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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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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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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 Liftoff and Booster return

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The “New Shepard-31” Liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 Liftoff and Booster return

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The “New Shepard-31” Booster Return, Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard Illustration

Handout photo dated on October 23, 2024, shows New Shepard 27 liftoff NS27. Texas, USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery with the crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist in front of King Tower and New Shepard is a suborbital launch system and spacecraft before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The “New Shepard-31” crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist in front of King Tower and New Shepard is a suborbital launch system and spacecraft before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist of The “New Shepard-31” crew on the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Gayle King, American journalist of “New Shepard-31” crew on the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Kerianne Flynn, American Producer of The “New Shepard-31” crew on the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer of The “New Shepard-31” crew in the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky 4

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24. Reports suggest it was caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a United States intelligence satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected sunlight, creating the distinct spiral formation.

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky 3

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24. Reports suggest it was caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a United States intelligence satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected sunlight, creating the distinct spiral formation.

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky 2

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24. Reports suggest it was caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a United States intelligence satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected sunlight, creating the distinct spiral formation.

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24th. It was reported to be caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for the United States' spy satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected light, creating the striking cloud-like shape.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Intuitive Machines Nova-C Lander to the Moon

Handout photo dated February 26, 2025 shows Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander (IM-2) soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:16 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The IM-2 launch is carrying NASA science, technology demonstrations, and other commercial payloads to Mons Mouton, a lunar plateau to advance our understanding of the Moon and planetary processes, while paving the way for future crewed missions. Photo by Frank Michaux/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 5

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 4

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 3

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 2

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander prepares for a launch to the Moon on January 14 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Liftoff is targeted for 1:11 a.m. EST. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander prepares for a launch to the Moon on January 14 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Liftoff is targeted for 1:11 a.m. EST. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March. (Kyodo)

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated September 15, 2021 of Jared Isaacman says goodbye to his family as he and his fellow crew members depart for the launch pad, ahead of their scheduled liftoff on the SpaceX Inspiration 4 mission at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head Nasa

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated September 15, 2021 of SpaceX Inspiration 4 crew member Jared Isaacman, with Chris Sembroski, foreground, hugs his daughter as they prepare to depart for the launch pad, ahead of their scheduled liftoff on the Inspiration 4 mission at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. The crew will orbit the earth for three days in the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" spacecraft. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites From Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, October 23.

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Japan's H3 rocket launch

Officials of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. celebrate at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 1, 2024, after an Earth observation satellite detached from Japan's H3 rocket No. 3 following its liftoff from the space center.

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US: Boeing Launches First Crewed Starliner Spacecraft

Boeing's Starliner capsule was launched from Florida on Wednesday, June 5 toward International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts on board.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Carrying Starlink Satellites Launches From California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with 22 Starlink satellites was launched to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, April 1. The launch was initially scheduled last Thursday but was postponed due to bad weather.

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US: Falcon 9 With 22 Starlink Satellites Launch Spotted From Dodger Stadium

A Falcon 9 rocket with 22 Starlink satellites was launched to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, April 1. This video filmed at Dodger Stadium shows the rocket streaking across the evening sky.

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US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Night Sky As SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites

A Falcon 9 rocket was seen streaking across the night sky on Saturday, March 30, as SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Night Sky As SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites 2

A Falcon 9 rocket was seen streaking across the night sky on Saturday, March 30, as SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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SpaceX Launches Another Falcon 9 Rocket - California

A view from Oxnard California as SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink Satellite’s , they lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:28 p.m. The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned. It landed vertically on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. March 18, 2024. Photo by Paul Harris Photography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Launches Another Falcon 9 Rocket - California

A view from Oxnard California as SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink Satellite’s , they lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:28 p.m. The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned. It landed vertically on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. March 18, 2024. Photo by Paul Harris Photography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Launches Another Falcon 9 Rocket - California

A view from Oxnard California as SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink Satellite’s , they lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:28 p.m. The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned. It landed vertically on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. March 18, 2024. Photo by Paul Harris Photography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Launches Another Falcon 9 Rocket - California

A view from Oxnard California as SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink Satellite’s , they lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:28 p.m. The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned. It landed vertically on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. March 18, 2024. Photo by Paul Harris Photography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Launches Another Falcon 9 Rocket - California

A view from Oxnard California as SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink Satellite’s , they lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:28 p.m. The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff as planned. It landed vertically on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. March 18, 2024. Photo by Paul Harris Photography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space One rocket explodes after liftoff

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2024, after its satellite-carrying Kairos rocket exploded shortly after liftoff from Japan's first commercial launch site in Kushimoto in the prefecture.(Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Space One rocket explodes after liftoff

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2024, after its satellite-carrying Kairos rocket exploded shortly after liftoff from Japan's first commercial launch site in Kushimoto in the prefecture.(Kyodo)