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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 4, 2024, completing its first direct-to-cell constellation.

SpaceX completes 1st Starlink direct-to-cell constellation with launch from California (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites on Wednesday night (Dec. 4), completing its first direct-to-cell constellation.

Launches & Spacecraft
Polars Dawn commander Jared Isaacman meets with a St. Jude Family at the Sun 'n' Fun Aerospace Expo in April 2024.

Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

By Mike Wall published

Donald Trump's choice for NASA chief is billionaire Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who has funded and commanded two SpaceX missions.

Private Spaceflight
This mosaic depicts the International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.

Will the International Space Station's 2031 death dive cause pollution problems?

By Leonard David published

The International Space Station will be steered to a controlled destruction in Earth's atmosphere in 2031, if all goes to plan. Should we be worried about the pollution this death dive will cause?

International Space Station
A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off on Dec. 4 carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on record-breaking 24th flight (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink broadband satellites early Dec. 4. It was the 24th flight for the rocket's first stage, setting a new record.

Launches & Spacecraft
Three technicians in white coveralls and helmets hold lines connected to a large box hovering above a gold-foiled cylinder secured in the center.

Private Japanese moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of January SpaceX launch (photos)

By Andrew Jones published

The "Resilience" Mission 2 lander, built by Japanese company ispace, has arrived in Florida ahead of its planned January launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites, 20 Starlink spacecraft from California

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Saturday morning (Nov. 30) from California's central coast.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Nov. 30, 2024.

SpaceX lofts 24 Starlink satellites in midnight launch from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at midnight on Saturday (Nov. 30).

Launches & Spacecraft
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, Elizabeth Howell 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 black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a night sky.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 400th successful Falcon 9 flight (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX notched two milestones on a Starlink satellite launch Tuesday night (Nov. 26) — its 400th successful Falcon 9 mission and 375th Falcon landing overall.

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illustration of a silvery metallic rotorcraft flying over orangish dunes

NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan

By Mike Wall published

NASA has picked SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly astrobiology mission to the intriguing Saturn moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will loft Dragonfly in July 2028.

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