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NASA's IMAP spacecraft getting packed up for launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 24, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 24 to study the solar wind and space weather.

SpaceX launches 3 probes to study space weather and map the boundaries of our solar system (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's IMAP mission and two other spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24) to study space weather and its effects on Earth.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 11th test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire test with its latest Starship spacecraft recently to help gear up for the 11th test flight of the massive rocket.

This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space
By Mike Wall published
Anna Menon, one of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates, already has a spaceflight under her belt — SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit in September 2024.

SpaceX launches 11th batch of 'proliferated architecture' US spy satellites (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the latest set of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Sept. 22), sending them up from California's central coast.

Watch SpaceX launch 3 space weather probes today
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA's ambitious IMAP mission and two other space weather probes early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched its 119th Falcon 9 mission of the year today (Sept. 21), sending 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 19), sending them up from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft arrives at ISS on its debut mission
By Mike Wall published
Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship reached the International Space Station this morning (Sept. 18), after a delay, delivering about 11,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting lab.
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