Latest articles by Mike Wall
New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)
SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.
'Strap yourself in and feel the Gs': NASA announces 'Max Power' aerospace expo
NASA announced today (Aug. 14) that it will hold a two-day aerospace expo this November — an event whose name should draw a chuckle from "Simpsons" fans.
Virgin Galactic delays next commercial spaceflight to 2027
Virgin Galactic has pushed the resumption of its commercial flights back by a few months, to February 2027. The company hasn't been to space since June 2024.
New private 'Perceptor' probes will keep an eye on satellites high above Earth
Astranis' newly announced Perceptor spacecraft will monitor satellite activity in geostationary orbit, a distant and increasingly contested domain.
SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says (video)
SpaceX started out as a launch company, but it has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence outfit — one that's poised to make huge profits in the coming years, Elon Musk says.
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast today (Aug. 11).
'Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise': Rocket Lab unveils new 'GHOST' portable spaceport system
Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system called "GHOST," which packages everything into standard shipping containers.
Japanese H3 rocket launches 10,800-pound navigation satellite to high Earth orbit (video)
Japan's H3 rocket sent the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite aloft this afternoon (Aug. 10), on the ninth-ever mission for the launch vehicle.
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California's scenic central coast.
SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: 'It’s going to happen,' Elon Musk says
SpaceX plans to build factories on the moon, using robots to do much of the heavy lifting, Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Aug. 4) during SpaceX's first-ever quarterly earnings call.
'Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says
SpaceX is still towing Starship's upper stage toward shore two weeks after its latest test flight, but the unprecedented effort is unlikely to succeed, according to Elon Musk.
Engineers race to save stricken LINK rescue spacecraft before it's too late
The private LINK spacecraft, which launched last month to save a NASA space telescope, now needs saving, too — and teams are making progress on that front.
Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite after 5-week delay (video, photos)
Rocket Lab launched its eighth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS on Thursday morning (Aug. 6), five weeks later than originally planned.
SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos)
South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter has spied the crater that a SpaceX rocket blasted out when it slammed into the moon on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5).
Blue Origin traces origin of huge New Glenn rocket explosion to oxygen valve, CEO says
Blue Origin has made considerable progress in its New Glenn anomaly investigation, tracing the problem to a faulty valve in one of the rocket's first-stage engines.
SpaceX launches 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on Falcon 9 rocket (video)
SpaceX launched three of AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5).
SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (and catch it, too), Elon Musk says in 1st earnings call since historic IPO
SpaceX plans to notch some big milestones on the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is tentatively scheduled for late August.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 90th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video)
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (Aug. 4), on the 90th Falcon 9 rocket flight of 2026.
A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week. Why is it on a collision course?
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5). Here's what put it on this kamikaze course.
Double digits! Air-launched 'Talon A' hypersonic vehicle notches big flight milestone
Stratolaunch has now conducted more than 10 flights with its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, an autonomous, air-launched craft that can travel five times the speed of sound.
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast late on Friday night (July 31).
SpaceX's Starship seen in space by next-gen Starlink satellite (video)
We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX's Starship vehicle in space, thanks to one of the company's Starlink V3 broadband satellites.
SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite from Florida (video)
SpaceX launched a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning, July 30, 2026 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video)
The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well — and provided some amazing visuals, too. See the highlights here.
Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal
Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense missions, most of them from Alaska's Pacific Spaceport Complex.