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The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on a drone ship shortly after launching 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida on Jan. 21, 2025.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.

Launches & Spacecraft
An orange man in a dark suit walks in front of a large white space capsule.

How President Trump could change NASA

By Andrew Jones published

The new Trump administration could upend NASA's priorities, reshaping the Artemis moon program, climate science funding and the role of commercial space players.

Space Exploration
SpaceX's Starship vehicle launches on its seventh-ever test flight on Jan. 16, 2025.

FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion

By Mike Wall published

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16.

Private Spaceflight
The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket rolls out to the launch pad at the company's Starbase site on Jan. 9, 2025 ahead of a planned Jan. 13 test flight.

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 launch: Live updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

Launches & Spacecraft
The two stages of SpaceX's Starship megarocket separate during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16, 2025.

SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.

Private Spaceflight
Earth as seen from the upper stage of SpaceX's seventh Starship vehicle during its test flight on Jan. 16, 2025. The vehicle suffered an anomaly and exploded in Earth's atmosphere around 8.5 minutes after launch.

Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)

By Brett Tingley, Mike Wall published

The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean during the vehicle's Flight 7 test today (Jan. 16), and lots of people saw the sky show.

Private Spaceflight
SpaceX's seventh Starship megarocket launches on a test flight on Jan. 16, 2025.

SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle's upper stage.

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An artist's impression of astronauts working on the surface of the moon.

Trump's space policy won't catch Europe off guard, ESA chief says

By Andrew Jones published

The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA's direction that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may make.

Private Spaceflight
A silver stainless-steel SpaceX Starship is assembled for launch on the pad for Flight 7.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 launch test today?

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

Launches & Spacecraft
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is seen here attached to the upper stage of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shortly before its deployment on Jan. 15, 2025.

What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched lunar landers built by Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based company ispace. What's next for the two craft?

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