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Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA see Earth's magnetic field 'breathing' for 1st time
By Andrew Jones published
Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands booster for 15th time (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this morning (Jan. 13).

Blue Origin scrubs 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to technical issue
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its powerful New Glenn rocket this morning (Jan. 13) due to a technical issue.

China test-fires 5 new rocket engines in a single day. But what are they for? (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects.

SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions
By Josh Dinner published
Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week, kicking off a busy year of moon missions.

Watch Blue Origin launch its 1st New Glenn rocket early Jan. 16 in a free livestream
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin plans to launch the debut mission of its powerful New Glenn rocket early Thursday morning (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX assembles the world's largest rocket for Starship Flight 7 test launch (photos)
By Tariq Malik published
SpaceX just stacked its Starship megarocket to prepare for the vehicle's seventh test flight, which is scheduled for Jan. 13.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 25th flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites from Florida today (Jan. 10). It was the 25th mission for the rocket's first stage, a new record.
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