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'Falcon' flies on Star Wars Day: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida (photos)

Living up to its Star Wars' namesake, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took flight again, delivering 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on Sunday, May 4th, 2025 —Star Wars Day.

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Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day (video)

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day.

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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts put things into perspective | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2025

The next crew to launch to the International Space Station on a Dragon spacecraft pose inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at Kennedy Space Center.

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SpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

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NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)

NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher and higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the SLS stage adapter and interim cryogenic propulsion stage arrive in the VAB.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster on ship at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday (April 12), carrying 21 Starlink satellites to orbit.

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Moon mission patch beamed onto rocket assembly building: Space photo of the day

NASA celebrated the release of its Artemis 2 crew patch by projecting the insignia's art onto the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida.

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'A notch above a gimmick': Experts question scientific merit of billionaire's Fram2 'space adventure' around Earth's poles

The recently launched Fram2 mission, which is funded and led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will attempt to grow mushrooms, test out hormone diapers and X-ray civilian astronauts. However, experts say that these novel experiments are unlikely to yield meaningful results.

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SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates

Find out the latest about SpaceX's private Fram2 polar astronaut mission for cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang.

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Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (video)

SpaceX plans to launch the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

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NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission.

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Space photo of the day: Total lunar eclipse crosses the sky above SpaceX's Crew-10 spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket

A SpaceX photographer caught this time-lapse image of the March 13-14, 2025 total lunar eclipse from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts depart for launch pad ahead of liftoff (video, photos)

The SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts have departed NASA's checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center and are bound for the launch pad ahead of their imminent liftoff.

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SpaceX Dragon meets sunrise at launch pad for Crew-10 flight | Space photo of the day March 11, 2025

The Dragon capsule will launch atop a SpaceX rocket to carry 4 astronauts to space on March 12.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)

SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (video, photos)

SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

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Who is Jared Isaacman? Billionaire SpaceX astronaut picked to lead Trump’s NASA

Isaacman, a billionaire tech entrepreneur, funded and led two private missions to orbit on SpaceX rockets

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NASA begins stacking SLS rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

The solid rocket boosters are coming together.

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NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter: Mission updates

See the latest updates for the launch of NASA's Europa Clipper to Jupiter's icy moon here.

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NASA delays Europa Clipper launch to Jupiter to Oct. 14 amid post-hurricane checks

NASA has postponed the launch of its next flagship mission to Jupiter by at least another day due to the impact of Hurricane Milton at its Florida launch site.

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The pieces of NASA's next 3 Artemis moon missions head to Florida launch site (photos)

Pieces for the Artemis 2, 3 and 4 moon missions are all bound for NASA's Kennedy Space Center after manufacturing in the U.S. and in Europe. They'll journey by sea to get there.

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Mattel rolling out Matchbox toy of SpaceX's Tesla astronaut transport

Mattel is counting down to the release of its latest space-themed Matchbox toy. Its 1:64 scale version of SpaceX's Crew Transport Vehicle is arriving Oct. 1.

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Billionaire's Polaris Dawn crew arrives at SpaceX launch site for 1st-ever private spacewalk flight (photos, video)

The crew of SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as their historic mission inches closer to launch.

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Watch NASA's massive Artemis 2 rocket core stage arrive in Florida. Next stop: the moon (video, photos)

Artemis 2's core stage is near its launch site in Florida after sailing more than 900 miles from New Orleans. The rocket is scheduled to send NASA astronauts around the moon in 2025.

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Watch GOES-U weather satellite float above a brightly shining Earth in stunning video from space

Watch as SpaceX's Falcon Heavy second stage deploys the powerful new GOES-U satellite into space as Earth glows in the background.

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