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Starship fires (almost) all her engines

SpaceX performed a successful full-duration static test fire of the Starship Heavy Booster on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

Dave Adalian

February 9, 2023

SpaceX Starlink launches for January 2023

SpaceX’s next Starlink launch for the month is currently scheduled from California at 16:15 UTC on January 31, 2023. Watch the livestream here.

Lia De La Cruz

January 31, 2023

Starship aced a critical fueling test this week

SpaceX's Starship completed a milestone fueling test this week: 10 million pounds (4.5 million kg) or so of liquid fuels loaded into the stacked spacecraft.

Dave Adalian

January 27, 2023

NASA, DARPA: Nuclear rocket to Mars and beyond

NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket to Mars. An uncrewed prototype could launch as early as 2027, they said.

Dave Adalian

January 25, 2023

Replacement Soyuz to bring home stranded ISS crew

An uncrewed replacement Soyuz capsule will fly to the ISS in February to provide a safe way home for a trio of temporarily stranded crew members.

Dave Adalian

January 12, 2023

Virgin Orbit’s premiere UK launch fails

Virgin Orbit's premiere UK launch failed on Monday, January 9, 2023, as the rocket malfunctioned, and the satellites failed to reach their intended orbits.

Dave Adalian

January 11, 2023

SpaceX aims for 100 launches in 2023

SpaceX had set a record launch pace in 2022 and plans to double it in 2023. Meanwhile, traffic is getting heavy on orbit.

Dave Adalian

January 5, 2023

SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for 2022

SpaceX’s final Starlink launch for the year took flight from Florida at 9:34 UTC on December 28, 2022. Watch a recorded livestream and learn more here.

Lia De La Cruz

December 27, 2022

SWOT mission to survey Earth’s water

NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography - SWOT - satellite launched on December 16. It's an international mission to observe water on Earth's surface.

Editors of EarthSky

December 20, 2022