Three Blue Birds Fly

Three Blue Birds Take Flight - Image Credit: Michael Seeley - We Report Space

Cape Canaveral S.F.S. FL. – In the very early morning hours of June 17, 2026, SpaceX sent to space the next installment of the AST Space Mobile satellites.  The payloads for this mission were the Blue Bird 8-10 direct to cell communication satellites.  The launch came at 2:39 AM EDT from Launch Complex 40.  Shortly after launch the first stage booster made a successful landing down range on the recovery ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas”. 

Image Credit:  Michael Seeley – We Report Space