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a black and white rocket launches into the night sky, the thrust from its engines casting light on the launch pad.

SpaceX launches 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 30 payloads as part of the Bandwagon-2 mission launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

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a black and white rocket ignites its engines on the launch pad at night, just as an abort is called.

Abort! SpaceX calls off launch of 'MicroGEO' satellites at last second (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignites each its engines just as an abort is called at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2024.

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Artist's rendering of Axiom Space's fully assembled Axiom Station in low Earth orbit.

Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought

By Julian Dossett published

Axiom Space has decided to change up the method for assembling its commercial space station, meaning the outpost could be free-flying as soon as 2028.

Private Spaceflight
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Crew-9 astronaut mission stand on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Sept. 24, 2024.

SpaceX inks deal with Vast to launch 2 astronaut missions to the ISS

By Mike Wall published

California-based company Vast Space has booked two crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, though the missions still must be approved by NASA.

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new glenn rocket blue origin

New Glenn: Blue Origin's powerful reusable rocket

By Mike Wall last updated

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has a reusable first stage, like those of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

Private Spaceflight
a person in a white coat, a mask and blue hairnet inspects a large black-and-gold spacecraft inside a white clean room

Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

The moon
An image of a white spacecraft over a blue portion of earth, seen through a curved window, is superimposed over a photo of two astronauts floating in a space station hatch on the right, both smiling.

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay

By Josh Dinner published

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay in space an extra month, until March 2025, giving SpaceX more time to complete a new Crew Dragon capsule.

Human Spaceflight
A SpaceX Starship spacecraft on a test stand with the setting sun for Flight 7

SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight gets FAA launch license. But when will it fly?

By Tariq Malik published

The FAA issued a launch license for SpaceX's upcoming Starship Flight 7, clearing the way for the company's next launch of the world's largest rocket from South Texas.

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Five towering starship segments stand near cranes against a blue sky, by a dusty road walked on by a guy in a backwards white ball cap and tshirt.

SpaceX wants Starbase to become an official city in Texas

By Samantha Mathewson published

SpaceX is hoping to officially make its Starbase launch site a new city in South Texas.

Private Spaceflight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the mPower 7 & 8 satellites for SES from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 17, 2024.

SpaceX launches 2 mPOWER satellites from Florida on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched two communication satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast today (Dec. 17) on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader.

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