United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Space Force

ULA Will Launch Classified Mission for Space Force

ULA will launch a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force on Vulcan.

, ULA launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force on Vulcan.

Classified Payload

Vulcan Centaur

SLC-41 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Alan Shepard Park

A. Max Brewer Parkway Bridge

Apollo Saturn V Center / Banana Creek

Cherie Down Park

Cocoa Beach Pier

Jetty Park

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

LC-39 Observation Gantry

Lori Wilson Park

Playalinda Beach

Rotary Riverfront Park

Sand Point Park

Sidney Fischer Park

Spaceview Park

Vulcan Ignition Print

United States of America

USSF-106

Arianespace

European Space Agency (ESA)

Airbus

Arianespace Will Launch a European Weather Satellite

Arianespace will launch a weather satellite built by Airbus for ESA and EUMETSAT to improve weather forecasting and monitor air quality.

, Arianespace launched a weather satellite built by Airbus for ESA and EUMETSAT to improve weather forecasting and monitor air quality.

METOP-SG A1

Ariane 6

ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

France

European Union

SpaceX

Kuiper Technology

SpaceX Will Launch Project Kuiper Internet Satellites for Amazon

SpaceX will launch 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, a broadband network designed to deliver high-speed internet to remote communities worldwide.

, SpaceX launched 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, a broadband network designed to deliver high-speed internet to remote communities worldwide.

Project Kuiper

Falcon 9 (Block 5)

SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

A. Max Brewer Bridge

A Shortfall of Gravitas

Project Kuiper KF-02

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

China Will Launch the Jielong-3 Rocket

China Aerospace Science and Technology (CASC) will launch the Jielong-3 rocket.

, China Aerospace Science and Technology (CASC) launched the Jielong-3 rocket.

Unknown Payload

Jielong-3

Ocean Barge - Yellow Sea

China

Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab Will Launch an Earth-Imaging Satellite for iQPS

Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-imaging satellite for iQPS to enhance their constellation.

, Rocket Lab launched an Earth-imaging satellite for iQPS to enhance their constellation.

The Harvest Goddess Thrives

Electron

LC-1B - Māhia  Peninsula, New Zealand

Bluck's Pit Road

Mokotahi Lookout

New Zealand

Japan

China Will Launch the Long March 12 Rocket

China will launch the Long March 12 rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site in China.

, China launched the Long March 12 rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site in China.

Long March 12

LC-201 - Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site

SpaceX Will Launch Starlink Satellites from Florida

SpaceX will launch 28 Starlink high-speed internet satellites into Low Earth Orbit.

, SpaceX launched 28 Starlink high-speed internet satellites into Low Earth Orbit.

Starlink

Just Read The Instructions

Starlink Mission Patch

Starlink 10-30

Blue Origin

This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.

Crossed Kármán Line

J.D. is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Alpha Funds, a technology-focused venture capital company, and Alpha Aerospace, an aerospace consulting and solutions company. He founded the Victoria Russell Foundation to honor the memory of his deceased daughter. The foundation is dedicated to supporting children’s education and assisting the families of first responders. It's a proud partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to bring the love of reading to children by gifting books free of charge to children. J.D. first flew to space on NS-28 on November 22, 2024. Courtesy of Blue Origin.

NS-34

Blue Origin launched a New Shepard crewed mission to suborbital space.

Named after the first American to reach space, Alan Shepard, the New Shepard rocket is powered by a single Blue Origin-developed engine for both launch and landing.

New Shepard

NS-28

Blue Origin launched its crewed suborbital mission. The NS-28 mission sent six humans to suborbital space.

J.D. Russell

Lionel is an Englishman who has spent the last four decades in Spain working as a teacher, translator, and tour guide as a means to travel the world. In 1992, following a plane crash with his sister and her family onboard, Lionel founded a nonprofit in Nepal dedicated to serving disadvantaged children and girls. He’s also run an orphanage in Kathmandu for over 30 years. Lionel has dreamed of flying to space since catching the travel bug and is astonished it's now possible for ordinary people. He aims to inspire others they can do the same. Courtesy of Blue Origin.

Lionel Pitchford

United Kingdom

Gökhan is a Turkish businessman and a board member of Erdem Holding, a diverse group of companies operating in the energy, telecommunications, construction, and manufacturing sectors. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Gökhan is a passionate space enthusiast and an avid photographer. Deeply inspired by space exploration, he dreams of one day traveling to the International Space Station and possibly even beyond. Courtesy of Blue Origin.

