularly across Florida’s Space Coast, where many of the country’s launches take place.
A 71-year-old Chinese-born Canadian citizen, Xiao Guang Pan, has entered a guilty plea in a federal case involving unauthorized drone flights over Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NASA has extended a second offer to its workforce in an effort to trim staff amid sweeping budget cuts ahead of the federal fiscal year 2026. The agency emailed employees Monday, unveiling a new deferred resignation program (DRP) and voluntary retirement incentives, extending benefits through January 2026—a full four months longer than its January program—which is open through July 25.
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit today from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 aboard a Falcon 9. Liftoff was at 3:43 PM ET (2043 UTC) after several pushbacks in the window, presumably due to windy weather from an approaching cold front expected to arrive this evening on the Space Coast.
SpaceX launched the Thuraya-4 satellite for Yahsat / Space 42 this evening from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff was at 8:27 PM EST (0027 UTC) on a cool evening on the Space Coast.
Tonight’s launch was the first from the Eastern Range in 2025 in what is expected to be another record year for launches from the combined facilities of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center.
After two previous delays, including an abort-at-ignition and a booster swap, SpaceX launched the ‘From One To Many’ payload for Astranis tonight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral aboard Falcon 9. Liftoff was at 12:00 AM EST (05:00 UTC) under broken skies on the Space Coast.
