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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday night (May 6), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year
By Mike Wall published
The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.

Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 prototype goes hypersonic after dropping from world's largest airplane (photos)
By Mike Wall published
Stratolaunch Systems conducted its first hypersonic test flight with its Talon-A2 vehicle and Roc carrier plane in December, then repeated the feat in March.

See what it's like to witness Earth's poles from space in this stunning 4-hour SpaceX video
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission's private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet's polar regions.

SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election
By Mike Wall last updated
People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.

NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to lift off May 15 as Lego Icons model
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport. The Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft recreates the 747 and Enterprise.

Asteroid Vesta could be a fragment of a solar system planet, but which one?
By Keith Cooper published
The interior of asteroid Vesta has been shown not to be a protoplanet after all, meaning that new explanations for its origin are needed.

Rooms and a view | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers took this photo of the forward portion of the International Space Station on May 1, 2025.

Lego and Lunar Outpost to roll out 'Moon Rover Space Vehicle' in August
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first U.S. teleoperated rover to reach the moon's surface is rolling out as a Lego model this summer, together with two futuristic vehicles inspired by real-life robotic explorers.
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