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SpaceX launches European reentry capsule on 'Bandwagon-3' rideshare mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.

SpaceX rocket launch creates a 'nebula' in the sky | Space picture of the day for April 21, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.

SpaceX launches its 32nd Dragon cargo mission to the ISS
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA.

SpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 10th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the 10th batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 20).

Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report
By Tariq Malik published
Landing off the coast of the Bahamas offers SpaceX new rocket flight trajectories.

'It's very pro-commercial space right now': An industry insider's off-Earth status report
By Leonard David published
Space.com caught up recently with Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, to discuss the state of the U.S. private space industry.

Germany's military wants its own Starlink-like satellite constellation
By Andrew Jones published
Germany's armed forces are planning to build their own constellation of satellites, to avoid becoming reliant on SpaceX's Starlink or other orbiting communications networks.

3 big hunks of space junk crash to Earth every day — and it's only going to get worse
By Tereza Pultarova published
At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall to Earth every day, a new report reveals. Some experts think it's a worrying trend.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 27th flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX broke its rocket-reuse record yet again early Monday (April 14), launching a batch of Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket that flew for the 27th time.
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