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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.

Launches & Spacecraft
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SpaceX, NASA target June 19 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts after ISS leak repairs

By Josh Dinner published

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 19.

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the first 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit on April 28, 2025.

Launch of Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites scrubbed due to rocket issue

By Josh Dinner last updated

The planned June 16 launch of the second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites was scrubbed due to an issue with a ULA Atlas V rocket.

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SpaceX Axiom-4 mission to the ISS: Live updates

By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX adds 23 satellites to Starlink megaconstellation after launch from Florida

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Less than a day after its last batch reached low Earth orbit, SpaceX again added to its Starlink megaconstellation on Friday, June 13, 2025.

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a black and white rocket launches into an overcast gray evening sky, its engine thrust lighting up the landscape.

500 Falcon missions! SpaceX sends 26 Starlink satellites to orbit on landmark launch

By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated

SpaceX sent 26 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Thursday (June 12), on the 500th overall completed mission for the company's Falcon family of rockets.

Launches & Spacecraft
portrait of four astronauts — three men and one woman — in black and white spacesuits

SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronauts postponed indefinitely due to leaky ISS module

By Mike Wall published

The launch of Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission has been delayed again, this time by a leaky Russian module on the International Space Station.

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June full moon shines on SpaceX Dragon | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

SpaceX's private Dragon spacecraft was treated to a stunning view in the night sky under June's full moon.

The moon
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-4 private astronaut mission stand on the pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Propellant leak delays SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is standing down from the planned June 11 launch of the Ax-4 private astronaut mission due to a liquid oxygen leak in its Falcon 9 rocket. No new target date has been announced.

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A black and white SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Ax-4 crew capsule on the launch pad with colorful clouds lit by twilight.

SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to ISS due to rocket leak

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX has delayed the planned June 11 launch of the Ax-4 private astronaut mission to the ISS due to a liquid oxygen leak in its Falcon 9 rocket. No new target date has been announced.

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