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SpaceX launches 1st 21 satellites for advanced new US military constellation
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 21 satellites to orbit from California today (Sept. 10), beginning the buildout of an advanced new constellation for the U.S. military.
SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.

SpaceX test fires next Super Heavy booster for Starship's 11th upcoming launch (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The company is hoping to keep their momentum.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
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.

Sorry, Starlink: JetBlue becomes 1st airline to pick Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi
By Mike Wall published
JetBlue will start using Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi in 2027. It's a big win for Jeff Bezos' company and its nascent internet constellation.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, lands Falcon rocket for 500th time (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
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.

Israel spy satellite launch sparks 'brief panic' as residents mistake rocket for missile: reports
By Brett Tingley published
Israel launched the Ofek 19 spy satellite atop a Shavit rocket on Sept. 2, which came as a surprise to some local residents, according to news reports.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on heels of California liftoff (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The post-golden hour launch ascended through bright blue morning skies 8 hours after a California Starlink launch.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Sept. 2), sending them up on a Falcon 9 rocket with a brand-new first stage.
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