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SpaceX rolls out Super Heavy rocket for Starship Flight 6 test launch (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
SpaceX is getting ready for the next launch of Starship and its rocket, Super Heavy. The rocket is now poised at Starbase in south Texas for preflight testing.
Boeing-built communications satellite breaks up in orbit. 'Total loss,' operator says
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Intelsat-33e satellite is in pieces following some kind of problem in geostationary orbit, according to the company and US Space Force. An investigation is ongoing.
China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-19 astronaut launch (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China rolled out the rocket and crew capsule for the Shenzhou-19 mission, the nation's next astronaut launch to the Tiangong space station.
Fall back to Earth with Falcon 9 payload fairings in stunning new SpaceX video
By Elizabeth Howell published
A recent SpaceX Starlink launch featured an extra video treat: a view of the Internet satellites being revealed for future Internet service. But Starlink's effects on astronomy still causes concern.
SpaceX launches 20 Eutelsat OneWeb broadband satellites to orbit (video)
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
SpaceX launched another set of Eutelsat OneWeb internet satellites to space early Sunday morning (Oct. 20).
NASA's next-generation Nancy Roman Space Telescope aces crucial 'spin test'
By Victoria Corless published
NASA recently put a crucial part of the Roman Space Telescope through a rigorous "spin test" designed to evaluate its resilience against the forces of its planned 2027 launch.
Watch SpaceX's Starship come down for nighttime splashdown during epic test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
A new video shows the upper stage of SpaceX's Starship coming down for a nocturnal splashdown during its fifth test flight.
US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $730 million to launch at least nine national security missions, seven of them for the Space Development Agency.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Florida tonight (Oct. 18).
Relive SpaceX's epic Starship launch (and rocket catch) in these jawdropping photos and video
By Elizabeth Howell published
The fifth flight test of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Oct. 13 demonstrated not only great engineering but also some amazing photography. Here are some of the best shots.
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