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SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company's broadcasting constellation.

Saving Gateway, SLS and Orion? Sen. Ted Cruz proposes $10 billion more for NASA's moon and Mars efforts
By Leonard David published
Sen. Ted Cruz's newly unveiled legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill would dedicate almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China.

Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?
By Stefanie Waldek published
NASA's Perseverance rover regularly images a Sherlock Holmes–themed maze to calibrate its chemical-hunting SHERLOC instrument.

Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in 'hard landing,' ispace says
By Mike Wall last updated
Japan's private Resilience lunar lander went dark just before it was scheduled to touch down on the moon today (June 5), raising doubts about the venture's success.

Elon Musk says SpaceX could begin 'decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft' after Trump threat to cancel contracts
By Josh Dinner published
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are having a very public disagreement at the moment, and NASA could get caught in the crosshairs.

Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut to fly into space, dies at 76
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first Canadian astronaut to fly into space, Marc Garneau, died on June 4, 2025 at the age of 76. In addition to his three launches, Garneau also led the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

Brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives at pad for June 10 astronaut launch (photo)
By Mike Wall published
The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-4 astronaut mission has arrived at its pad ahead of a planned June 10 launch.

Building the 'Moonhouse': Q&A with artist Mikael Genberg
By Mike Wall published
Mikael Genberg discusses his "Moonhouse" project, which is about to land a tiny replica of the iconic red-and-white Swedish house on Earth's nearest neighbor.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company's growing wireless internet constellation.
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