Written by Everything Space

The Week in Spaceflight

17 Aug to 23 Aug · a frozen edition — written the Monday this week closed, never edited since

6 orbital flights reached a confirmed outcome, 3 of them SpaceX's. 6 more are scheduled next.

Every flight

SpaceX 3 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 1 · LandSpace 1 · Rocket Lab 1

The Sun fires a M2.9 flare from active region 14513

A M2.9 solar flare peaked at 16:11 UTC on 2026-08-20, recorded by NASA's space weather catalog.

The Sun fires a M8.1 flare from active region 14513

A M8.1 solar flare peaked at 11:42 UTC on 2026-08-20, recorded by NASA's space weather catalog.

The Sun fires a M1.8 flare from active region 14513

A M1.8 solar flare peaked at 08:05 UTC on 2026-08-20, recorded by NASA's space weather catalog.