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'Sudden, brief, and unexpected:' dearMoon crew laments cancellation of private SpaceX Starship moon mission

By Samantha Mathewson published

Crew members selected for a planned flight around the moon funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa shared public feelings of disappointment after the mission's cancellation.

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SpaceX's Starship 4th flight test looks epic in these stunning photos

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX conducted the fourth flight test of its Starship megarocket on June 6, putting on quite the show for photographers gathered near its Starbase facility in Texas.

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SpaceX targeting June 6 for next launch of Starship megarocket (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (June 6), provided it clears the required regulatory hurdles.

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Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)

By Brett Tingley published

A large piece of debris was found on a mountainside in North Carolina last week, suspected to be left over from the reentry of SpaceX's Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX fuels Starship megarocket again to prep for test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX fueled up its Starship rocket again on Tuesday (May 28), continuing preparations for the giant vehicle's upcoming test flight.

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SpaceX targeting June 5 for 4th test flight of Starship megarocket

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX aims to launch its huge Starship vehicle for the fourth time ever as early as June 5, provided the necessary regulatory approvals come through.

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Dream Chaser space plane arrives in Florida ahead of 1st launch to ISS (photo)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Dream Chaser is almost ready for its first mission. The space plane Tenacity and a cargo module are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for final testing ahead of an ISS launch.

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SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX just fueled up its giant Starship rocket, checking another box ahead of the vehicle's fourth test flight.

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Six people are displayed in two rows, from left to right, the top and bottom rows feature a man wearing a red toboggin and holding a dog, a black and white image of a man in a tux, a man with a mustache and glasses wearing a black shirt, a bald man in a red sweater, a woman with a silky scarf by a large body of water, and a bearded man with dark hair and glasses in a black shirt.

Blue Origin will launch these 6 space tourists on May 19, its 1st crewed mission since 2022

By Josh Dinner published

Blue Origin plans to launch six people — including the United States' first-ever black astronaut candidate — on a suborbital spaceflight this weekend.

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SpaceX stacks Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX stacked its giant Starship rocket ahead of the vehicle's fourth test flight, which could launch just a few weeks from now.

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