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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, June 23, 2025.

Atlas V rocket launches 2nd batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper megaconstellation (video)
By Mike Wall published
A powerful Atlas V rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast today (June 23), carrying 27 satellites aloft for Amazons' new Project Kuiper broadband network.

SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank
By Mike Wall published
The giant explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Starship vehicle on the test stand this week was likely caused by the failure of a pressurized nitrogen tank, the company said.

SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's newest Starship vehicle exploded on a stand in Texas late Wednesday night (June 18), as it was being prepped for the program's 10th-ever test flight.

Watch Honda launch (and land) its 1st reusable rocket in this wild video
By Andrew Jones published
The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.

SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on launch from Florida (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

SpaceX launch from California sends 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed 26 Starlink internet broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 16, 2025.

Watch Atlas V rocket launch Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites on June 23
By Josh Dinner last updated
An Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites on Monday (June 23), and you can watch the action live.
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