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The launches include Starlink of Vandenberg, including the 700th Falcon 9 overall on the 31st, plus a couple of Electrons from Mahia and a run of Chinese vehicles. Galactic Energy put the first pathfinder for a low-inclination remote-sensing constellation up on a Ceres-1S from an offshore barge, while CAS Space flew the second Kinetica-2 (the liquid RP-1/LOX tri-core version) with another batch of Qianfan satellites. ISRO’s GSLV got NVS-03 into geosynchronous transfer orbit after the previous one’s failure, and Rocket Lab’s 99th Electron carried an iQPS SAR bird. On the bigger picture side, NASA laid out the Artemis Acceleration plan...

Ship 42 has fired its engines for the last time on the ground, and Elon Musk just made a promise about it that no Starship has ever kept. The FAA moved Flight 15. SpaceX hasn't said a date. We did, last episode, and the new one doesn't match ours. Musk also posted a launch number for Louisiana that makes the FAA's biggest Starbase plan look small. NASA stacked the Artemis III core stage and said who flies first. And ULA’s Vulcan rocket has a date you'll want to hear. So, when does Flight 15 fly? SpaceX's Starship 42 Fired Its...

No description has been added to this video. [YouTube summary] Rocket Lab conducts its 99th Electron mission, deploying the Wadatsumi 2 satellite for iQPS to enhance synthetic aperture radar imaging capabilities. The broadcast also provides an exclusive look at ongoing hardware development for the upcoming Neutron rocket, detailing the transport and integration processes occurring at the company's Virginia facilities. Rocket Lab - 'The Sea God Surveys' Launch | 1:15:05 Rocket Lab | 222K subscribers | 37,701 views | November 2, 2026

In this week's Avid Space industry update, SpaceX launches their second Starfall capsule, we have program updates from PLD Space, Rocket Lab and NASA, and Japan sends a lander to Mars' moon Phobos. NASA Releases New Details on Moon Base Progress | 6:05 Avid Space | 251K subscribers | 11,408 views | October 29, 2026 YouTube transcript reformatted at textformatter.ai *may* follow.

Today we shared an update on Neutron's development, including adjusting the schedule for flight one to 2027. Sir Peter Beck provides a technical deep dive into Rocket Lab's progress with Neutron. The presentation covers advancements in carbon composite manufacturing, the development of new out-of-autoclave curing processes, and the strategic planning for vehicle production as the team balances long-term reliability with launch readiness. Rocket Lab | Neutron Update | 7:05 Rocket Lab | 221K subscribers | 38,021 views | October 22, 2026

Blue Origin Works Towards Bringing New Glenn Back Online This Year - Weekly Spaceflight News | 9:23 Avid Space | 251K subscribers | 1,148 views | October 22, 2026

Liftoff is somewhere in minute 23.Rocket Lab - 'Owlright, Owlright, Owlright' Launch | 1:25:30 Rocket Lab | 220K subscribers | 13,605 views | September 25, 2026

An Electron rocket launched a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft for the Tokyo-based company Synspective from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Sept. 18, 2026 at 11:22 p.m. EDT (0322 GMT and 3:22 p.m. local time on Sept. 19). Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite from New Zealand | 9:25 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 5,187 views | September 19, 2026

Starship 39. Sixty seconds. All six engines. Full duration. SpaceX's Booster 19. Six seconds. All 33 Raptor 3 engines. The most powerful rocket engine test ever conducted on Earth. How did it go, and can we finally see Starship Flight 12 now? Meanwhile, two fierce competitors are getting ready to pressure SpaceX even more! But is there even demand for all this? SpaceX Does The BIG Test! Starship Super Heavy ROARS To Life! Flight 12 Next! | 25:02 What about it!? | 632K subscribers | 107,141 views | April 17, 2026

Credits: Rocket Lab Launch of ESA's Celeste mission 1 | 3:15 European Space Agency, ESA | 1.36M subscribers | 27,893 views | March 28, 2026

An Electron rocket launched from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on March 5, 2026 at 6:53 p.m. EST Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for secretive private customer | 10:49VideoFromSpace | 2.07M subscribers | 3,200 views | March 6, 2026

