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On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test
By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 6, 1947, a V-2 rocket launched from an U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time. Here's why it mattered.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 6), sending them up from California's central coast.

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert
By Elizabeth Howell Published
The new antenna will boost capacity on NASA's increasingly strained deep-space communications network as Artemis and other missions drive up demand.

Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
By Mike Wall Last updated
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket made history today (Sept. 5), becoming the first vehicle ever to reach orbit from European soil.

Venus is disappearing from the evening sky — here's how to see it while you can
By Joe Rao Published
Venus is sinking lower into the sunset this September, but the brilliant Evening Star won't be gone for long.

This Lego Star Wars UCS AT-ST set is cheaper than ever — I'll always love this chicken walker
By Chris McMullen Published
Deals Forget the AT-AT, the AT-ST is my favorite Star Wars land vehicle. Now, this massive Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series AT-ST is $39 off at Amazon, its lowest ever price.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 226 — Who Owns The Moon?
By Space.com Staff Published
On Episode 226 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Rainer Zitelmann to discuss the history of capitalism and how it applies to our future in space.

On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system
By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here's why it mattered.

This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system
By Elizabeth Howell Published
NASA funded an early-stage concept aiming to show new techniques for mapping minerals on the moon, asteroids or Martian moons.

Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?
By Robert Lea Published
Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas located billions of light-years away, from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger.
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