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US: Bright Streak Observed Over California as SpaceX Crew-11 Re-enters

A bright streak was observed across the night sky over Southern California early Thursday, January 15 as the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts made its fiery re-entry before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. The capsule returned NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with Japan’s Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, ending the Crew-11 mission about a month early due to a non-emergency medical condition affecting one crew member. NASA said the astronaut was stable and brought back to Earth for further evaluation.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows NASA astronaut Mike Fincke helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON work around the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Support teams raise the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft aboard the recovery ship SHANNON shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in thePacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif.,Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

Handout Photo shows The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meet the Crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11

Handout photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, mission specialist of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Photo by SpaceX/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meet the Crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11

Handout photo shows NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Photo by SpaceX/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meet the Crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11

Handout photo shows jsc2025e060299 (May 19, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov. California. Photo by SpaceX/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meet the Crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11

Handout photo shows Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov. The official crew portrait of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members. Front row, from left, are Pilot Mike Fincke and Commander Zena Cardman, both NASA astronauts. In the back from left, are Mission Specialists Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos and Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exporation Agency). Photo by NASA/Robert Markowitz/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meet the Crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11

Handout photo shows JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, mission specialist of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Photo by SpaceX/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meet the Crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11

Handout photo shows NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, poses for a portrait in his pressure suit at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Photo by SpaceX/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows NASA and SpaceX support teams board the ship SHANNON to prepare for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are landing in the Pacific Ocean after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows The SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON is seen in the Pacific Ocean as the recovery team prepares for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, off the coast of Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are returning after 167 days days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Pre-Splashdown - Long Beach

Handout Photo datetd on January 14, 2026 shows NASA and SpaceX support teams board a helicopter to stage for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif.. Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov are landing in the Pacific Ocean after 167 days in space as part of Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Arizona Sky After Vandenberg Launch

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, January 2, deploying Italy’s dual-use Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG-FM3) satellite into low Earth orbit. The mission, delayed by pad issues, marked SpaceX’s first orbital launch in 16 days and included a successful booster landing.

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Ireland: Mysterious Light Spotted in Night Sky

On Sunday night, October 19, an unidentified light was spotted over Longford and Meath. The moving lights in the sky are believed to be fuel dumps from a SpaceX rocket launch.

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US: SpaceX Launches 11th Starship Test Flight

SpaceX successfully launched its 11th Starship test flight on October 13 from its Starbase facility in South Texas, marking the final flight of the current version before a new variant is introduced for future moon and Mars missions.

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Illustration EchoStar SpaceX

An illustration photo shows EchoStar logo in a smartphone in Chongqing, China on September 9, 2025.

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Illustration EchoStar SpaceX

An illustration photo shows EchoStar logo in a smartphone with the SpaceX logo in the background in Chongqing, China on September 9, 2025.

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Illustration EchoStar SpaceX

An illustration photo shows EchoStar logo in a smartphone with the SpaceX logo in the background in Chongqing, China on September 9, 2025.

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Illustration EchoStar SpaceX

An illustration photo shows EchoStar logo in a smartphone in Chongqing, China on September 9, 2025.

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Illustration EchoStar SpaceX

An illustration photo shows EchoStar logo in a smartphone with the SpaceX logo in the background in Chongqing, China on September 9, 2025.

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Illustration EchoStar SpaceX

An illustration photo shows EchoStar logo in a smartphone in Chongqing, China on September 9, 2025.

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US: Crowd Cheers as SpaceX’s Starship Soars on 10th Test Flight

SpaceX’s Starship rocket was launched from Starbase, Texas on Tuesday, August 26, with cheers erupting from spectators on South Padre Island. The massive rocket soared into the sky on its 10th test flight, after a series of explosive failures.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber)\ Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

NASA astronaut Anne McClain is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after she, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber) Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, left, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Splashdown

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after he, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov are returning after seven-months in space as part of Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Photo by (NASA/Keegan Barber) Mandatory Photo by Keegan Barber / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX crew launch

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui waves at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1, 2025, before a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a mission at the International Space Station.

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SpaceX crew launch

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui waves at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1, 2025, before a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a mission at the International Space Station.

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: SpaceX Launches 26 Starlink Satellites from California 5

SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 16, with a Falcon 9 rocket.

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US: SpaceX Launches 26 Starlink Satellites from California 3

SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 16, with a Falcon 9 rocket.

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US: SpaceX Launches 26 Starlink Satellites from California 4

SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 16, with a Falcon 9 rocket.

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US: SpaceX Launches 26 Starlink Satellites from California 2

SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 16, with a Falcon 9 rocket.