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SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company's broadcasting constellation.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company's growing wireless internet constellation.

'Starship in space': See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket's Flight 9 test mission
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. See some gorgeous photos of the vehicle in space on Flight 9.

What's landing on the moon with ispace's Resilience spacecraft on June 5?
By Andrew Jones last updated
Tokyo-based company ispace's Resilience lunar lander will attempt to touch down on the moon on Thursday (June 5). Here's what the spacecraft is carrying.

SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 satellites for the company's Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2025.

Rocket Lab launches private Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched a "Gen-3" Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky toward orbit from New Zealand today (June 2).

SpaceX adds 27 Starlink satellites to constellation after successful launch from California (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 27 Starlink internet broadband satellites from southern California on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

FAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle's second stage made an uncontrolled reentry over the Indian Ocean.
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