NASASpaceFlight

Full Transporter-16 manifest breakdown from NASASpaceFlight: Exolaunch (57 payloads), SEOPS (19), Alba Orbital (5 PocketQubes), ICEYE (6 SAR sats for POLSARIS), Muon Space (3 Vindlér RF monitoring), EnduroSat (Femto-1 propulsion demo), and Aethero Space's on-orbit AI compute demo Phobos.

Isar's second Spectrum rocket reached T-3 seconds before an authorized vessel range violation delayed the countdown, causing propellant temperatures to rise out of margin. No new launch date announced. The vehicle carries five cubesats and a Dcubed experiment.

Monthly ISS update notes Progress MS-33 NET March 22 post-reboost; cargo Dragon departures.

NASASpaceFlight provides broader context: RFA One (German/UK) advancing pad tests at SaxaVord in Scotland targeting maiden flight H2 2026, which would be first orbital launch from European soil (separate from Isar's Andøya attempt). ESA's European Launcher Challenge remains funded with remaining participants progressing. Orbex's IP and Sutherland site remain in play for creditors.

NASASpaceFlight's detailed coverage of the VA267 / LE-01 mission. Liftoff at 16:45 UTC Feb 12. First Ariane 64 flight, sixth Ariane 6 overall, first with long 20m fairing. 32 satellites deployed at ~290 miles altitude, 1h54m after liftoff. First of 18 Ariane 6 launches contracted to Amazon Leo. Amazon separately confirmed 10 more Falcon 9 launches and increase in firm New Glenn orders (12→24) to accelerate deployment ahead of FCC deadline.

NSF technical coverage of NG-2: New Glenn's 7 BE-4 engines ignited nominally, payload deployed to designated MEO loiter orbit, and GS-1 booster executed a successful barge landing — only the second such feat in history after SpaceX's Falcon family. ESCAPADE spacecraft built on Rocket Lab Photon heritage; will begin Mars transit in fall 2026 when planets align.

NSF deep-dive into the Flight 8 anomaly root cause: probable Raptor Vacuum engine ignition failure caused propellant mixing and fire, leading to loss of three center engines and attitude control. Highlights how liquid oxygen ballast during ground static fire masks vibration issues. Ship 35 already in cryo testing; Ship 36 being stacked. Timeline pressure growing.

Detailed NASASpaceFlight technical coverage of Flight 8: Booster 15 executed a nominal ascent and was caught by the chopstick arms for the third time. Ship 34, the second Block 2 Starship, lost attitude control at T+8:04 after 4 Raptor engines shut down prematurely, then disintegrated over the Bahamas. FAA opened a new mishap investigation while Flight 7's investigation was still open.