Mars is the finish line.

Pulse: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs) · Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 PM ET

FEATURE

The Space Shuttle, the Truck That Built a Space Station

Thirty years, five orbiters and 135 flights. The machine that made spaceflight look routine, and taught us what routine costs.

THE MORNING DEW

Dew Point .

Next move: both stages recovered. Then: propellant transfer in orbit.

Next milestone: Artemis III (Orion + lander docking test) (Mid 2027).

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Moon Tracker

Artemis II crew, Apr 6, 2026 · NASA

Artemis II (crewed lunar flyby)Apr 2026

Artemis III (Orion + lander docking test)Mid 2027

Artemis IV (crew on the Moon)2028

Sustained lunar presence2029+

SpaceX · Go

Oct 6

Korea Aerospace Research Institute · Go

Oct 6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Go

Oct 9

SpaceX · Go

Oct 10

SpaceX · Go

Oct 13

Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs) · updated Oct 5 · every launch

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