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See photos snapped in space by Europe's 1st private reentry capsule
By Mike Wall published
A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip.

SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space
By Josh Dinner published
Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it's targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

New record! 6 rockets launch in less than 24 hours
By Mike Wall published
Six different rockets launched toward orbit during an approximately 17.5-hour stretch, topping by two the previous record for most liftoffs in a 24-hour span.

Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 1st of 2 planned Starlink launches in 2 days, lands booster at sea (video)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere
By Julian Dossett published
The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission, lands rocket at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.

NASA's Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter clears key hurdle ahead of 2028 launch toward huge Saturn moon Titan
By Andrew Jones published
NASA's pioneering Dragonfly mission has passed its critical design review, keeping it on track for a 2028 launch to the potentially life-hosting Saturn moon Titan.

Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk
By Mike Wall published
Multiple Democratic senators have expressed concern about the business relationship between Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick for NASA administrator, and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.
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