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SpaceX schedules spy satellite, NASA astronaut launches on the same day

The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has confirmed that its next spy satellite is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX…

SpaceX rapidly stacks Starship and Super Heavy with ‘Mechazilla’

For the second time ever, SpaceX has used Starbase's 'Mechazilla' tower and arms to stack a Starship upper stage on…

Astra returns to flight and deploys first satellites weeks after launch failure

Astra's Rocket 3 vehicle has successfully returned to flight and deployed its first satellites in orbit a mere 33 days…

SpaceX preparing for third Starship ‘full stack’

SpaceX appears to be preparing Starship 20 and Super Heavy Booster 4 for their third 'full stack' demonstration after two…

NASA says “nothing has changed” as US astronaut prepares to ride Russian spacecraft

An official Russian video posted on Twitter has fueled rampant speculation that the country's beleaguered space agency intends to abandon…

SpaceX drone ship leaves port for sixth consecutive Starlink launch

SpaceX drone ship Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) has departed Port Canaveral in anticipation of the company's sixth consecutive Starlink…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster spotted at Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX has been spotted transporting a Falcon Heavy booster through NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) facilities, offering a slight glimpse…

SpaceX to launch AST SpaceMobile’s first space-based cell towers

AST Space Mobile says it has chosen SpaceX to launch its first operational BlueBird satellite after contracting the company to…

NASA’s SLS Moon rocket is almost ready for its first trip to the launch pad

NASA says its first complete Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is less than a week away from its first rollout…

SpaceX’s first 33-engine Super Heavy booster reaches full height

Approximately 11 weeks after the process began, SpaceX has finished stacking its newest Super Heavy booster prototype - the first…

SpaceX rapidly reuses converted Falcon Heavy booster

SpaceX has reflown a converted Falcon Heavy side booster just 37 days after its first mission as a Falcon 9…

SpaceX upgrading Starship noses and domes for easier assembly

While a separate team closes in on the completion of a new and improved Starship nosecone, SpaceX also appears to…

SpaceX Starbase facilities already taking advantage of new “Port Connector Road”

SpaceX's Starbase facilities appear to have immediately begun to take advantage of a brand new "South Port Connector Road" built…

SpaceX’s first Jupiter launch a step closer as NASA begins assembling ‘Europa Clipper’

NASA says that the assembly of Europa Clipper has begun at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Southern California. Europa…

SpaceX on track for fourth Starlink launch in 16 days [webcast]

Update: SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch 48 Starlink 4-10 satellites no earlier than 8:45…

SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory prepares for major upgrades

In what is probably a sign of things to come for SpaceX's nascent Florida Starship factory, the company's original Starbase…

Rocket Lab to build reusable Neutron rocket factory and launch pad in Virginia

Rocket Lab has selected Virginian island to host the first launch site, factory, and landing pad for its next-generation Neutron…

SpaceX launches ninth Falcon 9 rocket in nine weeks

SpaceX confirms that its ninth launch of 2022 was a success, meaning that the company has now completed nine orbital…

SpaceX prepares Falcon 9 booster for eleventh launch and landing [webcast]

SpaceX has confirmed that Falcon 9 is on track to launch another batch of Starlink satellites less than 48 hours…

ULA Atlas V rocket launches NOAA, NASA weather satellite

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket has successfully launched the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – T mission…