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Green auroras and a SpaceX Dragon glow in new astronaut photos from the ISS

By Elizabeth Howell published

The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.

International Space Station
A chrome finned rocket lifts off next to a dark grey launch tower with black extended arms. Smoke billows up, obscuring all but the rocket's second stage, glowing orange and rising into the clue blue sky. In the foreground, grass reeds and an old test launch vehicle in the distance.

How to watch SpaceX launch Flight 6 of its Starship megarocket today

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX is launching Starship on its 6th test flight, with another Super Heavy booster catch back at the rocket's Starbase, Texas launch tower. Watch the action live on Space.com.

Launches & Spacecraft
Side by side images show a rocket booster hovering in mid air to the right of a tall launch tower on the shores of a sea.

SpaceX's epic Starship Super Heavy rocket catch looked just like the company imagined (side-by-side video)

By Josh Dinner published

Rendering no longer needed.

Launches & Spacecraft
a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a cloudy sky.

SpaceX launches heavy satellite in 1st mission for India's space agency (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched the GSAT-N2 satellite today (Nov. 18), the company's first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Launches & Spacecraft
A giant chrome rocket stands next to a tall launch tower, with sections frosted white from internal fueling. A blue sky hangs above with an ocean painted across the horizon, the marsh beach surrounding the launchpad.

SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket in key test ahead of 6th test flight (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX has fueled up Starship and completed preflight checkouts ahead of the sixth test launch of the giant rocket, which is scheduled for Nov. 19.

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.

What to expect during SpaceX's 6th Starship test flight on Nov. 19

By Samantha Mathewson published

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (Nov. 19) for the launch of its sixth Starship flight test, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

Launches & Spacecraft
a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a night sky.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).

Launches & Spacecraft
a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a sunset sky.

SpaceX launches Optus-X telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft
a large silver spacecraft is placed atop a booster by a launch tower at night

SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

Launches & Spacecraft
a space station floats above earth, over an ocean or sea

The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it

By Elizabeth Howell published

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

International Space Station
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