SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for the 35th time tonight (July 10), carrying 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

Launching from 2 continents: Germany’s Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million

German company Isar Aerospace is expanding its operations overseas after signing an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Launch Services for use of its Spaceport Nova Scotia.

SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch (video)
SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch (video)

SpaceX completed an engine test of the next Super Heavy booster slated to launch Starship’s next mission, which could lift off as soon as next week.

Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots ensures astronauts can vote from space  — or anywhere else

A new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court protecting voter rights could extend to astronauts living and working in space and training internationally.

Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)
Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)

A Chinese Long March 10B rocket aced its debut launch on Friday (July 10), sending a satellite to orbit and coming down for a history-making landing at sea.

Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, dies at 87
Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, dies at 87

Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87.

SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit

SpaceX has applied for approval to operate a 100,000-member megaconstellation of next-gen Starlink satellites in Earth orbit. And each of the new spacecraft will weigh about 4,400 pounds.

Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check
Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check

ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover will investigate possible signs of life in Martian clay.

The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites. Critics say ‘our coasts deserve better’
The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites. Critics say ‘our coasts deserve better’

The U.S. government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some advocacy groups fear making the ocean a dumping ground.