Cape Canaveral

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  4 Astronauts Reach International Space Station To Replace NASA Crew

  The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday's arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.

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  Celestis to Send Human Ashes Beyond the Moon on Deep-Space Memorial Flight in 2026

  Celestis, a Texas-based pioneer of space memorial services, is preparing its next deep-space mission, Infinite Flight, scheduled for late 2026. Launched aboard Stoke Space’s fully reusable Nova rocket from Cape Canaveral, the mission will carry cremated remains and DNA samples beyond the Moon into a permanent solar orbit. Part of Celestis’s Voy...

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  SpaceX Adds 29 New Starlink Satellites in Successful Falcon 9 Launch

  SpaceX successfully launched 29 new Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on December 2, 2025. The satellites were deployed about 65 minutes after liftoff, pushing the operational constellation past 9,100 units. The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster also completed its 25th landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas....

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  Bad Weather Delays Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch of NASA’s Mars Mission

  Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch was postponed on November 9, 2025, because of heavy clouds at Cape Canaveral. The rocket was carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE orbiters to study Mars’s atmosphere. The delay came a day before the FAA’s new daytime launch ban during a federal shutdown. The next attempt is scheduled for November 12.

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  ESCAPADE Mission: NASA To Send Twin Orbiters To Decode Mars' Magnetic Mysteries

  The mission is scheduled to launch on November 9, aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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  SpaceX Launches Satellite Haven, Paving Way For World's First Private Space Station

  This test is a significant step toward the company's upcoming major plan, the launch of the private space station "Haven-1" in mid-2026.

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  Blue Origin Prepares New Glenn Rocket for NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars Mission

  Blue Origin has moved its second New Glenn rocket to the pad at Cape Canaveral, preparing to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars. The rocket, featuring seven BE-4 engines, will mark its first deep-space mission and showcase Blue Origin’s progress in reusable heavy-lift launch systems.

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  SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys 28 Next-Generation Starlink V2 Mini Satellites

  SpaceX launched 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites Sept. 21, 2025, from Florida. The Falcon 9’s first stage, on its 11th mission, landed on a drone ship. This was SpaceX’s 119th launch of the year, further expanding its Starlink mega-constellation to over 8,000 active satellites in orbit.

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  Cygnus XL Successfully Docks at International Space Station on First Mission

  Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL, the largest cargo spacecraft ever built by the company, successfully docked at the International Space Station. Launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, it delivered over 11,000 pounds of supplies and research materials.

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  SpaceX Launches 28 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9, Booster Lands Safely

  SpaceX successfully launched 28 new Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Sept. 18, 2025, using its trusted Falcon 9 rocket. The booster made a safe return on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions.” This mission marked the 117th Falcon 9 flight of the year.