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- Fram2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of polar spaceflightby Will Robinson-Smith on March 28, 2025 at 8:44 pm
The four astronauts will spend three to five days in a free-flier Dragon mission that will see them orbit over the north and south poles. The crew arrived in Florida on Monday for their final week of quarantine before launch.
- NASA switches Starliner crew to SpaceX Dragon as testing continues on troubled Boeing capsuleby Will Robinson-Smith on March 28, 2025 at 1:34 am
Zena Cardman, the original commander of the Crew-9 mission, will get to fly to space as the commander of Crew-11. Launch is set for no earlier than July 2025.
- U.S. Space Force certifies ULA’s Vulcan rocket to begin launching national security missionsby Will Robinson-Smith on March 27, 2025 at 1:14 am
The conclusion of certification closes out a process that began in September 2016 and saw the government closely track the development of Vulcan alongside United Launch Alliance. Its first National Security Space Launch mission is targeting liftoff over the summer.
- SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFBby Will Robinson-Smith on March 26, 2025 at 4:54 pm
The mission marks the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites launched in a single batch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 3:11 p.m. PDT (6:11 p.m. EDT, 2211 UTC).
- Rocket Lab launches 8 wildfire detection satellites for OroraTech on Electron rocketby Will Robinson-Smith on March 26, 2025 at 2:44 pm
These first eight satellites are part of OroraTech’s plan to deploy up to 100 satellites by 2028. Liftoff from Mahia, New Zealand happened at 4:30 a.m. NZT on March 27 (11:30 a.m. EDT, 1530 UTC on March 26).
- SpaceX launches national security satellite for NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveralby Will Robinson-Smith on March 24, 2025 at 11:52 am
The mission was the fifth of 2025 featuring spacecraft developed by the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff of the NROL-69 mission from pad 40 happened at 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 UTC).
- SpaceX launches 450th Falcon 9 rocket, breaks booster turnaround record on NRO missionby Will Robinson-Smith on March 20, 2025 at 10:09 pm
The NROL-57 mission was the eighth launch supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff happened at 11:49 p.m. PDT (2:49 a.m. EDT, 0649 UTC).
- SpaceX Dragon Freedom splashes down off coast of Florida, ending Crew-9 missionby Will Robinson-Smith on March 18, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Dragon Freedom undocked from the space station at 1:05 a.m. EDT (1705 UTC) on Tuesday to begin its roughly 17-hour trip to splash down along Florida’s Gulf Coast. The parachute-supported splash down happened at 5:57 p.m. EDT (2157 UTC).
- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites Tuesday afternoon Falcon 9 flightby Will Robinson-Smith on March 18, 2025 at 3:08 pm
The launch came amid the return of three astronauts and a cosmonaut from the International Space Station. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 3:57 p.m. EDT (1957 UTC).
- Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concludes successful, 14-day mission on the Moonby Will Robinson-Smith on March 18, 2025 at 1:18 am
The lunar operation marks the longest commercial mission on the Moon to date. Firefly Aerospace is in the midst of preparing for its next trip to the Moon, which is set to launch in 2026.
- SpaceX Continues Progress on Next Generation Facilitiesby Ryan Weber on March 28, 2025 at 5:59 pm
With the downtime between Flight 8 and Flight 9, SpaceX is continuing to build Orbital… The post SpaceX Continues Progress on Next Generation Facilities appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- Isar Aerospace set for second attempt at first orbital launch from continental Europeby Justin Davenport on March 27, 2025 at 10:29 am
Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, is scheduled to make the first-ever launch attempt of… The post Isar Aerospace set for second attempt at first orbital launch from continental Europe appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- Launch Roundup: Alpha, Spectrum, Electron, and Falcon 9 set to flyby Martin Smith on March 24, 2025 at 10:19 pm
The week ahead includes three launches scheduled for Wednesday and the third Electron rocket to… The post Launch Roundup: Alpha, Spectrum, Electron, and Falcon 9 set to fly appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- Crew handovers and cargo ship movements highlight recent ISS activityby Justin Davenport on March 20, 2025 at 9:45 pm
The International Space Station is now in the waning days of Expedition 72 and is… The post Crew handovers and cargo ship movements highlight recent ISS activity appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- Crew-9, Starliner CFT astronauts return to Earth aboard Dragonby Sawyer Rosenstein on March 18, 2025 at 8:19 pm
After more than nine months in space, the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test… The post Crew-9, Starliner CFT astronauts return to Earth aboard Dragon appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- Dream Chaser completes more pre-flight milestonesby Sawyer Rosenstein on March 18, 2025 at 4:55 pm
Testing continues ahead of the first flight of Dream Chaser. The so-called “mini shuttle” will… The post Dream Chaser completes more pre-flight milestones appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- Launch Roundup: Electron, Falcon 9, and Ceres-1 launches flying this weekby Justin Davenport on March 17, 2025 at 10:42 pm
The busy launch manifests of recent weeks are continuing, with Falcon 9, Electron, and Chinese… The post Launch Roundup: Electron, Falcon 9, and Ceres-1 launches flying this week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare from Vandenbergby Danny Lentz on March 14, 2025 at 6:55 pm
SpaceX launched the Transporter-13 rideshare mission on Friday, March 14, at 11:43 PM PDT (06:43… The post SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare from Vandenberg appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- SpaceX press on with pre-launch testing while working Ship issue mitigationby Ryan Weber on March 13, 2025 at 8:38 pm
SpaceX continues to press on with pre-flight testing for Flight 9, while internally looking to… The post SpaceX press on with pre-launch testing while working Ship issue mitigation appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
- SpaceX launches NASA’s Crew-10 mission to the ISSby Haygen Warren on March 12, 2025 at 5:27 pm
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the next ISS crew-rotation mission, Crew-10. The 10th operational crewed… The post SpaceX launches NASA’s Crew-10 mission to the ISS appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.