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Posted on October 9, 2025

SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 11 launch (photos)

SpaceX moved its Super Heavy booster to the pad recently to gear up for Flight 11 of its Starship megarocket, which is scheduled for Oct. 13.
Posted on October 9, 2025

Watch SpaceX launch 24 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit today

SpaceX plans to launch 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites today (Oct. 9), bringing the total number of spacecraft lofted for the nascent broadband megaconstellation to 153.
Posted on October 9, 2025

A new rocket, sea launches and more: Chinese company CAS Space is thinking big

CAS Space is preparing to launch its first liquid propellant rocket, the Kinetica 2, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft — the latest sign of China's accelerating commercial launch sector.
Posted on October 8, 2025

Blue Origin rolls out powerful New Glenn rocket for testing ahead of Mars launch (video)

Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad Wednesday (Oct. 8) for testing ahead of a planned launch of two NASA Mars probes.
Posted on October 8, 2025

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites on its 29th-ever liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 29th time on Tuesday (Oct. 7), one shy of the company's reuse record.
Posted on October 7, 2025

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea

SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 7), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.
Posted on October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 125th Falcon 9 mission of the year (video)

SpaceX sent 28 more of its Starlink satellites skyward from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Oct. 3). It was the company's 125th Falcon 9 launch of the year already.
Posted on October 1, 2025

European version of SpaceX’s Starship? ESA signs deal for reusable upper stage demonstrator

ESA has signed a €40m contract with Avio to develop a reusable upper stage demonstrator, marking a step toward Europe's own Starship-like ambitions.
Posted on September 30, 2025

SpaceX targeting Oct. 13 for next Starship megarocket launch

SpaceX is targeting Oct. 13 for the 11th test flight of Starship, which will be the final launch of the megarocket's current "Version 2" iteration.
Posted on September 29, 2025

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket explodes during preflight test

Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, and Firefly is assessing the damage to its test stand.

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