Gökhan Erdem

Turkey

H.E. Justin Sun is the Ambassador and former Permanent Representative of Grenada to the WTO, Prime Minister of Liberland, Founder of TRON, a world-leading blockchain and DAO, and Advisor to HTX, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. A protege of Alibaba's Jack Ma, Sun was featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine in April 2025, where he was recognized as one of the most dynamic and outspoken figures in crypto and earning the moniker 'Crypto’s Billionaire Barker' for his bold approach to innovation, advocacy, and industry leadership. He’s been named on Forbes' 30 under 30 list in the Consumer Technology category several times, among other global recognitions. Sun is an avid art collector, gamer, investor, philanthropist, and space enthusiast. Courtesy of Blue Origin.

H.E. Justin Sun

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Arvi is a real estate investor born in Agra, India, and now a naturalized U.S. citizen. A lifelong traveler and adventurer, Arvi has visited every country in the world, the North and South Poles, and skydived Mount Everest and the Pyramids of Giza. He holds a private pilot’s license and also flies helicopters. Courtesy of Blue Origin.

Arvi Bahal 

India

Deborah is a Puerto Rican meteorologist and journalist. Her reporting on environmental and space topics has garnered eight Emmy Awards and two Awards of Excellence in Science Reporting from the American Meteorological Society. Her passion for space led her to participate in a 2007 microgravity flight with NASA, extensively cover Puerto Rican astronauts Joe Acabá and Marcos Berríos, and report on missions including STS-119, Artemis 1, and the launch of Puerto Rico's first nanosatellite, CuNARD-2. She was selected for the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences’ project PoSSUM, and is also a Solar System Ambassador for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Courtesy of Blue Origin.

Deborah Martorell

Puerto Rico

Blue Origin Will Launch Crewed Suborbital Flight 

Blue Origin will launch the upcoming New Shepard crewed mission to suborbital space.

, Blue Origin launched a New Shepard crewed mission to suborbital space.

New Shepard Capsule

Launch Site One - Corn Ranch - Van Horn, Texas

Corn Ranch Landing Pad - Van Horn, Texas

Desert near Van Horn, Texas

NASA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Roscosmos

This astronaut visited the International Space Station.

Station Visitor

Zena Cardman was selected by NASA as a member of the 2017 “Turtles” Astronaut Class. The Virginia native holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology and a Master’s of Science in Marine Sciences from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research focused primarily on geobiology and geochemical cycling in subsurface environments, from caves to deep sea sediments. Cardman’s experience includes multiple Antarctic expeditions. Caption courtesy of NASA.

SpaceX Crew-11

SpaceX flew NASA astronauts, a JAXA astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station aboard Dragon.

Crew Dragon is the first privately built and operated orbital spacecraft capable of flying humans. As a reusable SpaceX capsule, it transports crew members to and from the International Space Station. It will also carry paying customers to the Station and low Earth orbit. While it typically accommodates a crew of four, this number can vary depending on the mission.

Crew Dragon

Zena Cardman

ISS Visitor

This astronaut is in the top 5% for total spacewalking time.

Elite Spacewalker

This astronaut is in the top 5% for total time in space.

Elite Spaceflyer

This astronaut has spent over a month in space.

Space Resident

This astronaut is in the top 5% for number of space walks.

Frequent Walker

Edward Michael “Mike” Fincke was born on March 14th, 1967, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in aeronautics & astronautics and Earth, atmospheric & planetary sciences from MIT in 1989, followed by a Master of Science in aeronautics & astronautics from Stanford University in 1990, and another Master of Science in planetary geology from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 2001. Selected by NASA as part of Astronaut Group 16 in April 1996, he completed astronaut candidate training and became qualified as both a mission specialist for the Space Shuttle and a flight engineer for the Soyuz spacecraft. Fincke’s first spaceflight was aboard Soyuz TMA‑4 from April to October 2004.

He then flew aboard Soyuz TMA‑13 from October 2008 to April 2009, preparing the ISS for future six-person crews. His third space mission was STS‑134 in May 2011 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, where he conducted three spacewalks and helped deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the station. Over his career, Fincke has logged 381 days, 15 hours, and 11 minutes in space, including nine EVAs and extensive work on station systems and assembly. He is now assigned as pilot for the upcoming SpaceX Crew‑11 mission after being reassigned from the doomed Starliner.

Soyuz TMA-13

Soyuz TMA-13 ferried part of the Expedition 18 crew to and from the International Space Station. Space Tourist Garriott joined for a short duration mission, returning to Earth on Soyuz TMA-12.

Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.

