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October 13, 2025

Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight

"The final phase of Starship’s trajectory on Flight 11 includes a dynamic banking maneuver." ...

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September 30, 2025

Another setback for Firefly Aerospace’s beleaguered rocket program

"We will share more information on the path forward at a later date." ...

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September 20, 2025

Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones

Starship's next chapter will involve launching over Florida and returning over Mexico. ...

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September 18, 2025

Northrop Grumman successfully resupplies ISS after overcoming software glitch

The premature engine shutdowns were triggered by a conservative software safeguard. ...

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September 17, 2025

A record supply load won’t reach the International Space Station as scheduled

The problem arose early Tuesday when the spacecraft's main engine shut down earlier than expected. ...

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September 16, 2025

Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker

"We're excited that Northrop is ready to deliver this incredibly beneficial increase in capacity." ...

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September 09, 2025

SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”

SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. ...

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September 04, 2025

Lull in Falcon Heavy missions opens window for SpaceX to build new landing pads

There are no Falcon Heavy launches this year, so now's the time for SpaceX to act. ...

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August 27, 2025

Under pressure after setbacks, SpaceX’s huge rocket finally goes the distance

This was the first successful flight of SpaceX's second-generation Starship after three failures. ...

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August 24, 2025

Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship

SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights. ...

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August 15, 2025

SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near

"SpaceX can now proceed with Starship Flight 10 launch operations under its current license." ...

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August 14, 2025

Trump orders cull of regulations governing commercial rocket launches

The head of the FAA's commercial spaceflight division will become a political appointee. ...

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