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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, NASA target June 22 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts due to ISS leak
By Josh Dinner last updated
Leaks aboard the International Space Station, as well as on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, delayed Axiom's next private astronaut mission, but the crew now has a target launch date of June 22.

Firefly Aerospace to launch 'Ocula' moon-imaging service as early as 2026
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch a new "lunar imaging service" called Ocula, which will collect detailed imagery using a set of moon-orbiting spacecraft.

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.

Nat Geo documentary 'SALLY,' about the 1st US woman in space, now streaming on Disney+ & Hulu
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
You can now watch the award-winning documentary "SALLY" about the first American woman in space, Sally Ride, on Disney+ and Hulu.

50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
By Keith Cooper published
The beads are over 3.3 billion years old, and date from the formation of the "Man in the Moon."

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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