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SpaceX launches direct-to-cell Starlink satellites from California after delay (video)

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, from California tonight (July 11).

Space · Jul 10, 2024

Astronauts Stuck On ISS 'Confident' Starliner Will Bring Them Home

A pair of NASA astronauts left stranded on the International Space Station without a clear departure date expressed confidence Wednesday that their Boeing Starliner spaceship would soon bring them home.

International Business Times · Jul 10, 2024

Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures

Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago say they're confident that Boeing's space capsule can return them safely

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024

SpaceX launches Türkiye's 1st homegrown communications satellite to orbit (video)

SpaceX launched Türkiye's first domestically produced communications satellite today (July 8), sending the craft aloft from Florida's Space Coast.

Space · Jul 8, 2024

SpaceX's Starship to fly again 'in 4 weeks,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX aims to launch the fifth test flight of its huge Starship rocket just four weeks from now, Elon Musk said.

Space · Jul 6, 2024

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 118 —Understanding the Darkness

On Episode 118 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes of JPL about the concepts of dark matter and dark energy.

Space · Jul 6, 2024

SpaceX teases catching Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' on upcoming Starship test flight (video)

SpaceX released a highlight reel from the fourth flight test of the Starship megarocket, which includes a tease of a new capability the company may test on an upcoming flight.

Space · Jul 5, 2024

SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission

SpaceX is targeting July 31 for the launch of the four-astronaut Polaris Dawn mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.

Space · Jul 3, 2024

SpaceX to launch NASA gamma-ray space telescope in 2027

NASA picked SpaceX's Falcon 9 to be the rocket ride for its COSI gamma-ray space telescope, which is targeted to lift off in August 2027.

Space · Jul 3, 2024

Even short trips to space can change an astronaut’s biology − a new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study

Only about 600 people have ever traveled to space. The vast majority of astronauts over the past six decades have been middle-aged men on short-duration missions of fewer than 20 days.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2024