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SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch
SpaceX has stacked its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster at the company's new Starbase launch pad, ahead of the rocket's 12th test flight.
US military test-launches nuclear-capable ICBM from California (photos)
The U.S. military test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 20, 2026.
NASA's Psyche probe takes awesome images of Mars on way to (possibly) precious asteroid
NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars for a gravity assist on the way to its final target. And it took some close-up pictures on the way.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on stunning sunset Falcon 9 flight (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Worker dies at SpaceX's Starbase ahead of Starship V3 megarocket launch
A worker died at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas early Friday morning (May 15), as the company geared up for the debut launch of its Starship V3 megarocket.
Vast, builder of private space stations, launches line of high-power satellites
The California startup Vast, which is best known for its space station plans, announced today (May 19) that it's launching a new line of high-power satellites.
NASA satellite will test orbital 'gas station' tech to help astronauts reach the moon and Mars
You can travel much farther with a full tank.
Scientists just solved a tricky asteroid-hopping spacecraft riddle
Plotting the optimal trajectory to visit multiple asteroids is a fiendishly difficult take on the Traveling Salesperson problem, but a new mathematical approach has succeeded in solving it.
