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China Completes Mengzhou Abort Test, Splashes Down Booster
On Wednesday, February 11th, the China Manned Space Agency conducted an in-flight abort test of their Mengzhou crewed lunar spacecraft, launched atop a Long March 10A test booster.
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Integrate Raises $17M to Commercialize the World’s First Ultra-Secure Project Management Platform for Classified Programs
SEATTLE, Feb. 11, 2026 — Integrate, the developer of the world’s first ultra-secure project management platform for dynamic multi-entity execution, today announced a $17 million Series A raise led by FPV Ventures with participation from Fuse […] The post Integrate Raises $17M to Commercialize the World’s First Ultra-Secure Project Management Platform for Classified Programs appeared first on SpaceNews.
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ULA to launch first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan
United Launch Alliance is preparing to fly its first mission of 2026 with the USSF-87… The post ULA to launch first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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Demand for sovereign systems extends to the Earth-observation stack
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – At the recent World Economic Forum in Switzerland, much of the conversation revolved around the concerns of middle powers, nations with the wherewithal to influence international events that are not among the great powers. At the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, representatives of Earth-observation companies said middle powers that previously relied […] The post Demand for sovereign systems extends to the Earth-observation stack appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Live coverage: ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force
The USSF-87 will be the second national security flight for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and the fourth flight of this type of rocket to date. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 UTC).
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-34
SpaceX Mission Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Pad Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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China Rocket Co. Ltd. Mission Type Unknown
Orbit Unknown
Pad South China Sea (launch location 3), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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Vulcan VC4S | USSF-87
United Launch Alliance Mission Type Government/Top Secret
Orbit Geostationary Orbit
Pad Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Mengzhou In-Flight Abort & LM-10A booster recovery test
Abort Test
China's next generation crew spacecraft, the Mengzhou, will perform an in-flight abort test to demonstrate its launch escape system & abort procedures till splashdown during launch around Max-Q. The test vehicle booster, a stripped down 1st stage of the future Long March 10(A) rocket, will also attempt to be recovered by a downrange ship after a high-altitude flight by being caught on a recovery net on a truss on the landing ship.
SpaceX Crew-12 Crew Dragon Docking
Docking
The Crew-12 Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon Undocking
Spacecraft Undocking
The SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.
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International Space Station
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
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
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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