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Ax-4 mission pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, who will be the first Indian citizen ever to reach the International Space Station.

An Indian astronaut is about to visit the ISS for the 1st time ever

By Josh Dinner published

An astronaut from India is set to launch to the International Space Station on the Ax-4 mission on June 11, marking a first for the nation.

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At left, the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returns to Earth shortly after launching 26 of the company’s Starlink satellites on June 8, 2025. At right, the rocket’s upper-stage engine burns bright to power the satellites to their desired orbit.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to orbit on 70th Falcon 9 flight of the year (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (June 8), on the 70th mission of 2025 for the company's Falcon 9 rocket.

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SpaceX conducts a static fire test with the Flight 10 Starship Super Heavy first-stage booster at its Starbase site in South Texas on June 6, 2025.

SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM from Florida on June 7, 2025.

SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company's broadcasting constellation.

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The brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS is seen inside the hangar at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives at pad for June 10 astronaut launch (photo)

By Mike Wall published

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-4 astronaut mission has arrived at its pad ahead of a planned June 10 launch.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 4, 2025.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (video, photos)

By Josh Dinner published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company's growing wireless internet constellation.

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rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

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SpaceX's Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025.

'Starship in space': See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket's Flight 9 test mission

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. See some gorgeous photos of the vehicle in space on Flight 9.

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The crew of Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, mission specialist Sławosz Uznański and mission specialist Tibor Kapu.

SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, pushed back to June 10

By Mike Wall published

Houston company Axiom Space's Ax-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Statio has been delayed by two days, to June 10.

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An ispace engineer inspects the “Tenacious” micro rover in the payload bay of the company’s lunar lander, “Resilience.”

What's landing on the moon with ispace's Resilience spacecraft on June 5?

By Andrew Jones last updated

Tokyo-based company ispace's Resilience lunar lander will attempt to touch down on the moon on Thursday (June 5). Here's what the spacecraft is carrying.

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