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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.

Launches & Spacecraft

NASA's Spirit Rover: Everything you need to know

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Spirit's explorations provided scientists with a remarkable glimpse into Mars' early and wet history.

Mars Rovers
SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 rocket hanging from its launch pad after landing

SpaceX Starship launches: Flight 6 live updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

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

Launches & Spacecraft
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.

Launches & Spacecraft

SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as ‘wonky streaks’ by ISS astronaut (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

"Starlink satellites look like a miniature version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey.' "

International Space Station
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.

Launches & Spacecraft

Green auroras and a SpaceX Dragon glow in new astronaut photos from the ISS

By Elizabeth Howell published

The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.

International Space Station
a seal reading "AARO" above the Pentagon

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

By Brett Tingley last updated

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
Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 mission rises into the sky just after launching on Dec. 2, 2014 (Dec. 3 local Japan time).

On this day in space! Nov. 19, 2005: Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft makes 1st liftoff from an asteroid

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Nov. 19, 2005, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa (HI-uh-BOOS-uh) made the first liftoff from an asteroid.

Space Shuttle
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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