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See Tianzhou 9 cargo mission dock at China's Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
The Tianzhou 9 freighter arrived at China's Tiangong space station last week, packed with supplies. Watch its arrival in this video.

Space Force's Golden Dome chief says space-based missile interceptors are possible today. 'We have proven every element of the physics'
By Brett Tingley published
The head of the Trump administration's Golden Dome program says the technologies needed to create such an ambitious space-based missile defense system already exist.

SpaceX launches 2 powerful internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two of SES's O3b mPOWER communications satellites toward medium-Earth orbit today (July 22), then aced its landing on a ship at sea.

Makenzie Lystrup stepping down as director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
By Mike Wall published
Makenzie Lystrup will step down as head of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on Aug. 1. She'll be the second NASA center director to depart in just a two-month span.

NASA scientists sound alarm over threats to science and safety in 'Voyager Declaration'
By Samantha Mathewson published
The signatories warn that political interference and abrupt budget reductions could jeopardize decades of progress in space exploration, aeronautics and climate science.

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, is one of the six people who will fly to suborbital space on Blue Origin's next tourist mission.

SpaceX aborts satellite launch 11 seconds before liftoff (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX aborted the planned launch of two of SES' O3b mPOWER communications satellites just before liftoff on Monday evening (July 21). The company will try again tomorrow (July 22).

Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.

Friday night light: SpaceX launch from California sends two dozen new Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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