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SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force after rocket swap (photos)

By Mike Wall last updated 21 April 26

SpaceX launched a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Tuesday morning (April 21) — a mission that was originally supposed to fly on a competitor's rocket.

600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 20 April 26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on April 19. The mission featured the 600th landing of a Falcon first stage.

This life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch

By Mike Wall published 18 April 26

SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not aboard the company's Starship megarocket.

Landing astronauts on the moon 'is absolutely doable, and it's doable soon,' NASA's Artemis 2 commander says

By Josh Dinner published 16 April 26

The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule during their moon mission — and what they learned bodes well for future Artemis flights.

SpaceX fires up next-gen 'Version 3' Starship ahead of landmark May test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published 15 April 26

SpaceX just conducted the first full-duration static fire test with the upper stage of its 'V3' Starship, clearing a big hurdle on its path to launch, which is expected next month.

SpaceX launches two Starlink satellite groups 19 hours apart

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 15 April 26

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 19 hours apart, both carrying batches of Starlink satellites. The liftoffs took place from Florida and California on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (by local time zone).

SpaceX launches huge 'Cygnus XL' cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)

By Mike Wall last updated 11 April 26

Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11).

Splashdown! Artemis 2 astronauts return to Earth after historic NASA mission to the moon

By Mike Wall last updated 11 April 26

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts came home today (April 10), wrapping up an epic mission that broke spaceflight records and set the stage for even more ambitious moonshots to come.

Crew of tiny worms readies for April 11 launch to International Space Station

By Tereza Pultarova published 9 April 26

A crew of tiny worms will spend six months aboard the International Space Station, helping researchers better understand how long-term spaceflight affects human astronauts.

Satellite spies SpaceX Starlink before it breaks apart | Space photo of the day for April 1, 2026

By Robert Lea published 1 April 26

SpaceX Starlink spacecraft was seen prior to breaking up in orbit by a satellite.