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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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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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'Lunik Heist:' A real-life CIA rocket kidnapping goes to Hollywood

By Leonard David published

"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."

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Photo showing the nose cone of the USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II rocket in space on Oct. 20, 2024.

USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)

By Mike Wall published

The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.

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a large silver spacecraft is placed atop a booster by a launch tower at night

SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

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a cube-shaped spacecraft with two wing-like solar panels fires its engine, propelling it away from the viewer into the star-filled background of space

Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn

By Andrew Jones published

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

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a rocket lifts off at night, creating a large plume of fire beneath it

China launches Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station (video)

By Andrew Jones last updated

A Long March 7 rocket launched the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday (Nov. 15).

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