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Author: Mike Wall

Posted on May 14, 2025

Here’s why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moon

We now know why Intuitive Machine's Athena moon lander fell on its side shortly after touching down on March 6.
Posted on May 14, 2025

SpaceX will launch Starship’s 9th test flight next week, Elon Musk says

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.
Posted on May 13, 2025

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft again ahead of 9th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX just conducted another static-fire test with a Starship upper stage, further prepping the megarocket for its upcoming ninth test flight.
Posted on May 13, 2025

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

SpaceX launched 26 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Monday night (May 12), on the first leg of a spaceflight doubleheader.
Posted on May 13, 2025

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 28th flight

SpaceX continues to push the boundaries of rocket reuse, launching a batch of Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 that was flying for a record 28th time.
Posted on May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.
Posted on May 10, 2025

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.
Posted on May 9, 2025

President Trump nominates former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be NASA’s deputy chief

President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.
Posted on May 7, 2025

‘Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun’: Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars

Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.
Posted on May 7, 2025

Old Soviet Venus lander’s fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here’s why

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

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