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SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for January 2024
SpaceX's 7th and final Starlink launch for the month took flight from California at 5:57 UTC on January 29. Learn more here.
January 23, 2024
Would-be Peregrine lunar lander has come home
Peregrine was meant to be the 1st commercial lunar lander. Then controllers noticed a fuel leak. Yesterday, the spacecraft came home, making a fiery Earth reentry.
January 19, 2024
X-37B spaceplane launched atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The Space Force X-37B spaceplane launched Thursday, December 28, 2023. The reusable craft is carrying experiments and test equipment on its latest mission.
December 29, 2023
SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for 2023
SpaceX’s final Starlink launch of 2023 successfully took flight on December 29. Learn more about it, including how to watch a recap, here.
December 29, 2023
Where is Voyager 2 going? And when will it get there?
Where is Voyager 2 going? It's not aimed for any particular star, but in 40,000 years it will pass within 1.65 light-years of the star Ross 248.
November 28, 2023
SpaceX Starlink launches for November
SpaceX successfully launched six batches of Starlink satellites in November. Learn more about the launches and Starlink here.
November 27, 2023
Eyewitnesses saw fiery Starship reentry over Caribbean
After Starship launched on November 18, 2023, the spaceship self-destructed. Witnesses around Puerto Rico saw what they believe to be its fiery reentry.
November 22, 2023
Lost tool bag from spacewalk caught on video
NASA astronauts accidentally lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on November 2. Now, observers on the ground have caught the tool bag on video. See it here.
November 14, 2023
SpaceX CRS-29 Dragon has docked with ISS
SpaceX launched the CRS-29 mission to the ISS from Florida at 1:28 UTC on November 10, 2023. The cargo is expected to arrive at the ISS on November 11.
November 11, 2023
SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for October
SpaceX's final Starlink launch for the month took flight from Florida at 23:20 UTC on October 30, 2023. Learn more here.
October 30, 2023
