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Artemis II

NASA Advances Artemis III Toward 2027 Flight as Hardware Takes Shape at Kennedy

The crewed demonstration will test Orion rendezvous and docking with commercial lunar lander hardware ahead of NASA's planned Artemis IV lunar landing. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA is moving ahead with preparations for…

Andrew Javor · August 14, 2026

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration Team will headline the airshow for this event.

NASA

NASA announces MAX POWER aerospace expo and airshow at Kennedy Space Center

Two-day November event will combine military and NASA aircraft, space hardware, emerging technology and behind-the-gates access to America’s busiest spaceport. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA will open portions of Kennedy Space Center to the public this…

Andrew Javor · August 14, 2026

SpaceX

SpaceX Launches Three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird Satellites From Cape Canaveral

BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 expand AST SpaceMobile's next-generation direct-to-device communications constellation. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched three next-generation AST SpaceMobile communications satellites from Cape…

Andrew Javor · August 5, 2026

Long Exposure shot of the launch and landing of the Falcon 9 Booster during the NROL-95 mission; Photo: Eric Pearce/Florida Spaceflight

Human Spaceflight

SpaceX Launches Classified NROL-95 Mission From Cape Canaveral

Falcon 9 returned to the Space Coast following a predawn national security launch for the National Reconnaissance Office. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape…

Andrew Javor · July 30, 2026

SpaceX

SpaceX Launches First Starfall Reentry Capsule Demo from Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral, Florida — SpaceX launched the first demonstration flight of its new Starfall reentry capsule Tuesday morning, sending the uncrewed spacecraft into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force…

Andrew Javor · June 23, 2026

NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

SpaceX

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Arrives in Florida Ahead of Launch

Cape Canaveral, Florida — NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived in Florida, marking a major step toward launch for the agency’s next flagship astrophysics observatory. The telescope, designed to survey the universe…

Andrew Javor · June 21, 2026