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On this day in space! July 17, 1962: X-15 plane breaks altitude record

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

A test pilot flew at an altitude of almost 60 miles.

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A man in a bright shirt and hard hat stands next to a domed piece of metal on a crane

NASA preps key piece of Artemis IV moon rocket for lunar mission | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

NASA moved its payload adapter at the Space Flight Center in Huntsville to prepare for the upcoming Artemis IV mission

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation from Florida on July 16, 2025.

SpaceX launches 3rd batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper megaconstellation (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites early Wednesday morning (July 16), the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 liftoff.

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a downward-facing camera mounted on a rocket captures the Earth below as the booster climbs to space

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 26 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 15, 2025.

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a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

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SpaceX's Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025.

SpaceX will launch next Starship flight in 'about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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A Long March 7 rocket launches the Tianzhou 9 cargo mission to China's Tiangong space station on July 14, 2025.

China launches new spacesuits, other supplies to Tiangong space station (video)

By Mike Wall published

A Long March 7 rocket lifted off this evening (July 14), sending China's Tianzhou 9 cargo spacecraft toward the Tiangong space station.

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a white and black rocket launches into the dark of night, its bright white thrust lighting up its launch pad and surrounding area.

SpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (July 13).

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The Chinese company Landspace conducts an engine test with the first stage of its methane-fueled Zhuque-3 rocket in June 2025.

Chinese company Landspace aims to debut its reusable methane rocket this year (video)

By Andrew Jones published

Landspace aims to debut its stainless steel Zhuque-3 rocket later this year, marking a bold step forward for China's commercial launch sector.

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a timelapse exposure captures the arching streak of a rocket launching into space in the early morning, pre-dawn sky.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on July 8, 2025.

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