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Crew-13 Prepares for Journey to the International Space Station
Launch Date Set: No Earlier Than September 12, 2026 The SpaceX Crew-13 members are pictured in their pressure suits seated inside a mockup Dragon spacecraft during a preflight training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Roscosmos Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Credit: SpaceX From Johnson Space Center in Houston earlier this week, Crew-1
Victoria Jean Buckman
Aug 44 min read


Robotics Future In Space
SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) SpaceX launched MRV-1 on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 20, 2026. Photo Credit: Spacepoint/John Winkopp The Launch On July 20, 2026 SpaceX successfully launched the MRV-1 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 rocket with booster B1069 flying its final 32nd mission lifted off at 5:15 pm EDT from SLC-40 carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1)
Victoria Jean Buckman
Jul 232 min read


Psyche: Mission To A Rare Target
Psyche, a NASA Discovery Mission, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A on October 13th, 2023. Psyche's mission will investigate a rare and also the largest M-type asteroid within our solar system for the first time and execute multiple technology demonstrations as it travels to its destination. NASA's Discovery Mission Psyche launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy: Credit: John WInkopp Psyche 16 a metallic asteroid resides in the as

Kyle Averill
May 163 min read


NASA SpaceX CRS-34
At 6:50PM EDT, May 15th, 2026, NASA's Commercial Resupply Mission, SpaceX CRS-34 lifted off from LC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission (CRS-34) from the NASA Causeway. Credit: Spacepoint/John Winkopp This launch marks the 57th successful NASA CRS Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and the 34th successful SpaceX CRS Mission. This mission was the sixth flight of the Falcon 9 Booster as well as the sixth flight for the Drag

Kyle Averill
May 151 min read


NG-24 Commercial Resupply Services
Today, April 11, 2026, at 7:41am EST, NASA's Commercial Resupply Services 24 (NG-24) mission successfully launched Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft. Cygnus XL was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) in Florida. SpaceX Falcon 9 Launching the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL. Credit: Spacepoint This launch marks the 23rd successful Northrop Grumman commercial resupply launch for NASA. It also marks the seco

Kyle Averill
Apr 111 min read


Europa Clipper: NASA's Largest Spacecraft Sets Sail
On October 14th, 2024, Europa Clipper, a NASA Flagship mission, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket. This Falcon Heavy marked the 11th launch of the world’s most powerful operational rocket, but this launch marked the first time a NASA Flagship planetary science mission had launched using reusable side boosters. SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Launch Pad 39A NASA Flagship Mission Europa Clipper. Credit Spacepoint Those side boosters (B1064 and B1065) last launched the NASA

Kyle Averill
Oct 15, 20243 min read


Starship IFT-2: Full speed ahead
7:02 AM Central Time, November 18th, Starship Integrated Test Flight 2 (IFT-2) lifted off from Pad 1, Starbase, Texas. Starship's IFT-2 booster engines ignited at T-3 seconds and the largest most powerful rocket in the world lifted off the pad at T+0. A stark contrast to Starship Integrated Flight Test 1 (IFT-1) when Starship sat on the orbital launch mount a harrowing 8 seconds before liftoff. This time was noticeably different, sudden, deliberate. Starship IFT-2 Lifts of

Kyle Averill
Nov 19, 20232 min read


Starship: The Day the World Changed
The scope and scale is unprecedented. Never has the world seen a Rocket this size. The access is undeniable. Never has a rocket company been this transparent and never has the average person been afforded the opportunity to be this close to a launch vehicle on any given day. Starship Integrated Flight Test 1 (IFT-1) Ready for Test Flight. Credit: Spacepoint As Starbase sits on a narrow strip of private land surrounded by a federally protected wildlife refuge, the contras

Kyle Averill
Apr 24, 20233 min read
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