Robert Z. Pearlman

As their research activities continued, the Expedition 73 crew had a busy week on the International Space Station with the departure of a cargo vehicle and preparations for the arrival of two more.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink internet broadband satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.

The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew worked on science and kept systems running on International Space Station this week in Earth orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday (Sept. 5), then landed safely at sea. It was the 500th successful Falcon touchdown to date.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink broadband internet satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.

"This demo brought me right back, blending elements of real-time strategy, RPGs and first-person play into something very real."

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Luxembourg's National Advanced Optical System spacecraft and several smaller satellites to orbit from California today (Aug. 26).

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket is set to launch an uncrewed science mission to suborbital space. The company has yet to determine a new launch date.

The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew worked on science and station keeping activities during their week together aboard the International Space Station.

A panel of judges has selected the 25 finalists in NASA and Freelancer's global contest to design a plush "zero-g indicator" to fly to the moon with the agency's Artemis 2 astronauts.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday (Aug. 18). It was the company's 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year.

The members of Expedition 73-"B" settle in and get busy conducting science research on board the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday morning (Aug. 14), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Aug. 14, 2025.

The four members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission are Earth-bound after bidding farewell to their Expedition 73 crewmates and departing the International Space Station.

The four Expedition 73 members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission prepared to come home, while also got the International Space Station ready for its next residents.

NASA astronaut Kathleen “Kate” Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International Space Station, four spacewalks and 300 days in space.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Hundreds of people lined up outside of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Monday (July 28) to see five newly renovated galleries devoted to aviation and space exploration history.

After an early morning launch from Florida, SpaceX sent another 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early on Sunday, July 27, 2025.

The NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos crew members set to launch next to the International Space Station arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

The four members of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission on the Expedition 73 crew began packing for home, while also calling down to Earth to share their ongoing work aboard the ISS.

Purdue University's new Neil Armstrong Space Prize, named for the school's most famous astronaut-alum, will honor achievements in "space discovery, innovation and human achievement."

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, July 18, 2025.