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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Friday (Aug. 2), continuing the company's bounceback from a July 11 failure.

SpaceX to resume astronaut launches on Aug. 18 with Crew-9 mission to ISS
By Brett Tingley published
The ninth crew rotation for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to lift off on Aug. 18 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Moon robots could build stone walls to protect lunar bases from rocket exhaust
By Keith Cooper published
A robotic excavator could build a dry stone wall to act as a blast shield around a launch pad on the moon, a new study suggests.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 5th test flight (photos, video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX ignited the engines on its Starship spacecraft on Friday afternoon (July 26) to prep for an upcoming test flight, which may be just a few weeks away.

SpaceX rockets successfully launch back-to-back Starlink missions hours apart in return to flight (photos, videos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched two Starlink satellite missions less than five hours apart in the early hours of Sunday morning (July 28).

SpaceX bounces back from Falcon 9 failure with successful Starlink launch (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 23 of its Starlink broadband satellites early Saturday morning (July 27), on the company's first mission since a July 11 failure.

SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is now eyeing mid- to late August for the launch of the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.

SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents
By Elizabeth Howell published
The four astronauts flying aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon are supposed to launch no earlier than Aug. 18 and splash down near Florida. Future crews will go to the west coast due to space junk concerns.
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