Launches & Spacecraft

Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX 'constantly exploring' options for megarocket liftoff sites

By Mike Wall published 13 May 26

SpaceX just revealed that it's on the hunt for additional launch sites for its Starship megarocket, eyeing locations both inside and beyond the United States.

Lasers shine a new light on the space junk air pollution problem

By Leonard David published 13 May 26

Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here's when it will fly

By Mike Wall published 12 May 26

SpaceX is officially targeting May 19 for the debut of Starship Version 3, an advanced new vehicle that could help humanity take its first steps on the moon and Mars.

SpaceX scrubs Dragon cargo launch to International Space Station due to bad weather

By Mike Wall published 12 May 26

SpaceX planned to launch its Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (May 13), but Mother Nature didn't cooperate.

SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published 12 May 26

SpaceX has stacked and fueled the new version of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, gearing up for a key test flight that could launch as soon as May 19.

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated 12 May 26

SpaceX launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government this evening (May 11) from California's foggy central coast.

China's Tianzhou 10 freighter delivers 7 tons of cargo to Tiangong space station

By Mike Wall published 11 May 26

The Tianzhou 10 freighter delivered nearly seven tons of supplies to China's Tiangong space station early Monday morning (May 10), about five hours after launching atop a Long March 7 rocket.

SpaceX just fired up its 33-engine Starship 'V3' Super Heavy rocket booster. When could it fly? (video)

By Mike Wall published 8 May 26

SpaceX just took a big step toward its next Starship test flight, firing up all 33 engines of the vehicle's Super Heavy on the pad in Texas.

Where does Earth's mysterious 'ring current' come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out

By Elizabeth Howell published 7 May 26

NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet.

Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch

By Josh Dinner published 6 May 26

Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency, is passing key milestones in its tests and qualifications to bring the vehicle to flight readiness.