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SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025

By Julian Dossett published

NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.

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SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Christmas tree during the holiday lighting ceremony that coincided with a Starlink satellite launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4.

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SpaceX conducts a static fire test with Flight 7 Starship Super Heavy first-stage booster at its Starbase site in South Texas on Dec. 9, 2024.

SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX just test-fired the Super Heavy first stage of its seventh Starship megarocket, which is being prepped for a launch in the coming weeks.

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

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (Dec. 8).

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a bright white spacecraft is docked on the right, taking up nearly half that side of the image, the milky way stands to the left.

Watch the sun rise on SpaceX's Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing ISS video

By Josh Dinner published

A new video from the International Space Station shows SpaceX's Crew Dragon alongside the Milky Way, as the bright sun rises on the spacecraft's face.

International Space Station
SpaceX's CRS-27 Dragon cargo capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking on March 16, 2023.

Watch SpaceX's 31st Dragon cargo capsule head back to Earth today after delays (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule is set to depart the International Space Station today (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

International Space Station
A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission by a camera on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays.

NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to 2026, Artemis 3 astronaut landing to mid-2027

By Mike Wall published

NASA has delayed the planned launch of its Artemis 2 crewed moon mission to April 2026, allowing more time to prep its Orion capsule.

Artemis
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Sirius XM radio satellite (video)

By Josh Dinner last updated

SpaceX launched SiriusXM's newest satellite, the SXM-9, adding the spacecraft to the company's digital radio broadcasting fleet.

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The top portion of an orange rocket with a white head stands to the left, connected by umbilical attachments to a large metal launch tower on the right.

Trump may cancel NASA's powerful SLS moon rocket – here's what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel

By Yang Gao published

Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that NASA's giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat.

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SpaceX's Starship launches on its sixth-ever test flight on Nov. 19, 2024, as seen by cameras on the International Space Station.

Here's how SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked from the ISS (video)

By Mike Wall published

Cameras on the International Space Station captured the sixth-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19, as a new video shows.

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