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13/08/2025

ULA is a little less than 7 minutes from launching a Vulcan rocket carrying USSF-106.

Wondering if you can see the Vulcan rocket launch? This visibility map shows when and where your best chances are to see USSF-106 as it lifts off Tuesday evening from Cape Canaveral during a window of 7:59 to 8:59 p.m. EDT (2359-0059 UTC).

Stay up-to-date with the countdown and watch our Vulcan rocket launch broadcast by visiting: bit.ly/vulcan_ussf106

13/08/2025

🚀 Next launch incoming...

Join us live tonight (or early morning) for the next Ariane 6 flight that will launch Metop-SG-A1 and Copernicus Sentinel-5 into orbit.

📅Liftoff scheduled for 13 August 01:37 BST/02:37 CEST.

📺 The stream begins at 01:10 BST/02:10 CEST on http://esawebtv.esa.int

🔗 https://esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/MetOp_Second_Generation/Watch_MetOp-SG-A1_and_Sentinel-5_launch

Copernicus EU European Commission ArianeGroup German Aerospace Center, DLR CNES EUMETSAT

01/08/2025

Now Launching: Just under half an hour to go until SpaceX and NASA launch Crew-11 to the International Space Station!

Yesterday’s launch attempt scrubbed due to weather, and weather remains a concern for today’s launch as teams begin feuling up the rocket.

You can watch live coverage here: https://www.youtube.com/live/k0ILMhbWHNQ?si=QUveNUrhjv1a-v8S

Go Falcon! Go Dragon! Go Crew-11!

31/07/2025

Unfortunately due to weather today’s Crew 11 launch has been scrubbed. That small thunderstorm was to just close to the launch site and cumulus clouds began developing over the site.

SpaceX will try again tomorrow morning at 10:43 am Central Time.

31/07/2025

A small thunderstorm has popped up near the launch site. It is not believed it will delay the launch as it is move to the east, offshore. Launch is still scheduled for 11:09 am CT.

31/07/2025

Less than 1 hour till the launch of Crew 11. All systems are currently Go. Weather is looking good and no technical issues are being worked. The crew is seated and strapped into the Dragon Endeavour capsule.

Launch is scheduled for 11:09 am Central Time.

Live Coverage: https://www.youtube.com/live/U-k_LyA1DQQ?si=mA96QcCkOeib7W5D

31/07/2025

Good morning, it’s Launch Day! Crew 11 is suited up and has arrived at the launch pad. They will begin entering the Dragon Endeavour capsule just moments from now.

Liftoff is scheduled for 11:09 am Central Time.

We're sending a new crew to the International Space Station!Watch with us as the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission launch to the station from NAS...

22/04/2025

19/04/2025

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and his crew mates just undocked from the International Space Station and are headed home.

04/04/2025

Tune in now to watch the crew of splashdown in the Pacific Ocean to end their mission.

Watch live as a SpaceX private flight to Earth’s poles — funded by Chinese-born entrepreneur Chun Wang for himself and three polar explorers — ends with a sp...

01/04/2025

Hear from Crew 9 astronauts after their long term mission to the International Space Station.

After completing a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts — Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore ...