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SpaceX continues to make rapid progress on its Starship program infrastructure
Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera and Chris Bergin
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Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera and Chris Bergin
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January 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
SpaceX continues to make rapid progress on its Starship program infrastructure
Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera and Chris Bergin
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Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera and Chris Bergin
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Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 Today, January 13th, from 2:00 p.m. CST / 20:00 UTC on NASASpaceflight’s Starbase Live stream for another Raptorside Chat.
We’ll discuss all the latest developments at Starbase, and beyond, and try to answer any questions you may have!
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We’ll discuss all the latest developments at Starbase, and beyond, and try to answer any questions you may have!
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January 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 Today, January 13th, from 2:00 p.m. CST / 20:00 UTC on NASASpaceflight’s Starbase Live stream for another Raptorside Chat.
We’ll discuss all the latest developments at Starbase, and beyond, and try to answer any questions you may have!
nsf.live/starbase
We’ll discuss all the latest developments at Starbase, and beyond, and try to answer any questions you may have!
nsf.live/starbase
Starship flights from the Kennedy Space Center got a major step closer, as the Ship QD Arm was lifted into place and installed on the tower at Launch Complex 39A.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Starship flights from the Kennedy Space Center got a major step closer, as the Ship QD Arm was lifted into place and installed on the tower at Launch Complex 39A.
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The Starship SQD is being lifted for installation on the tower at LC-39A.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The Starship SQD is being lifted for installation on the tower at LC-39A.
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Watch Live: nsf.live/spacecoast
January 13, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising a majority of the launch manifest.
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By Haygen Warren
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By Haygen Warren
January 13, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising a majority of the launch manifest.
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By Haygen Warren
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By Haygen Warren
Monday morning workout, Chopstick style
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nsf.live/starbase
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Monday morning workout, Chopstick style
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nsf.live/starbase
The Booster knows where the drone ship is, because it knows where it is not.
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The Booster knows where the drone ship is, because it knows where it is not.
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1078-25 launches Starlink 6-97 from SLC-40.
LIVE on YT: youtube.com/watch?v=0Mwl...
LIVE on YT: youtube.com/watch?v=0Mwl...
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1078-25 launches Starlink 6-97 from SLC-40.
LIVE on YT: youtube.com/watch?v=0Mwl...
LIVE on YT: youtube.com/watch?v=0Mwl...
Starship S39.1 test tank has returned to Massey's overnight for another round of testing, after almost 4 weeks away following its trip home to the production site for the holidays.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Starship S39.1 test tank has returned to Massey's overnight for another round of testing, after almost 4 weeks away following its trip home to the production site for the holidays.
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The current Commander of the orbital outpost, NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, will hand over the command to Роскосмос cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The current Commander of the orbital outpost, NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, will hand over the command to Роскосмос cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.
The return process begins with the Change Of Command ceremony where we will get to hear from the astronauts for the first time since the incident was revealed.
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The return process begins with the Change Of Command ceremony where we will get to hear from the astronauts for the first time since the incident was revealed.
Due to a medical situation with one of the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts, the mission is ending early and the crew are heading home ahead of schedule on Dragon Endeavour.
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Due to a medical situation with one of the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts, the mission is ending early and the crew are heading home ahead of schedule on Dragon Endeavour.
Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 on Monday, January 12th, from approx. 2:20 p.m. EST / 19:20 UTC, for the Change Of Command ceremony on the International Space Station.
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ISS Change of Command ahead of Crew-11 early return home
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January 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 on Monday, January 12th, from approx. 2:20 p.m. EST / 19:20 UTC, for the Change Of Command ceremony on the International Space Station.
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The Starlink Group 6-97 mission will launch 29 Starlink v2 Mini satellites to Low Earth Orbit on a Southeast trajectory from the Cape. The latest Space Launch Delta 45 launch weather forecast see a 15% chance for violating weather constraints.
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
The Starlink Group 6-97 mission will launch 29 Starlink v2 Mini satellites to Low Earth Orbit on a Southeast trajectory from the Cape. The latest Space Launch Delta 45 launch weather forecast see a 15% chance for violating weather constraints.
