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SpaceShipOne: The first private spacecraft

By Tim Sharp last updated

SpaceShipOne was a major turning point for private spaceflight.

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Emily Calandrelli, the 100th woman in space, looks down at Earth through a window aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard crew capsule on the NS-28 suborbital mission on Nov. 22, 2024.

Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).

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A white squiggly cloud scrapes vertically in the center, with the dark blue of the sea dropped behind. Land cuts across the bottom, its green hue blued by the atmosphere above.

SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from space in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)

By Josh Dinner published

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.

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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a blue sky.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Nov. 21).

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a giant silver rocket launches into a blue sky, with the ocean in the background

What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket performed well on its sixth test flight, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19). So, what's next for the giant reusable vehicle?

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a crowd of people, including a man in a red baseball cap, watch a rocket launch from across a stretch of water

Trump watches SpaceX launch Starship's 6th test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published

President-elect Donald Trump made the trip to South Texas today (Nov. 19) to watch the sixth test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket.

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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024, for the Starship Flight 6 test.

SpaceX Starship launches banana to space, skips giant rocket catch on 6th test flight (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the sixth time ever today (Nov. 19) but did not try to catch the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage back at the pad.

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a dark image of the moon in space looped by many lines of varying colors, angles, and proximity.

India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.

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donald trump holding up his hand in front of a spacecraft that has the word spacex on it

Trump to attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test today

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

President-Elect Donald Trump confirmed he will attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test on Nov. 19. It comes as SpaceX founder Elon Musk takes a greater role in the forthcoming Trump administration.

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The upper stage of SpaceX's sixth Starship vehicle rolls out to the launch pad ahead of a planned Nov. 18, 2024 test flight. SpaceX released this photo via X on Nov. 12, 2024.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launch test today?

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world's largest rocket on Nov. 19. Here's when to watch Starship Flight 6.

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