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Posted on April 16, 2026

Blue Origin fires up used New Glenn rocket ahead of landmark reflight (photo)

Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with a flight-proven New Glenn booster, paving the way for a planned launch on Sunday morning (April 19).
Posted on April 15, 2026

SpaceX fires up next-gen ‘Version 3’ Starship ahead of landmark May test flight (photos)

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.
Posted on April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

SpaceX launches huge ‘Cygnus XL’ cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)

Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11).
Posted on April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Crew of tiny worms readies for April 11 launch to International Space Station

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.
Posted on April 3, 2026

1st results from Blue Ghost lunar lander reveal how much we still don’t know about the moon

Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on the decades-old view of the moon as divided between a hotter near side and cooler far side.
Posted on April 3, 2026April 4, 2026

Atlas V rocket launches its heaviest-ever payload, sending 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit

An Atlas V launched 29 of Amazon's internet satellites — collectively the heaviest load the rocket has ever lofted — on Saturday morning (April 4).
Posted on April 1, 2026

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon launch may be visible from Florida and southern Georgia today. Here’s when to look

Here's where you need to be to see the Artemis 2 moon rocket launch with your own eyes.
Posted on March 29, 2026March 31, 2026

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

SpaceX launched 119 payloads to orbit from California early Monday morning (March 30).
Posted on March 25, 2026

Rocket shines under the northern lights | Space photo of the day for March 25, 2026

A gorgeous new photo shows the northern lights rippling across the night sky above Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket.
Posted on March 24, 2026March 25, 2026

Rocket Lab launch of Europe’s 1st 2 ‘Celeste’ navigation satellites scrubbed due to weather

Rocket Lab had planned to launch the first two satellites for Europe's Celeste navigation constellation early Wednesday morning (March 25), but Mother Nature didn't cooperate.

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