Liftoff of Falcon 9 booster B1078-25 from Space Launch Complex 40 is set for no earlier than 12:44 p.m. EST / 17:44 UTC, with the booster attempting a drone ship landing on Just Read The Instructions, positioned downrange from the launch site.
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Liftoff of Falcon 9 booster B1078-25 from Space Launch Complex 40 is set for no earlier than 12:44 p.m. EST / 17:44 UTC, with the booster attempting a drone ship landing on Just Read The Instructions, positioned downrange from the launch site.
Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 from Florida'a Space Coast on Monday, January 12th, from approx. 11:44 a.m. EST / 16:44 UTC, as SpaceX launches yet another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink 6-97
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January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 from Florida'a Space Coast on Monday, January 12th, from approx. 11:44 a.m. EST / 16:44 UTC, as SpaceX launches yet another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mwl...
A key production site for Starship's future launch cadence, the Starbase Gigbay continues to rise with a symphony of steel.
➡️https://youtu.be/653qqXvNDrc
➡️https://youtu.be/653qqXvNDrc
January 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A key production site for Starship's future launch cadence, the Starbase Gigbay continues to rise with a symphony of steel.
➡️https://youtu.be/653qqXvNDrc
➡️https://youtu.be/653qqXvNDrc
Nearly eight minutes later, after completing its mission, the booster returned to planet Earth, landing at Vandenberg’s Landing Zone 4.
Following successful deployments, this will complete the 587th overall mission for a Falcon 9 rocket and was SpaceX’s fourth mission of 2026.
Following successful deployments, this will complete the 587th overall mission for a Falcon 9 rocket and was SpaceX’s fourth mission of 2026.
January 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Nearly eight minutes later, after completing its mission, the booster returned to planet Earth, landing at Vandenberg’s Landing Zone 4.
Following successful deployments, this will complete the 587th overall mission for a Falcon 9 rocket and was SpaceX’s fourth mission of 2026.
Following successful deployments, this will complete the 587th overall mission for a Falcon 9 rocket and was SpaceX’s fourth mission of 2026.
SpaceX has launched the Twilight mission at 5:44am PST (13:44 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1097-5 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending the Pandora satellite and 39 other rideshares south toward a dawn/dusk sun-synchronous orbit.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
January 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
SpaceX has launched the Twilight mission at 5:44am PST (13:44 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1097-5 from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg SFB in California, sending the Pandora satellite and 39 other rideshares south toward a dawn/dusk sun-synchronous orbit.
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]
Some very intriguing spacecraft are flying on the Falcon 9 rideshare mission out of Vandenberg shortly.
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By Justin Davenport.
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By Justin Davenport.
January 11, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Some very intriguing spacecraft are flying on the Falcon 9 rideshare mission out of Vandenberg shortly.
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By Justin Davenport.
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By Justin Davenport.
Just over a week until SLS and Orion rollout to 39B for testing and a Wet Dress Rehearsal that could set the stage for a February launch of four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years.
written by Chris Bergin
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written by Chris Bergin
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January 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Just over a week until SLS and Orion rollout to 39B for testing and a Wet Dress Rehearsal that could set the stage for a February launch of four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years.
written by Chris Bergin
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written by Chris Bergin
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Earlier today, ULA's Rocketship sailed out of Port Canaveral with some rocket hardware on board on its way to the West Coast to support the first Vulcan launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base later this year.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Earlier today, ULA's Rocketship sailed out of Port Canaveral with some rocket hardware on board on its way to the West Coast to support the first Vulcan launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base later this year.
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S39.1 made an unexpected rollout to Mega Bay 2 today looking very clean!
📷 Coleen Liedtke for NSF
📷 Coleen Liedtke for NSF
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
S39.1 made an unexpected rollout to Mega Bay 2 today looking very clean!
📷 Coleen Liedtke for NSF
📷 Coleen Liedtke for NSF
First-Ever ISS Medical Evacuation: NASA Prepares For Return | This Week In Spaceflight with @elysiasegal.bsky.social
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January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
First-Ever ISS Medical Evacuation: NASA Prepares For Return | This Week In Spaceflight with @elysiasegal.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7tO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7tO...