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The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is integrated alongside the twin solid rocket booster motor segments on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida completing its short stack configuration.
Artemis IIILead report · October 28, 2026

NASA Completes Artemis III Short Stack at Kennedy Ahead of Fueling Test

NASA has joined Artemis III’s SLS core stage and boosters at Kennedy, preparing the rocket’s short stack for a fueling test at Pad 39B.

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From left to right, NASA Deputy Press Secretary George Alderman; NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya; Jeremy Parsons, NASA’s Artemis program manager, participate in a news conference on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The briefing was to update media about NASA’s Artemis III mission that will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit in 2027 to test critical systems needed for future lunar landings, and how plans to return American astronauts to the Moon by 2028 are progressing.

Artemis Program

NASA Outlines Accelerated Artemis Plans, Targets Summer 2027 Mission and 2028 Moon Landing

NASA unveiled new details about its accelerated Artemis program during an October 23 press conference at Kennedy Space Center. Artemis III is targeted for summer 2027 and will test Orion docking with SpaceX Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander before the agency's planned crewed Moon landing in 2028.

Andrew Javor · October 23, 2026

Starship launching in Starbase, TX during the Flight 14 mission.

Launch News

FAA Planning Schedule Targets December Launches for SpaceX Starship and Blue Origin New Glenn in Florida

New FAA planning information identifies December 10 as the tentative date for SpaceX's first Starship launch from Florida, followed by Blue Origin's New Glenn return to flight no earlier than December 28. Both missions remain subject to vehicle readiness and regulatory requirements.

Andrew Javor · October 22, 2026

An artist's rendering illustrates Blue Origin's planned New Glenn launch infrastructure expansion at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company is investing in additional launch pads and facilities to support more frequent launches.

Blue Origin

Blue Origin Plans Major Florida Expansion to Support Multiple New Glenn Launches Per Week

Blue Origin is expanding its Florida operations with new launch pads, a $330 million upper-stage manufacturing facility, and two additional booster landing platforms. The company aims to support multiple New Glenn launches per week by the end of the decade.

Andrew Javor · October 22, 2026

"Jellyfish" effect starting to occur during the launch of the Bandwagon-5 mission.

Launch News

SpaceX Launches Bandwagon-5 Mission from Cape Canaveral, Carrying 32 Payloads into Space

SpaceX successfully launched its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral at 7:04 a.m. EDT on October 20, carrying 32 payloads aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. First-stage booster B1085 completed its 19th flight and landed on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Andrew Javor · October 20, 2026

Long exposure of CRS-35 launch from Cape Canaverlal, FL.

NASA

SpaceX Launches CRS-35 Mission from Cape Canaveral, Sending NASA Science and Cargo to Space Station

SpaceX successfully launched NASA's CRS-35 cargo mission from Cape Canaveral at 6:33 a.m. EDT on October 13. Cargo Dragon is carrying more than 6,300 pounds of science experiments, station supplies, and solar array hardware, with docking planned for Thursday.

Andrew Javor · October 13, 2026

Cargo Dragon launching aboard a Falcon 9 Rocket

Launch News

SpaceX CRS-35 Set for Tuesday Launch with NASA Health Research Bound for Space Station

SpaceX is targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday for the launch of NASA's CRS-35 cargo mission from Cape Canaveral. Dragon will deliver new health research, station supplies, and solar array hardware to the International Space Station.

Andrew Javor · October 12, 2026

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Vulcan VC6L
To Be DeterminedUnited Launch Alliance

Amazon Leo (LV-01)

Vulcan VC6L

To Be DeterminedTime TBDSpace Launch Complex 41
Falcon 9 Block 5
To Be ConfirmedSpaceX

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25

Falcon 9 Block 5

November 29, 202611:00 AM ETSpace Launch Complex 40
To Be DeterminedUnknown

Owlet-01

Unknown Launch Vehicle

To Be DeterminedTime TBDUnknown Pad
Vulcan
To Be DeterminedUnited Launch Alliance

NROL-64

Vulcan

To Be DeterminedTime TBDSpace Launch Complex 41
Vulcan
To Be DeterminedUnited Launch Alliance

USSF-16

Vulcan

To Be DeterminedTime TBDSpace Launch Complex 41
Vulcan
To Be DeterminedUnited Launch Alliance

WGS-11

Vulcan

To Be DeterminedTime TBDSpace Launch Complex 41

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