Next Upcoming Launch
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 23
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May 24, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
Human Exploration
Shenzhou 23 will be the 23rd flight of the Shenzhou program.
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May 26, 2026
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-37
Low Earth Orbit Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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May 26, 2026
Long March 7A | Unknown Payload
Unknown Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Details TBD.
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Upcoming Events
Press Event
May 26, 2026
NASA Moon Base News Conference
NASA HQ, Washington DC, USANASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lunar surface. Participants include: - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman - Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate - Carlos García-Galán, program executive, Moon Base
EVA
May 27, 2026
Russian EVA-66
International Space StationRussian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will install a solar radiation experiment on the Zvezda service module and remove other science hardware from the Poisk and Nauka modules of the orbiting complex’s Roscosmos segment, as well as possibly photographing an antenna on Progress MS-33 that failed to deploy.
Spacecraft Landing
May 29, 2026
Shenzhou 22 Landing
Near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, ChinaThe Shenzhou 22 Descent Capsule will land in the desert near Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, bringing Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang back to Earth after spending six months in orbit as part of the tenth mission to the Chinese Space Station.
EVA
May 31, 2026
US EVA-95
International Space StationTwo astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module’s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper — a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system — along …
Long March 2F/G
Shenzhou 23
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShenzhou 23 will be the 23rd flight of the Shenzhou program.
Starship
Flight 12
Orbital Launch Pad 2 - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA12th test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle. Maiden Flight of Starship V3. The flight test’s primary goal will be to demonstrate eac…
Electron
Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandSynthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-31
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-42
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Vega-C
Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) - Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaJoint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earth’s protective shield …
Long March 8
SpaceSail Polar Group #9
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…
Falcon 9
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commer…
Kinetica 1
5 satellites
Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaShare-ride of 5 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Taijing-3-05A/B * Tianyi-50 * Tianyan-27 * Jilin-1 HR-03D-55
Zhuque-2E Block 2
Mass Simulator
Launch Area 96A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China2.8 tonnes Mass Simulator launched to a 900 km polar orbit on a test flight proving further upgrades to the ZQ-2E, including a longer 1st stage and e…
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