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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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a seal reading "AARO" above the Pentagon

Pentagon UFO office testifies to US Senate on Tuesday. Watch it live here (video)

By Brett Tingley published

The Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office will testify before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Nov. 19) about its latest report starting at 4:30 p.m. ET (2130 GMT).

Search for Life
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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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a cloudy sky.

SpaceX launches heavy satellite in 1st mission for India's space agency (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched the GSAT-N2 satellite today (Nov. 18), the company's first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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A giant chrome rocket stands next to a tall launch tower, with sections frosted white from internal fueling. A blue sky hangs above with an ocean painted across the horizon, the marsh beach surrounding the launchpad.

SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket in key test ahead of 6th test flight (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX has fueled up Starship and completed preflight checkouts ahead of the sixth test launch of the giant rocket, which is scheduled for Nov. 19.

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in a pink haze of space, a galaxy near center top shoots three blue lines downward left, to a gaseous smudge labeled LMC Halo.

Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas

By Conor Feehly published

The Hubble Space Telescope may have captured our Milky Way galaxy being a bit of a bully.

Hubble Space Telescope
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands poised to launch NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft toward Mars from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after being rolled out to the launch pad on Nov. 16, 2013. Liftoff is set for Nov. 18.

On this day in space! Nov. 18, 2013: NASA launches MAVEN orbiter to Mars

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Nov. 18, 2013, NASA launched the MAVEN spacecraft to Mars.

Space Shuttle
SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.

What to expect during SpaceX's 6th Starship test flight on Nov. 19

By Samantha Mathewson published

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (Nov. 19) for the launch of its sixth Starship flight test, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

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

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).

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

SpaceX launches Optus-X telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.

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