In space news this week Stoke Space moves one step closer toward the inaugural launch of their Nova rocket, Rocket Lab releases their quarterly report and launches a hypersonic test vehicle, the Artemis II SLS is rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building and NASA announces major changes to the Artemis program. Rocket Lab Releases Update on First-of-Its-Kind Neutron Rocket - Avid Space Spaceflight Update | 4:40 Avid Space | 249K subscribers | 8,755 views | March 3, 2026

Throughout Rocket Lab's various facilities, we're starting to see large structural components of Neturon making progress as the company pushes toward a maiden flight. Most recently, the company showcased the interstage, which is just about ready to begin qualification testing.In a video from the company, we see teams working with this structure, along with a few other core Neutron sections in the background. Here I will go more in-depth into the recent developments, challenges the company still faces, when to expect a launch, and more....Looking back at the video, if you pause it about halfway through, in the background, you...

Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flights for no less than 2 years!? | 2:01 Ellie in Space | 216K subscribers | 15,046 views | January 30, 2026YouTube transcript reformatted at textformatter.ai follows.

This week at Starbase construction rolls on at the launch site and air separation plant, work continues on Booster 19 and Ship 39, and an interesting new truss structure begins taking shape at the Massey Outpost. Meanwhile, in other space news, SpaceX reaches an important milestone with this week's Starlink launches, Rocket Lab contributes a pair of launches to this week's activities, along with one from ULA and another from Arianespace, and NASA's 15th administrator is officially sworn in. Is SpaceX Ready to Start Testing Orbital Refilling? - Spaceflight Weekly #198 | 9:42LabPadre Space | 250K subscribers | 19,838 views...

&This week at Starbase while various construction projects continue at the usual rapid pace, crews begin scrapping Booster 17, test article B18.1 undergoes another round of cryo testing at the Massey Outpost and the Pad 1 launch mount practically disappears right before our eyes. Meanwhile in Florida, SpaceX launches 4 separate Starlink missions, ULA launches the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite aboard an Atlas V, and Blue Origin launches their second New Glenn mission to send a pair of Satellites to Mars.nbsp;SpaceX's Gigabay Begins to Take Form - Spaceflight Weekly #193 | 12:09 LabPadre Space | 250K subscribers | 12,200 views |...

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck breaks down the company's latest space projects and what's next on 'Making Money.' Rocket Lab CEO reveals two 'BIG' opportunities for humanity | 5:27 Fox Business | 3.24M subscribers | 9,348 views | November 12, 2025

On Saturday, Nov. 8, less than an hour before the planned launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, chunks of metal and other debris were spotted streaking across the sky across Florida. Spaceflight Now Photographer John Pisani captured video of what was later determined to be the upper stage of a Chinese Long March 3B rocket that launched back in 2019. Chinese Long March 3B upper stage makes uncontrolled reentry over Florida | 1:36 Spaceflight Now | 383K subscribers | 1,650 views | November 8, 2025

Meet Neutron, Rocket Lab's new reusable medium-lift rocket that will deliver a cost-effective, reliable, and responsive launch service for missions to the International Space Station and low Earth orbit, as well as to explore beyond Earth and on to the Moon and Mars. Rocket Lab | This is Neutron | 8:46 Rocket Lab | 195K subscribers | 162,160 views | September 3, 2025 wiki-wacky: [snip] Neutron is a partially reusable medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab... designed to be capable of delivering a payload of 13,000 kg (28,700 lb) to low Earth orbit in a partially reusable...

A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launched the NS-34 crew from West Texas on Aug. 3, 2025. The crew included: Crypto billionaire Justin Sun, Arvinder (Arvi) Singh Bahal, a real estate investor and adventurer; Turkish businessman Gökhan Erdem; Deborah Martorell, a journalist and meteorologist; Englishman Lionel Pitchford, who has run an orphanage in Nepal for three decades; and American entrepreneur James (J.D.) Russell. Blastoff! Blue Origin launches crypto billionaire and 5 others to suborbital space, nails landing | 11:35 VideoFromSpace | 2.02M subscribers | 4,440 views | August 3, 2025