r/spaceflight 11h ago

Need a geosynchronous satellite serviced? - Spaceflight Daily, 21st July 2026

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r/spaceflight 19h ago

ULA Lobbyist Jim Bridenstine Promotes for an Apollo-Style Lander "AGAIN"

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Watch the full episode here: Moon Man - With Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LhsU2x2-a8


r/spaceflight 1d ago

On Saturday, Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully reached orbit on the first flight of its Vikram-1 rocket. Ajey Lele says this is a milestone not just for the company but the emerging Indian commercial space field

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r/spaceflight 1d ago

The US commercial space industry has pushed for years for a “mission authorization” system to approve novel space activities. Jeff Foust reports on the latest attempt to develop such a system, and how it could also become an avenue to block such efforts

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r/spaceflight 1d ago

[Album] Recovered booster section of CZ-10B/Y1 returned to Sanya port

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r/spaceflight 1d ago

Russia covertly expands its new constellation - Spaceflight Daily, 20th July 2026

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r/spaceflight 1d ago

The second United States human spaceflight Mercury-Redstone 4 piloted by Gus Grissom launched on this date in 1961

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r/spaceflight 2d ago

Orbital launches by countries in the first half of 2026

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r/spaceflight 2d ago

Five years ago today, Blue Origin NS-16 launched, the sixteenth flight of the company's New Shepard integrated launch vehicle and spacecraft, and its first flight with humans aboard

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r/spaceflight 2d ago

Apollo 11: The Complete Descent, 57 years ago today

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r/spaceflight 2d ago

Photo from Virgin Galactic's Mesa facility

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Saw the first of the two new Spaceships on a tour during 3rd week in June!


r/spaceflight 2d ago

India's first private spaceflight! - Spaceflight Daily, 18th & 19th July 2026

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r/spaceflight 2d ago

Composite image made from 18 frames shows Soyuz rocket launching to the ISS with Expedition 75 crewmembers, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

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r/spaceflight 3d ago

India successfully tests first private-sector orbital rocket

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r/spaceflight 3d ago

New Glenn's damaged OLM is removed

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"Launch table is out. The two-million-pound launch table is heading to the Integration Facility for inspection and adjustments to support our future ConOps. Once reinstalled at the pad, it'll be outfitted with the first stage aft umbilicals and tied into the water system, which delivers water injection just below the engine nozzles."

https://x.com/davill/status/2078442058717569385


r/spaceflight 4d ago

The First Vehicle on the Moon Was Stranger Than You Think

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I've been diving deeper into Apollo history, and the Lunar Rover turned out to be far more interesting than I expected.

I put together a short documentary explaining why it looked unusual and how it worked on the Moon. I'd really appreciate any feedback. As always, thank you for being so supportive.


r/spaceflight 4d ago

For decades British companies worked on concepts for spaceplanes that could take off from a runway and go to space. Jeff Foust reviews a book that examines those projects and the limited progress they made despite years of work

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r/spaceflight 4d ago

Eye on Dragonfly Live | A Behind-the-Scenes Look at NASA's Mission to Titan

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Scheduled for a July 2028 launch by SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the car-sized rotorcraft will arrive Titan in 2034.


r/spaceflight 4d ago

Gemini 10 launched on this date in 1966. Fun fact: Pilot Michael Collins became the first person to perform two EVAs

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r/spaceflight 4d ago

New Mars images from Psyche flyby! - Spaceflight Daily, 17th July 2026

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r/spaceflight 4d ago

I just met an astronauts who worked on the ISS particularly the VEGGIE program, and I can’t remember his names because of how in shock I was.

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He worked on VEGGIE and is in the hall of fame, and I think his wife also was on the ISS and worked VEGGIE as well, I couldn’t really hear her. it was such a cool experience just at my job! We talked about growing stuff in silicone clay, Artemis, future of NASA and mars, and everything under the sun. He also told me the Martian and project Hail Mary were stupid, which I chuckled at at.

But I can’t remember his name. I have been looking but am having trouble. If you know who this is, a name would be greatly appreciated, thanks!


r/spaceflight 5d ago

Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad, continuing a Russian tradition | Space

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r/spaceflight 5d ago

A payload processing facility at the Kennedy Space Center has been used for dozens of missions over the years, but one of them was not publicly documented. James Behling discusses the secrecy behind the very first mission to use that facility

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r/spaceflight 5d ago

Flight 62 of the North American X-15 was 64 years ago today. Piloted by astronaut Robert Michael White, it reached an altitude of 59.6 mi, surpassing the U.S. definition of space. Thus it became the first spaceflight of a spaceplane and a reusable spacecraft

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r/spaceflight 5d ago

Aging Kennedy Space Center Faces $1B in Needed Upgrades

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