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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Transporter 13 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 15, 2025.

SpaceX launches 74 satellites toward orbit, lands Falcon 9 rocket for the 400th time

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 74 satellites from California early Saturday morning (March 15), then came back to Earth for a landmark touchdown.

Launches & Spacecraft
four astronauts sit strapped into seats aboard a spacecraft as a crocheted origami crane floats in front of a window

SpaceX Crew-10 folds traits, hopes into origami crane zero-g indicator

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

What do you get when you fold together the contributions of four space station-bound astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia? A zero-gravity indicator in the form of a crocheted origami crane.

Human Spaceflight
A black Firefly Aerospace rocket launches into space on Dec. 22, 2023

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launching for 6th time ever soon: Watch it live

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its Alpha rocket for the sixth time ever soon, and you can watch the action live.

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SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA launches toward the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025.

SpaceX launches relief crew for NASA's beleaguered Starliner astronauts on ISS (video)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX launched the Crew-10 mission to the ISS today (March 14) to relieve the 'stuck' Starliner astronauts and two other crewmembers aboard the orbiting lab.

International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members, pictured from left to right: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi.

SpaceX Crew-10 astronaut launch: Live updates

By Mike Wall last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 and Crew-10 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

Human Spaceflight
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3

'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3' has been officially announced, but you'll have to wait a while to purge more alien scum

By Ian Stokes published

Know no fear brother, because 'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3' is officially on the way.

Space Games & Toys

'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots' on Mars could hint at ancient microbial life

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A rock on Mars that may hold clues about ancient microbial life on the Red Planet continues to puzzle scientists.

Search for Life
a time lapse of a total lunar eclipse is captured above a launch pad and a rocket waiting to lift off.

Space photo of the day: Total lunar eclipse crosses the sky above SpaceX's Crew-10 spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX photographer caught this time-lapse image of the March 13-14, 2025 total lunar eclipse from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Launches & Spacecraft
Two Headsets, one black and blue which sits at the top of the screen and the other which has golden lenses sits underneath it in front of purple rings and a starry background with the space.com logo on the left.

HTC Vive are offering big discounts on select VR headsets this March

By Alexander Cox published

Deals The world of virtual reality doesn't have to be an expensive one and HTC Vive is hosting a March sale on some headsets that are definitely worth considering.

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a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

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