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a camera mounted on a nearby tower captures the head-on view of a rocket as it begins to lift off the launch pad into the night sky.

SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched a mission for an Indonesian telecom company tonight (Sept. 11), sending the Nusantara Lima satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft
A Starlink satellite captured flying over the secretive Dingxin Airbase in China on Aug. 21, 2025 by one of the WorldView Legion Earth-observation satellites operated by U.S. company Maxar Technologies.

SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)

By Tereza Pultarova published

One of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites has been captured overflying a top-secret airbase in China that was photographed by a private American Earth-observation satellite.

Satellites
a small white rectangle on a black tripod rests on the ground

SpaceX buys $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum to beef up Starlink broadband service

By Tereza Pultarova published

SpaceX just bought $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum from debt-ridden operator EchoStar to enhance Starlink direct-to-cell phone connectivity.

Satellites
A rocket blasts off against a cloudy sky.

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft has completed a critical design review and is on track for its scheduled 2025 launch.

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
Two astronauts wearing white spacesuits dig around in the dirt near a series of gray buildings on the reddish dusty surface of the planet Mars

'Artificial super astronauts': How AI and robotics could help humanity settle Mars

By Leonard David published

In the not-too-distant future, "artificial astronauts" could fly as actual crew members on human missions to Mars, and elsewhere in space.

Mars
fire erupts from below a giant chrome cylinder with four grid fins, next to a tower.

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
A rocket lifts into a fog layer blanketing its launch site, obscuring the view of the booster.

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
a white rocket lifts off above a plume of fire and smoke

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.

Launches & Spacecraft
a spacecraft and space station modules are seen docked together above the blue and white Earth below.

Astronauts get a welcome boost from a SpaceX Dragon | On the International Space Station Sept. 1-5, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew worked on science and kept systems running on International Space Station this week in Earth orbit.

International Space Station
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