Space Exploration

"The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that."

SpaceX launched its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit from California today (Oct. 19), on the company's record-tying 132nd Falcon 9 mission of the year.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set a new reuse record today (Oct. 19) on a Starlink satellite launch, flying for the 31st time.

Science and maintenance work continue on the International Space Station, but updates are still halted due to the U.S. government shutdown. A JAXA astronaut's social media posts are the exception.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's proposal to launch up to 100 rockets per year from Vandenberg Space Force Bas, which sits on California's rugged, beautiful and often cloudy central coast.

A Long March 8A rocket lofted another batch of China's Guowang internet satellites on Wednesday evening (Oct. 15). It was the 600th launch overall for a Long March vehicle.

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky worked outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (Oct. 16), conducting a spacewalk to install, retrieve and jettison equipment.

SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the gulf before its dive into the deep.

The Chinese company Orienspace's Gravity-1 solid rocket launched for the second time ever on Oct. 10, sending three satellites to orbit from the deck of a ship.