Launches & Spacecraft

SpaceX will now try to launch critical Starship Flight 13 test today after delays. Here's what to expect.

By Mike Wall Last updated 24 July 26

SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 13 today (July 24), a test mission that will send "V3" Starlink satellites to space for the first time ever. Here's how to watch it live.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch today? (Full mission timeline)

By Tariq Malik Last updated 24 July 26

SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission today (July 24) after delays. Here's what time it flies.

How to watch SpaceX launch Starship Flight 13 today

By Samantha Mathewson Last updated 24 July 26

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight will carry out the first deployment of Starlink V3 satellites while testing booster recovery and upgraded flight systems in a key step toward operational missions.

Lightning strike on Chinese rocket captured in epic launch photo

By Brett Tingley Published 24 July 26

Lightning struck a Chinese Long March-3B rocket shortly after liftoff this week, but the launch still successfully placed its satellite payload in orbit.

China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket launches 9 satellites from a ship at sea (video)

By Mike Wall Published 22 July 26

Orienspace's Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid rocket, aced its third-ever mission on Tuesday (July 21), launching nine satellites to orbit from a ship at sea.

'The court has to intervene now': Indigenous groups and conservationists condemn SpaceX's South Texas land swap

By Mike Wall Published 22 July 26

A coalition of environmental and tribal groups filed an emergency injunction to stop a land swap between SpaceX and the federal government, saying courts should rule on its legality.

Metal spheres found in Australia show how little we still know about falling space debris, experts say

By Leonard David Published 22 July 26

The latest space debris incident in Australia shows just how much we still don't know about what happens to rockets and other debris when it falls from space.

SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated 21 July 26

SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's trailblazing MRV-MEP satellite-servicing mission to Earth orbit today (July 21).

SpaceX targets July 23 for crucial Starship Flight 13 test launch after abort

By Mike Wall Last updated 21 July 26

SpaceX is now targeting Thursday (July 23) for Flight 13 of its giant Starship rocket, after the first launch attempt aborted at the last second on July 16.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 21 July 26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday (July 21), a day after aborting its first liftoff attempt.