Falcon Heavy Returns with ViaSat-3 F3
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket made a rare appearance on April 29th, launching the ViaSat-3 F3 spacecraft after an eighteen-month gap in its manifest.
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Commercial Space
A Misstep on New Glenn’s Third Flight
New Glenn’s third mission achieved the first reflight of a booster, but was marred by the loss of the mission and its payload.
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Firefly Sends off Alpha Block I with FLTA007
Firefly Aerospace completed a successful return to flight on Wednesday, March 11, bringing their Alpha rocket back online after a mishap in April of last year.
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KAIROS Three for Three on Launch Failures
Following a failure on KAIROS’ first two flights in early and late 2024, there was hope for a success on the rocket’s third launch attempt. However, roughly two minutes post launch, the rocket exploded leaving multiple fragments falling from the sky.
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A Rare Orbital Electron from Wallops
Rocket Lab’s Electron made a rare orbital flight out of Wallops Island, Virginia on December 18, 2025, lifting off just
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Polaris Program Aims High with First Commercial Spacewalk
On September 10, 2024, one of the farthest-reaching civilian missions in human history lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aiming to smash records and push boundaries in support of human spaceflight objectives. The Polaris Dawn mission, launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9, also completed the first commercial spacewalk, with Commander Jared Isaacman and Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis exiting the spacecraft for an extravehicular activity (EVA) lasting just under two hours.
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