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Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing 'buoycam' footage (video)
By Mike Wall published
A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of the sixth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19.
On this day in space! Nov. 25, 1970: 1st powered flight of the 'Wingless' M2-F3 aircraft
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 25, 1970, an experimental aircraft called the Northrop M2-F3 made its first powered flight.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).
Rocket Lab launches 200th satellite to orbit (photos, video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab sent five "Internet of Things" satellites to orbit on Sunday night (Nov. 24), pushing its total "spacecraft deployed" tally over 200.
How amateur radio is connecting astronauts in space with kids on Earth
By Leonard David published
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) aims to inspire and educate youth in STEM through connecting astronauts in orbit with people on the ground.
NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for future ocean world missions (video)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.
How a mini-team of NASA archivists is restoring astronomical history
By Keith Cooper published
Though data from all modern missions is digitized and properly archived, the same can't be said for missions prior to 1990.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early this morning (Nov. 24).
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