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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida on Nov. 7, 2024.

SpaceX launching 21 Starlink satellites from Florida on Feb. 4

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Tuesday morning (Feb. 4)

Launches & Spacecraft
streaks of fire in the evening sky

How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?

By Tereza Pultarova published

The rapid unscheduled disassembly of SpaceX's Starship mega rocket may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.

Space Exploration
A white rocket lifts off into the fog blanketing its launch pad.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at 6:02 p.m. EST.

Launches & Spacecraft
the dark, flat refelctive panels of a space craft line the foreground, with gold-foil wrapped copmonents sticking out in the middle. Behind, the blue round Earth in teh black of space.

Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)

By Josh Dinner published

Firefly Aerospace's "little lander" has captured the littlest lunar eclipse in a breathtaking video captured from Earth orbit.

Launches & Spacecraft
Earth floats in space

Japan's Resilience moon lander spots Point Nemo, Earth's remote spacecraft graveyard, from orbit (photo)

By Andrew Jones published

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.

Launches & Spacecraft
Artist's illustration of a SpaceX Dragon capsule approaching and docking with Vast Space's planned Haven-1 orbiting outpost.

SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.

Private Spaceflight
rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

Reference
A rocket lifts off, lighting the black night with its blinding engines.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches next-gen SpainSat NG-1 satellite into orbit (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated

SpaceX launches next generation Spanish communications satellite on Wednesday evening (Jan. 29).

Launches & Spacecraft
A fireball from debris caused by a falling Starlink satellite lights up night sky

SpaceX Starlink satellite sparks brilliant fireball as it falls from space over US (videos)

By Tariq Malik published

A SpaceX Starlink internet satellite fell from space in a blaze of glory overnight, lighting up the Midwest U.S. sky with a brilliant fireball.

Stargazing
Artist's illustration of Planet's Pelican-2 Earth-observing satellite in orbit.

Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites

By Mike Wall published

The Earth-observation company Planet just inked its largest deal to date, a $230 million contract to deliver a fleet of its new Pelican satellites.

Satellites
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