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Watch a charred SpaceX Starship land in the ocean after acing Flight Test 11 (video)
By Josh Dinner published
New SpaceX footage from Starship Flight 11 shows the final moments of Oct. 13 mission, which ended with a picture-perfect splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

Watch SpaceX launch 21 communications satellites for the US military today
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX plans to launch 21 satellites for an advanced new U.S. military constellation this evening (Oct. 15), and you can watch the action live.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik 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.

On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: Cassini-Huygens launches to Saturn
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Oct. 15, 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a mission to explore Saturn and its moons.

Getting even bigger: What's next for SpaceX's Starship after Flight 11 success
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the 11th time on Monday (Oct. 13), on a successful test flight that marked the end of the road for "Version 2" of the vehicle.

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-imaging satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab launched a radar satellite for Synspective today (Oct. 14), the seventh spacecraft it has lofted for the Japanese Earth-observation company.

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon and Mars on 11th test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starship megarocket aced its test flight today (Oct. 13), the 11th overall for the program and the final mission for this version of the giant vehicle.

SpaceX Starship Flight 11 launch: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.
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