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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 400th successful Falcon 9 flight (video, photos)
SpaceX notched two milestones on a Starlink satellite launch Tuesday night (Nov. 26) — its 400th successful Falcon 9 mission and 375th Falcon landing overall.
Powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket gearing up for 1st Space Force mission
The new Vulcan Centaur rocket's first launch for the U.S. Space Force will come at an exciting time for the spaceflight industry.
14 of the biggest spacecraft ever to fall from space
A rundown of some of the biggest spacecraft to smash into Earth beyond their operators' control.
New Japanese rocket engine explodes during testing for 2nd time in 16 months
An engine hot fire test for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new Epsilon S rocket ended prematurely when the engine caught fire and exploded.
Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost moon lander for January 2025 SpaceX launch
Firefly Aerospace announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander has completed testing and will now be shipped to Florida ahead of its planned January 2025 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing 'buoycam' footage (video)
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.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).
Rocket Lab sends 200th satellite to orbit on 2nd launch in 24 hours (photos, video)
Rocket Lab sent five "Internet of Things" satellites to orbit on Sunday night (Nov. 24), pushing its total "spacecraft deployed" tally over 200.
