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European Spaceflight • July 14, 2026

Spain’s Pangea Propulsion Opens New Manufacturing Facility

Pangea Propulsion has inaugurated a new 1,000-square-metre manufacturing facility in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, investing an initial €1 million in its establishment. According to the company’s CEO, Adrià Argemí Samsó, the opening of the new facility marks the company’s shift to serial production. “For years we have worked to demonstrate more efficient, sustainable and […] The post Spain’s Pangea Propulsion Opens New Manufacturing Facility appeared first on European Spaceflight.

SpaceNews • July 14, 2026

Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC

Erich Hernandez-Baquero, nominated to become the Air Force’s top civilian space acquisition official, and Roger Mason, the administration’s choice to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee The post Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpacePolicyOnline.com • July 14, 2026

New Russian-American Crew Arrives at ISS

Russia launched a new crew to the International Space Station today, Soyuz MS-29. Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, and NASA astronaut Anil Menon, docked at the ISS about […]

NASA • July 14, 2026

NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station

NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrived safely at the International Space Station Tuesday, bringing the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for about the next two weeks. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft at 10:47 a.m. EDT (7:47 p.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

NASA • July 14, 2026

Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars

Blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a crimson background of glowing gas in this July 3, 2026, image of stellar nursery LH 95 from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. LH 95 is a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. Low-mass infant stars live alongside massive blue giant stars in […]

NASA • July 14, 2026

NASA Jets Turn Red, White, and Blue

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, two of NASA’s most iconic aircraft got a fresh coat of red, white, and blue paint ahead of a flyover in Washington on July 4, 2026, with other NASA aircraft. An F-15 and an F/A-18 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, recently were repainted in […]

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Launch Successful July 14, 2026 at 01:28 AM UTC

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-14

SpaceX

Mission Type Communications

Orbit Low Earth Orbit

Pad Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Launch Successful July 14, 2026 at 09:10 AM UTC

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-45

SpaceX

Mission Type Communications

Orbit Low Earth Orbit

Pad Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launch Successful July 14, 2026 at 02:47 PM UTC

Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-29

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Mission Type Human Exploration

Orbit Low Earth Orbit

Pad 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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July 14, 2026 at 05:56 PM

Soyuz MS-29 Docking

Docking

The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft will autonomously dock to the International Space Station.

July 14, 2026 at 07:55 PM

Soyuz MS-29 Hatch Opening

Hatch Opening

Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-29 crew on the International Space Station as they join the Expedition 74 crew.

July 26, 2026 at 07:04 AM

Soyuz MS-28 Undocking

Spacecraft Undocking

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of reentry and landing in Kazakhstan.

Active Space Stations

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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

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

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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