SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from Florida (video)
SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from Florida (video)

SpaceX launched a big SiriusXM radio satellite to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast tonight (June 28).

Blue Origin plans to fly New Glenn rocket again this year despite massive rocket explosion (video)

After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launch pad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp. That’s very ambitious.

SpaceX’s next Starship breathes fire for 1st time in prelaunch test (video)

About a month has passed since the first launch of SpaceX’s “Version 3” Starship rocket, and the spaceflight company has already begun testing on its next such vehicle.

China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end
China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end

China plans to add three new modules to Tiangong along with a co-orbiting space telescope, as the ISS heads for a Pacific splashdown.

NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it?
NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it?

NASA’s daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth’s atmosphere.

Rocket Lab launches ‘Ten Owl of Ten’ mission, sending up Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite (video)
Rocket Lab launches ‘Ten Owl of Ten’ mission, sending up Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite (video)

Rocket Lab launched the “Ten Owl of Ten” mission from New Zealand today (June 26), adding to Japanese company Synspective’s imaging constellation.

Another ‘Star’ is born: SpaceX names AI megaconstellation ‘Starmind’

SpaceX will call its planned AI megaconstellation “Starmind,” continuing the company’s stellar naming theme.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday night (June 24).

What is Starfall? A look at SpaceX’s mysterious new return capsule
What is Starfall? A look at SpaceX’s mysterious new return capsule

SpaceX just launched its Starfall return capsule for the first time. What does the company plan to do with the new vehicle?

Rocket Lab launches US Space Force mission with less than 17 hours’ notice — a new record
Rocket Lab launches US Space Force mission with less than 17 hours’ notice — a new record

Rocket Lab launched the second satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Victus Haze mission, setting a new launch readiness record in the process. Now, the mission’s two spacecraft are in a chase to rendezvous and perform “dynamic engagements with the other.”