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SpaceX aiming for record-breaking 170 orbital launches in 2025
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is targeting a whopping 170 orbital liftoffs in 2025, which would shatter the record the company set just last year.

SpaceX reached space with Starship Flight 9 launch, then lost control of its giant spaceship (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the ninth time ever today (May 27), on a bold test flight that featured the first-ever significant reuse of Starship hardware.

How to watch SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launch and Elon Musk's Mars update today
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX will launch the 9th test flight of its Super Heavy Starship rocket hours after CEO Elon Musk delivers an update on his company's plans to make humans an multiplanetary species.

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launch today?
By Tariq Malik last updated
SpaceX is aiming to launch its Starship Flight 9 test mission no earlier than Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), but only if conditions allow.

SpaceX reveals why its Starship Flight 8 Ship exploded, failure traced to 'flash' in rocket's engines
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX has completed its investigation into what went wrong during the eighth test flight its Starship rocket, which ended in an explosion over the Bahamas.

SpaceX gets FAA approval for Flight 9 of Starship megarocket
By Mike Wall published
The FAA has greenlit Flight 9 of Starship's giant rocket after wrapping up a safety review of the mishap that occurred on the vehicle's most recent launch.

SpaceX gets updated Starship launch license but still awaits Flight 9 approval
By Mike Wall published
The FAA has greenlit license modifications ahead of Flight 9 of SpaceX's Starship but has not yet approved the launch itself.

SpaceX will launch Starship's 9th test flight next week, Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall published
Elon Musk said that he'll give a livestreamed update about SpaceX's Mars plans next week, shortly before the ninth test flight of the company's Starship megarocket.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft again ahead of 9th test flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX just conducted another static-fire test with a Starship upper stage, further prepping the megarocket for its upcoming ninth test flight.

What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues
By Josh Dinner published
Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.
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