NASA / ESA / Commercial Space Launch Schedule

Launch Week: May 18–24, 2026

Eight launches are scheduled for May 18–24, 2026. Headliners: Vega-C returns to flight with ESA/CAS SMILE (NET May 18/19), and SpaceX attempts Starship Flight 12 (NET May 19). Five Falcon 9 flights, Rocket Lab's Electron carrying Synspective's SAR satellite, and ULA's Atlas V for Amazon Kuiper round out the week.