Launches & Spacecraft

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated 30 July 26

SpaceX launched a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning, July 30, 2026 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too

By Brett Tingley Published 29 July 26

NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the rescue spacecraft is now experiencing control issues.

SpaceX Starship still floating 5 days after flight | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2026

By Brett Tingley Published 29 July 26

SpaceX continues to collect imagery of the vehicle as it floats in the Indian Ocean five days after its most recent flight test.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 28 July 26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video)

By Mike Wall Published 27 July 26

The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well — and provided some amazing visuals, too. See the highlights here.

Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal

By Mike Wall Published 27 July 26

Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense missions, most of them from Alaska's Pacific Spaceport Complex.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)

By Tariq Malik Published 25 July 26

SpaceX launched Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, on a critical 13th test flight on July 24, a stunning test flight that notched big success and ended with a huge surprise.

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: SpaceX 'over the moon' after Starship launch

By Josh Dinner Last updated 25 July 26

Relive SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 test flight, including its launch, stunning views from space and surprising ending here.

SpaceX will now try to launch critical Starship Flight 13 test today after delays. Here's what to expect.

By Mike Wall Last updated 24 July 26

SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 13 today (July 24), a test mission that will send "V3" Starlink satellites to space for the first time ever. Here's how to watch it live.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch today? (Full mission timeline)

By Tariq Malik Last updated 24 July 26

SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission today (July 24) after delays. Here's what time it flies.