Satellite News

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast on Tuesday night (May 6), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

The FAA has approved SpaceX’s request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.

Stratolaunch Systems conducted its first hypersonic test flight with its Talon-A2 vehicle and Roc carrier plane in December, then repeated the feat in March.

SpaceX’s Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission’s private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet’s polar regions.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers took this photo of the forward portion of the International Space Station on May 1, 2025.

The interior of asteroid Vesta has been shown not to be a protoplanet after all, meaning that new explanations for its origin are needed.

A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport. The Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft recreates the 747 and Enterprise.