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Stay informed about upcoming launches with our pre-launch briefs
PRELAUNCH
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March 31st, 2026
Its The Final Countdown
L-24 hours till humans head back to the moon.
Tomorrow is the day. After years of waiting, testing, and watching this rocket slowly come together, Artemis II is finally ready to fly.
By schoening.an
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2 min read
PRELAUNCH
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March 25th, 2026
A New Way To Navigate
Rocket Lab prepares to launch ESA’s pathfinding navigation and timing Celeste satellites.
By schoening.an
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2 min read
PRELAUNCH
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March 15th, 2026
Atlas V to Fly Again
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Amazon Leo Satellites being Delivered
By Cat Fredericks
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7 min read
PRELAUNCH
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February 24th, 2026
Go on. SCRAMJET
HASTE | That's Not A Knife (DART AE)
Rocket Lab’s next HASTE mission set to launch DART AE hypersonic demonstrator
By Sch0ening
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3 min read
Featured Stories
Featured MaxQ original space news
FEATURE
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March 10th, 2026
Project Hail Mary V.S. Reality
Exploring the science and fiction of Andy Weir’s Out of This World Novel
When Andy Weir released the novel Project Hail Mary in 2021, readers quickly realized they were getting something special. Much like Weir’s earlier book The Martian, the story blends thrilling science fiction with surprisingly grounded science.
By Sch0ening
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5 min read
FEATURE
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February 27th, 2026
NASA shakes up the Artemis program
By Cat Fredericks
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9 min read
FEATURE
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February 27th, 2026
Totality at Dawn
The upcoming lunar eclipse explained.
By Sch0ening
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3 min read
FEATURE
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February 20th, 2026
Second Dress Rehearsal
Artemis 2
By Cat Fredericks
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7 min read
Newsroom
Keeping you updated with recaps and other news from around the industry
RECAP
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January 25th, 2026
MaxQ Weekly Round-Up January 18-24
By Sch0ening
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5 min read
OPINION
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January 22nd, 2026
NASA’s Day of Remembrance
A day to remember the past. So we can look towards the future.
By Sch0ening
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3 min read
OPINION
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January 17th, 2026
Congress approves NASA’s budget for 2026
A major win for science from both sides of the aisle.
By Sch0ening
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4 min read