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Trump watches SpaceX launch Starship's 6th test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published

President-elect Donald Trump made the trip to South Texas today (Nov. 19) to watch the sixth test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket.

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A SpaceX Starship rocket atop its booster at launchpad with the setting sun for Flight 6.

SpaceX Starship launches: Flight 6 mission updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024, for the Starship Flight 6 test.

SpaceX Starship launches banana to space, skips giant rocket catch on 6th test flight (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the sixth time ever today (Nov. 19) but did not try to catch the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage back at the pad.

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a dark image of the moon in space looped by many lines of varying colors, angles, and proximity.

India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.

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donald trump holding up his hand in front of a spacecraft that has the word spacex on it

Trump to attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test today

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

President-Elect Donald Trump confirmed he will attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test on Nov. 19. It comes as SpaceX founder Elon Musk takes a greater role in the forthcoming Trump administration.

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The upper stage of SpaceX's sixth Starship vehicle rolls out to the launch pad ahead of a planned Nov. 18, 2024 test flight. SpaceX released this photo via X on Nov. 12, 2024.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launch test today?

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world's largest rocket on Nov. 19. Here's when to watch Starship Flight 6.

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A black rocket in space above earth opens its payload fairings like a beak to reveal a stack of thin satellites on an upper stage.

Rocket Lab signs 1st customer for its powerful new Neutron rocket. But who is it?

By Andrew Jones published

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.

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A chrome finned rocket lifts off next to a dark grey launch tower with black extended arms. Smoke billows up, obscuring all but the rocket's second stage, glowing orange and rising into the clue blue sky. In the foreground, grass reeds and an old test launch vehicle in the distance.

How to watch SpaceX launch Flight 6 of its Starship megarocket today

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX is launching Starship on its 6th test flight, with another Super Heavy booster catch back at the rocket's Starbase, Texas launch tower. Watch the action live on Space.com.

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A view of the first RS1 rocket by ABL Space Systems on its pad on Kodiak Island, Alaska on during a Nov. 17, 2022 launch attempt.

Rocket startup ABL Space Systems ends orbital launch plans, pivots to missile defense

By Andrew Jones published

ABL Space Systems, founded in 2017, will pivot from orbital launch sector to U.S. missile defense programs.

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Side by side images show a rocket booster hovering in mid air to the right of a tall launch tower on the shores of a sea.

SpaceX's epic Starship Super Heavy rocket catch looked just like the company imagined (side-by-side video)

By Josh Dinner published

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