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Artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starship vehicle on the moon during an Artemis astronaut mission for NASA.

'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Artemis 3 mission will no longer land astronauts on the moon — and it might not involve SpaceX's Starship megarocket, either.

Artemis
a montage of three photos showing a rocket launch, satellites being deployed into Earth orbit and a timelapse exposure of another rocket launch

February finale: SpaceX wraps up month with three Starlink launches this week

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Two Falcon 9 launches from Florida and one from California deployed 83 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, wrapping up February 2026 for the SpaceX network.

Launches & Spacecraft
An orange rocket with a white top stands against a dynamic sky. A danger sign stands on the left.

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'

By Josh Dinner published

NASA is changing its plans to return astronauts to the moon, and redrawing the architecture for how the Artemis missions will look moving forward.

Artemis
An image of the International Space Station, with its many solar panels and modules, floating above Earth in space

NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report

By Mike Wall published

NASA has replaced two bigwigs in its human spaceflight program, just a week after releasing a report criticizing how the agency handled the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi.

Human Spaceflight
SpaceX's CRS-33 Dragon cargo capsule backs away from the International Space Station after undocking on Feb. 26, 2026.

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down after historic ISS-boosting mission (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returned to Earth on Friday (Feb. 27) after spending six months docked with the International Space Station.

International Space Station
The Crew-11 astronauts return to Ellington Field in Houston on Jan. 16, 2026. From left to right: NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.

NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station

By Josh Dinner published

It wasn't an emergency, but the issue required "immediate attention."

Human Spaceflight
a split-screen view of a rocket launch and a first stage landing, both at night

Falcon 9 rocket sets new reuse record on SpaceX's 2nd Starlink launch of the day (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, each carrying Starlink satellites, launched from California and Florida on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The second booster set a new reuse record.

Launches & Spacecraft
the first stage of a rocket is seen lit at night in silhouette standing on its four landing legs atop a sea-based droneship

SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket in The Bahamas for 2nd time ever (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX landed a rocket in The Bahamas for the second time ever on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, after launching 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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A white and blue Boeing Starliner capsule floats above a blue Earth with the black of space in the background.

'We almost did have a really terrible day.' NASA now says Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight was a 'Type A mishap'

By Mike Wall published

"This was a really challenging event in our recent history."

Human Spaceflight
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Ingersleben, DE on Feb. 19, 2025.

Scientists measure air pollution from reentering SpaceX rocket in real-time: 'It's never been done before'

By Tereza Pultarova published

For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket burned up in Earth's atmosphere.

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