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July 29, 2026

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[ July 25, 2026 ] SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from West Coast Falcon 9
[ July 25, 2026 ] Super Heavy-Starship rocket chalks up mostly successful test flight Artemis
[ July 24, 2026 ] Critical NASA Deep Space ground station in Spain evacuated due to wildfires News
[ July 23, 2026 ] Launch preview: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work Artemis
[ July 21, 2026 ] SpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission Falcon 9

Full video of Starship’s seven-minute high-altitude test flight

December 10, 2020 Stephen Clark

This video replay shot from South Padre Island shows SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype rocket taking off from Boca Chica, Texas, climbing high into the atmosphere, then gliding back to a fiery crash landing after an otherwise successful test flight.

Spectators watch the final fiery moments of the Starship test flight

December 10, 2020 Spaceflight Now

Spectators on South Padre Island watch the Starship prototype end its test flight in a fiery crash landing.

SpaceX’s Starship achieves most objectives in mesmerizing test flight

December 9, 2020 Stephen Clark

A full-size prototype of SpaceX’s heavy-lift Starship launch vehicle soared high into the atmosphere Wednesday in a spectacular test flight over South Texas, and successfully guided itself to a beachside landing site before exploding at touchdown. Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, hailed the nearly seven-minute test flight as a success.

ULA’s Delta 4-Heavy ready for another launch attempt after pad repairs

December 9, 2020 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance is set to try again to launch a Delta 4-Heavy rocket and a classified U.S. government spy satellite Thursday after delays of more than three months caused by persistent issues with the mission’s launch pad.

NASA names 18 astronauts for Artemis moon missions

December 9, 2020 William Harwood

Eighteen astronauts have been selected — nine men and nine women — to begin training for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, NASA announced Wednesday. The list includes the as-yet-unnamed next man and first woman who will set foot on the lunar surface later this decade.

Photos: SpaceX’s stainless-steel Starship SN8 test vehicle

December 8, 2020 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype, on its launch pad in South Texas, is ready for the rocket’s most daring test flight yet.

Gleaming prototype of SpaceX’s Starship ready for experimental flight

December 7, 2020 Stephen Clark

SpaceX is gearing up for the next big leap in the development of the next-generation Starship heavy-lift launch vehicle with a test flight to more than 40,000 feet over the Texas Gulf Coast as soon as Tuesday.

New-generation Dragon cargo freighter docks at International Space Station

December 7, 2020 Stephen Clark

A more spacious version of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule linked up with the International Space Station Monday, using a new approach corridor to deliver more than 6,000 pounds of provisions and experiments, a commercial airlock, and a holiday feast for the research lab’s seven-person crew.

SpaceX launches first in new line of upgraded space station cargo ships

December 6, 2020 Stephen Clark

An upgraded version of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo freighter launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loaded with 3.2 tons of supplies and experiments in the first of at least nine resupply flights to the International Space Station under a new NASA contract.

China launches Earth-observation satellite for stereo mapping

December 6, 2020 Stephen Clark

China launched an optical stereo mapping satellite Sunday, using an upgraded version of the country’s Long March 3B rocket with an extended payload shroud to deliver the Earth-imaging spacecraft into orbit 300 miles above Earth.