Soyuz

Soyuz TMA-4

Soyuz TMA-4 ferried the two-person Expedition 9 crew to and from the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Kuipers joined for a short duration mission, returning to Earth on Soyuz TMA-3.

STS-134 (Endeavour)

The 25th and final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission coincidentally launched on the 19th anniversary of Endeavour landing on her maiden voyage in 1992. This flight saw the crew deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer antimatter detector experiment and an external spares pallet to the International Space Station. The mission marked "Assembly Complete" for NASA's portion of the ISS with the transfer of Endeavour's heatshield scanning boom to the ISS to extend the reach of Canadarm2. This marked the final time a non-American flew on the Space Shuttle. Endeavour landed on June 1st, 2011, becoming the second Shuttle to retire. She spent a total of 299 days in space, traveled 197,761,262 km, and carried 173 crewmembers across a 19-year career.

The first reusable launch and landing spacecraft, the Space Shuttle began a new chapter of human space exploration. It launched like a rocket but landed on a runway like a plane. Shuttle crews deployed dozens of commercial satellites and two interplanetary probes to Venus and Jupiter. The Shuttle served as a mini space station and hosted hundreds of biomedical, psychological, physiological, materials science, and physics experiments that have directly benefited life on Earth. The five flight-worthy Shuttles -- Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour -- flew 135 missions over 30 years. The Shuttles helped construct the Russian Mir space station and brought nearly 80% of the International Space Station to orbit. Shuttles also deployed and serviced the Hubble Space Telescope.

Space Shuttle

Mike Fincke

ISS Expedition 9 EVA 1

ISS Expedition 9 EVA 2

Expedition 18 EVA 1

Expedition 18 EVA 2

STS-134 EVA 3

STS-134 EVA 4

ISS Expedition 9 EVA 3

ISS Expedition 9 EVA 4

STS-134 EVA 2

YUI Kimiya was born in 1970 in Nagano. In 2015, he spent 142 days aboard the International Space Station as a Flight Engineer as part of the crew of Expeditions 44 and 45. During this stay, he controlled the robotics used in the capture of “KOUNOTORI5 (HTV5)” and conducted both Japanese and international scientific and medical experiments utilizing the space environment. Courtesy of JAXA.

Soyuz TMA-17M

Soyuz TMA-17M ferried three members of the Expedition 44 crew to the International Space Station.

Kimiya Yui

Oleg Platonov

Russia

SpaceX Will Launch an International Crew to the ISS

SpaceX will fly NASA astronauts, a JAXA astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station aboard Dragon.

, SpaceX launched NASA astronauts, a JAXA astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station aboard Dragon.

Crew-11 Dragon Endeavour

Falcon 9 with Dragon (Crew)

LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Saturn V Building / Banana Creek

Space View Park

Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)

ISS - Harmony Module (Forward)

International Space Station

ISS Pit Crew Tee

SpaceX Will Launch Starlink Satellites from California

SpaceX will launch 19 Starlink high-speed internet satellites into Low Earth Orbit.

, SpaceX launched 19 Starlink high-speed internet satellites into Low Earth Orbit.

SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

Of Course I Still Love You

Starlink 13-4

ExPace

China Will Launch the Kuaizhou 1A Rocket

China will launch the Kuaizhou 1A rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China.

, China launched the Kuaizhou 1A rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China.

Kuaizhou 1A

Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

NASA and ISRO Will Launch an Earth Observation Satellite

ISRO will launch an Earth observation satellite in partnership with NASA to track changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces. This mission will carry the dual-frequency NISAR radar and marks a major collaboration between ISRO and NASA for global environmental monitoring.

, ISRO launched an Earth observation satellite in partnership with NASA to track changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces. This mission carried the dual-frequency NISAR radar and marks a major collaboration between ISRO and NASA for global environmental monitoring.

NISAR

GSLV Mk II

Second Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Satish Dhawan Launch Viewing Gallery

China Will Launch the Long March 8A Rocket

China will launch the Long March 8A rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site in China.

, China launched the Long March 8A rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site in China.

Long March 8A

LC-101, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China 

SpaceX will launch 27 Starlink high-speed internet satellites into Low Earth Orbit.

, SpaceX launched 27 Starlink high-speed internet satellites into Low Earth Orbit.

Starlink 10-29

Gilmour Space

Gilmour Space Will Launch Demo Flight of Eris Rocket

Gilmour Space will launch the demo flight of its Eris rocket from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland, Australia.

, Gilmour Space launched the demo flight of its Eris rocket from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland, Australia.

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