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SpaceX launches 3 tons of cargo on 31st ISS resupply flight for NASA (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station today (Nov. 4), on the company's 31st cargo mission for NASA.
Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)
By Brett Tingley published
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.
SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to apparent rocket helium leak
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX scrubbed a planned launch of 23 Starlink satellites on Sunday (Nov. 3) due to a helium issue in the first stage of the company's Falcon 9 rocket.
Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.
Watch Rocket Lab launch mystery mission early on Nov. 5
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission for a "confidential commercial customer" early Tuesday morning (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action live.
China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space (video)
By Andrew Jones last updated
China's Shenzhou 18 crew have returned home after more than six months in space.
Earth sure looks spooky in these 'hyperspectral' images from Europe's Hera asteroid probe
By Elizabeth Howell published
These strange shots of Earth are a Halloween treat.
North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude
By Elizabeth Howell published
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (July 12), shortly after complaining about purported spying activity by the United States.
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