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NASA's brand-new Lunar Trailblazer probe suffers glitch on way to the moon
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer probe is experiencing communication and power issues while it makes its way to the moon following a Feb. 26 launch.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellite on new Falcon 9 rocket, aces nighttime landing (video)
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner published
A new SpaceX rocket launched a pristine batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Wednesday (Feb. 26) in a dazzling nighttime liftoff.

SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.

The 1st Australian rocket to launch from Australian soil could reach orbit next month
By Andrew Jones published
Australian company Gilmour Space has announced a launch window of no earlier than March 15 for its first-ever orbital launch attempt.

SpaceX says its Falcon 9 rocket debris crash over Europe was caused by propellant leak
By Julian Dossett published
A propellant leak was to blame for the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashing to Earth over Europe last week, SpaceX says.

Private Blue Ghost moon lander captures amazing footage of Earth behind and lunar surface below (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Firefly Aerospace is primed for a lunar landing attempt on Sunday (March 2) following a series of successful maneuvers in lunar orbit.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from California
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX launched another set of its Starlink internet satellites from southern California on Saturday evening (Feb 22).

US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)
By Brett Tingley published
The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.
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