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Rocket Lab launches 'Symphony of the Stars' mission
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a confidential customer early Saturday morning (June 28).

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom-4 astronauts heads to the International Space Station.

Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.

From the Cape to the constellation: SpaceX launches 27 more Starlink satellites (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX launched a batch of 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Off-Earth footprint: Florida company will design shoe in space in 2026
By Mike Wall published
Humanity will soon take another step toward establishing an off-Earth economy, if all goes according to plan for the Florida-based shoe company Syntilay.

With 'Grace': Astronauts name SpaceX's final Dragon crew capsule
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The last Dragon spacecraft that SpaceX plans to build entered orbit for the first time with "grace." Reaching space on the new capsule, Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson revealed the spacecraft's name.

SpaceX launches historic private Axiom-4 astronaut mission to the ISS (video)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Ax-4 mission for Axiom Space today (June 25), sending four private astronauts on a two-week mission to the ISS.

Private Japanese moon lander crashed due to laser errors, ispace says
By Brett Tingley published
Japanese company ispace lost its Resilience lunar lander this month due to laser range finder errors, the company said.

SpaceX launches human remains, reentry capsules and more on Transporter 14 rideshare mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 70 different payloads — including a special memorial capsule carrying cremated remains and DNA samples — today (June 23) on the Transporter 14 rideshare mission.
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