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water-level view of a large silver spacecraft coming down for a vertical splashdown in the ocean

Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing 'buoycam' footage (video)

By Mike Wall published

A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of the sixth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19.

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An image of a SpaceX rocket taking to the skies to launch Starlink satellites

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).

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A black-and-white rocket launches into a blue sky

Rocket Lab launches 200th satellite to orbit (photos, video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Rocket Lab sent five "Internet of Things" satellites to orbit on Sunday night (Nov. 24), pushing its total "spacecraft deployed" tally over 200.

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A rocket launch carves an orange arc into a dark night sky in this long-exposure photo.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early this morning (Nov. 24).

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Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket rises on the pad ahead of 1st launch (photo)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The new rocket's maiden flight may be in late 2024.

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SpaceShipOne: The first private spacecraft

By Tim Sharp last updated

SpaceShipOne was a major turning point for private spaceflight.

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Emily Calandrelli, the 100th woman in space, looks down at Earth through a window aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard crew capsule on the NS-28 suborbital mission on Nov. 22, 2024.

Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).

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A white squiggly cloud scrapes vertically in the center, with the dark blue of the sea dropped behind. Land cuts across the bottom, its green hue blued by the atmosphere above.

SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from space in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)

By Josh Dinner published

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.

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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a blue sky.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Nov. 21).

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a giant silver rocket launches into a blue sky, with the ocean in the background

What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket performed well on its sixth test flight, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19). So, what's next for the giant reusable vehicle?

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