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SpaceX Starship Flight 14 recap: Liftoff, first-ever orbit, 26 satellites deployed and fiery Pacific splashdown
Starship completed its first flight to orbit on Flight 14, launched from Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, on September 28, 2026, after 13 suborbital test flights. Ship 41 reached orbit, deployed all 26 Starlink V3 satellites, and splashed down in the North Pacific, while Booster 21 splashed down in the Gulf of America. The booster lost a few engines and the ship lost one Raptor Vacuum engine on ascent, but both finished their flights. Flight 15 is targeted no earlier than October 19 and could attempt the first catch of a Starship upper stage, though SpaceX hasn't confirmed a date or plan. Video Credit: SpaceX
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GomSpace Tests GOMX-5 for Debris Avoidance Within 48 Hours of Launch
ESA-backed GOMX-5 is an 8U CubeSat built by GomSpace that launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission on October 1. The satellite is testing an iodine electric propulsion system designed to be commissioned within 48 hours of launch, allowing the spacecraft to become ready for potential collision-avoidance manoeuvres. The propulsion system is also intended to support end-of-life disposal in line with ESA’s Zero Debris approach. GOMX-5 also carries a compact radio-based payload designed to support maritime domain awareness by acquiring radio signals across multiple relevant frequency bands. Video Credit: ESA / GomSpace / SpaceX / GettyImages
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NASA's James Webb reveals the hidden protostar feeding inside this fiery hourglass cloud
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the protostar within dark cloud L1527, about 460 light-years away in Taurus, with its Near-Infrared Camera. Released November 16, 2022, the image shows a protostar only about 100,000 years old, still hidden inside an hourglass-shaped cloud of gas and dust. Material ejected from the young star has carved out glowing blue and orange cavities above and below it, while its accretion disc continues feeding it material. The view offers a window into what our own Sun and solar system looked like in their infancy. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)
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Watch Falcon Heavy's two side boosters land at Cape Canaveral after NROL-97 launch
Falcon Heavy's two side boosters landed at Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, about eight minutes after launching the NROL-97 mission at 11:54 p.m. ET on October 1, 2026. The boosters, on their second and fourth flights, had previously launched GOES-U, Viasat-3 F3, and the Roman Space Telescope between them. It was Falcon Heavy's 14th flight and its first for the National Reconnaissance Office. Video Credit: SpaceX
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Watch Falcon Heavy's side boosters separate during NROL-97 launch
Falcon Heavy's two side boosters separated about 2 minutes 27 seconds after liftoff on the NROL-97 mission, launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 11:54 p.m. ET on October 1, 2026. It was Falcon Heavy's 14th flight and its first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Both boosters then returned to Cape Canaveral, landing at Landing Zones 1 and 2. Video Credit: SpaceX
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Watch Starship's engines ignite during hot-staging, seen looking straight down
SpaceX shared this downward-facing view of hot-staging on Starship Flight 14, launched from Starbase, Texas, on September 28, 2026. Ship 41's Raptor engines ignited during stage separation as Super Heavy Booster 21 separated beneath it, on Starship's first flight to reach orbit. Video Credit: SpaceX
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SpaceX successfully lands both Falcon Heavy boosters after NROL-97 launch
SpaceX successfully landed Falcon Heavy's two side boosters at Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida following the launch of NROL-97. The two boosters completed their second and fourth flights, respectively. Video Credit: SpaceX
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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy carrying NROL-97
SpaceX successfully launched Falcon Heavy carrying the NROL-97 mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission marked the second and fourth flights for the two Falcon Heavy side boosters, which previously launched the GOES-U, ViaSat-3 F3 and Roman Space Telescope missions. Video Credit: SpaceX
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SpaceX Dragon docks with the ISS, carrying Crew-13 astronauts aboard
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov docked with the International Space Station at 7:05 p.m. EDT on October 1, 2026. Dragon connected to the forward port of the station's Harmony module, completing the fastest launch-to-docking of a U.S. spacecraft in ISS history. Video Credit: SpaceX
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Falcon 9's first stage lands on LZ-4 after launching Transporter-18
Falcon 9's first stage landed on Landing Zone 4, Vandenberg Space Force Base, about 7 minutes 25 seconds after launching the Transporter-18 rideshare mission on October 1, 2026, the booster's 25th flight. Video Credit: SpaceX
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SpaceX launches Transporter-18 as part of a triple Falcon launch day
SpaceX launched the Transporter-18 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:22 a.m. PT on October 1, 2026, sending 130 payloads to a sun-synchronous orbit. It was the third of three Falcon launches that day, following Crew-13 and ahead of a Falcon Heavy launch of NROL-97. Video Credit: SpaceX
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Dragon separates from Falcon 9's second stage, carrying Crew-13 toward the ISS
The Dragon spacecraft carrying the Crew-13 astronauts separated from Falcon 9's second stage about 9 minutes 49 seconds after launching from Cape Canaveral on October 1, 2026, beginning its approach to the International Space Station. Video Credit: SpaceX
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Falcon 9 lands at LZ-40 after launching Crew-13 to the ISS
SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage landed at Landing Zone 40, Cape Canaveral, after launching Crew-13 toward the International Space Station on October 1, 2026, carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Video Credit: SpaceX