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SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, at 2:18 p.m. EST (1918 GMT). The Falcon 9's first stage…

Blanketed by early morning fog, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 12-3 mission on Feb. 4, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 5:42 a.m. EST (1042 UTC): SpaceX landed the first stage booster on its droneship. Against a densely foggy…

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday afternoon. The mission was the 111th orbital launch for SpaceX from its pad at Space…

Intuitive Machines' second moon lander, named Athena, arrived on Florida's Space Coast on Jan. 28, 2025. (Image credit: Intuitive Machines) The next lunar lander launch is nearly here — and it's packed with mobile spacecraft and cutting-edge technology. Intuitive Machines ' IM-2 lunar mission lander, named Athena, arrived at Cape…

A person who has been affiliated with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a former aide to one of the FBI’s toughest congressional critics are working as advisers to the bureau’s director, four current and former FBI officials told NBC News.  The two are among at least four people who have been brought into the FBI to…

Analysts have said the market for direct-to-device services could be worth at least $100 billion, given the number of people lacking reliable terrestrial network connectivity. Credit: Omnispace ORLANDO, Fla. — Shares in direct-to-smartphone satellite players tumbled Jan. 29 after Apple enabled iPhones with a T-Mobile cellular plan to join beta…

A SpaceX Starlink internet satellite fell from space in a blaze of glory overnight, lighting up the Midwest U.S. sky with a brilliant fireball. Stargazers across parts of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois witnessed the Starlink satellite's fiery demise as it burned up in Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday (Jan. 28) and…

A artist’s rendering of the SpainSat New Generation 1 satellite. Graphic: Airbus Defense and Space SpaceX launched a secure communications satellite on behalf of Hisdesat, a Spanish communications company, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night. The SpainSat New Generation 1 (SNG 1) satellite is supported by the European Space…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 of its Starlink satellites at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on January 10. A new launch went off on Monday afternoon after a slight delay. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Jan. 27 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched its next…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 11-6 mission on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Image: SpaceX. Update 10 a.m. EST (1500 UTC): SpaceX landed the first stage booster on the droneship. SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites from California during…