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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).

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.

Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?

By Elizabeth Howell published 31 March 26

Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon no sooner than April 1. Why won't this quartet land on the lunar surface?

SpaceX launches 119 payloads to orbit on a single Falcon 9 rocket (video)

By Mike Wall published 29 March 26

SpaceX launched 119 payloads to orbit from California early Monday morning (March 30).

Europe plans EPIC SpaceX mission to send 4 astronauts to the ISS before its retirement

By Andrew Jones published 25 March 26

The European Space Agency is planning to buy a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to send its astronauts to the International Space Station to boost their time and experience in space.

NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in

By Josh Dinner published 24 March 26

NASA is honing its focus on future Artemis missions to land astronauts on the moon, removing the Gateway space station from its plans and prioritizing bases on the lunar surface.

'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites

By Tereza Pultarova published 22 March 26

Proposed constellations of orbiting mirrors and data centers would completely destroy the night sky as humanity has known it for millions of years, experts say.