What was meant to be SpaceX's final mission of 2025 from California will now be the first of 2026. Will the delayed launch be visible in Arizona?

NASA has confirmed the upcoming milestones for its historic Artemis II mission—the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, sending four astronauts on a lunar flyby for the first time in over 50 years—with rollout and Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) to set the stage for a potential launch in February.

SpaceX is starting 2026 with a high profile mission that will light up the skies over California tonight, sending an Italian radar satellite into orbit on a reusable Falcon 9. The flight is poised to mark the company’s first launch of the year and an early test of how aggressively it plans to keep pushing commercial and government customers into space.

What was meant to be SpaceX's final mission of 2025 from California will now be the first of 2026. Here's when and where to see the delayed launch.

NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin have all successfully launched superheavy-lift rockets. These massive vehicles are designed to carry a much heavier load.

NASA Officials say final system testing could soon begin on the mission set to send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

Liftoff had been scheduled for 9:10 p.m. ET tonight (Dec. 16). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Update for 10:05 p.m. ET on Dec. 16: The planned Dec. 16 launch of the Michibiki 5 ...

Japan's space agency said Wednesday that it has decided to postpone the launch of an H3 rocket that was scheduled for Feb. 1, as the