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PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Flight Termination System Test
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PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Flight Termination System Test

Spanish launch services provider PLD Space has completed an explosive test of the flight termination system for its MIURA 5 rocket ahead of the vehicle’s inaugural flight, which is now expected in the first half of 2027. On 30 October, PLD Space announced it had successfully completed the test to validate the performance of its […] The post PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Flight Termination System Test appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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Time to wake up MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite
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Time to wake up MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite

Following a short period in storage after arriving at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the MetOp Second Generation-B1 satellite has been transferred to a cleanroom and removed from its transport container. The team is now preparing to reactivate this ‘sleeping beauty, and begin the final checks and preparations ahead of its launch, planned towards the end of the year.

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APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342
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APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 4 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Not-So-Hidden […]

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Upcoming Launches

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Go for Launch

Ceres-2 | Unknown Payload

Galactic Energy
Mission Type Unknown
Orbit Unknown
Pad Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Go for Launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432

SpaceX
Mission Type Government/Top Secret
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Pad Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Upcoming Events

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US EVA-101

US EVA-101

EVA

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk will install and deploy the eighth and final IROSA on the 3B channel of the space station, completing the power augmentation upgrades. The final two roll-out solar arrays will complete the space station’s power system augmentation. Together, the eight roll-out arrays will increase available power by up to 30%, boosting the station’s electric power generation capacity from 160 kilowatts to approximately 215 kilowatts.
NASA Moon Base: November 2026 Update (Nov. 7, 2026)

NASA Moon Base: November 2026 Update (Nov. 7, 2026)

Press Event

Press conference at the MAX POWER aerospace expo that will provide an update on the upcoming Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Participants in this news conference, taking place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, include: - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman - Carlos García-Galán, manager, Moon Base Program - Nicky Fox, associate administrator for Science, NASA Headquarters - Dayna Ise, acting director, Utility and Infrastructure Office, Moon Base Program
BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion

BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion

Orbital Insertion

Orbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.

Active Space Stations

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International Space Station

International Space Station

Status: Active Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Founded: 1998-11-20

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added in 2016. The station is expected to operate until 2030. Development and assembly of the station continues, with several new elements scheduled for launch in 2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised habitation modules, structural trusses, solar arrays, radiators, docking ports, experiment bays and robotic arms. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.

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Mir

Mir

Status: De-Orbited Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Founded: 1986-02-20

Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. The station served as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and spacecraft systems with a goal of developing technologies required for permanent occupation of space.

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Skylab

Skylab

Status: De-Orbited Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Founded: 1973-05-14

Skylab was a United States space station launched and operated by NASA, and occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974 – the only space station the U.S. has operated exclusively. In 1979 it fell back to Earth amid huge worldwide media attention. Skylab included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems necessary for crew survival and scientific experiments. It was launched unmanned by a modified Saturn V rocket, with a weight of 170,000 pounds (77,000 kg). Lifting Skylab into low earth orbit was the final mission and launch of a Saturn V rocket (famous for carrying the manned Moon landing missions). Three missions delivered three-astronaut crews in the Apollo command and service module (Apollo CSM), launched by the smaller Saturn IB rocket. For the final two manned missions to Skylab, a backup Apollo CSM/Saturn IB was assembled and made ready in case an in-orbit rescue mission was needed, but this backup vehicle was never flown.

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