

Tom Mueller, SpaceX Employee Number 1 and founder/CEO of Impulse Space, laid out his plan to bring reliable and multi-ton landing capabilities to the Moon. This would differ from his former employer’s mission of focusing on Mars and viewing the Moon only as a distraction.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket Monday afternoon on what could be its final mission of 2025. The launch was another overall success for the Starship program, with it actually being rather boring—a good thing for launches.
Expand Expanding CloseAstronomers using the ATLAS telescope in Chile detected a faint, fast-moving object on July 1 that was later confirmed to be traveling on a hyperbolic path through the solar system. The object, now designated 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar body ever discovered, following ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX is launching its final Starship rocket in potentially less than an hour. The company just shared it has begun fueling its massive booster; here’s how to watch tonight’s Starship launch.
Expand Expanding CloseLater this afternoon, SpaceX plans to launch its final Starship rocket of 2025; this will also be the final Block 2 Starship to fly. The launch seems overall similar to Flight 10, which took place a little over one month ago. However, a success on each flight is still important for Starship stakeholders, including NASA.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX is gearing up for its 11th test flight of its full Starship rocket. With the woes of earlier this year looking to be in the past, the company is back to pushing forward what is possible; for this mission, it’s booster reflight.
Expand Expanding CloseOnce again, SpaceX is hoping to break records with a staggering 175 to 180 launches for the year – and that’s just for Falcons. This could also be Starship‘s biggest year yet, and maybe even by the end of it, it’s an operational rocket. Keep track of SpaceX’s progress with the list below of SpaceX’s launches for 2025.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Dreamchaser spaceplane has long been under development by Sierra Space and its parent company, Sierra Nevada Corporation. While intended to serve as the third option of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract, a change in its development timeline has removed that as an obligation.
Expand Expanding CloseAn entire crew made up of Purdue staff members, students, and alumni will be flying on a 2027 Virgin Galactic flight to conduct microgravity research. The five-person crew is supported by grants through NASA, public donations, and alumni personally purchasing their seats.
Expand Expanding CloseIt feels like this year Starship has been moving at a snail’s pace with minimal achievements and multiple failures in flight and on the ground. However, this minor hiccup could be over as SpaceX is barreling down the road with its eyes on Starship Flight 11, happening as soon as early October.
Expand Expanding CloseAnne Menon, a mission specialist on the recent Polaris Dawn mission, was announced as an astronaut candidate by NASA today in Houston. She joins a growing list of former SpaceX employees who have joined the ranks of NASA’s astronaut corps.
Expand Expanding CloseThat’s right, Uranus got itself a new moon—well, a new-to-you moon. This new moon, called S/2025 U1, is one of the smallest and closest moons to Uranus.
Expand Expanding CloseA Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 6:11 p.m. EDT September 14 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying the first mission of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft. Designated NG-23, it is the most capable version of Cygnus to date, loaded with over 11,000 pounds of research and supplies bound for the International Space Station.
Expand Expanding CloseThe race to return humans to the Moon is not just about planting a flag. At stake is something less visible but far more consequential: who sets the rules, builds the infrastructure, and defines the operating playbook for the next era of space exploration. And the answer could ripple far beyond the Moon, shaping how – and how soon – humans reach Mars.
Expand Expanding CloseWith New Shepard back in service, New Glenn preparing for another flight, and lunar systems advancing, Blue Origin heads into late 2025 with progress on multiple fronts. The company is simultaneously running programs in suborbital tourism, orbital launch, propulsion, and lunar vehicle development, together outlining a transportation architecture that spans Earth orbit to cislunar space.
Expand Expanding CloseSpinLaunch, the California-based space startup once best known for trying to fling satellites into orbit with a giant centrifuge, has entered a new phase. The company announced in August that it closed a $30 million Series C funding round, bringing its total raised to about $203 million. Investors include ATW Partners and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, which has also committed satellite manufacturing resources to the project.
Expand Expanding CloseNASA is gearing up for a landmark late-September launch featuring three pivotal spacecraft: the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA’s Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO-L1). The missions are being prepared at Astrotech Space Operations, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary in Titusville that has become one of the nation’s premier spacecraft processing hubs.
Expand Expanding CloseSunday afternoon, SpaceX delayed the launch of its 10th Starship rocket from Starbase. This flight is an important launch for SpaceX to get right, with many implications for both the company and NASA.
Expand Expanding CloseLast week, ULA made its national security debut with its Vulcan rocket, launching the USSF-106 mission to a geostationary orbit. With this major milestone finally in ULA’s past, what is next for what has been dubbed ULA’s answer to SpaceX’s Falcon 9?
Expand Expanding CloseWhen a spacecraft lands on Mars or slams into an asteroid millions of miles away, chances are it came from one of two labs: the Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory or the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. NASA may be the face of American space exploration, but behind that iconic logo are world-class research centers shaping how we reach, explore, and understand the cosmos. JPL and APL are two of the most influential.
Expand Expanding CloseLast week, SpaceX got back to moving forward with a successful static fire of Ship 37, the upper stage segment for Starship Flight 10. This took a while to put together due to the loss of Massey’s post Ship 36 explosion, but now that it’s complete, it finally feels like there is life again at Starbase.
Expand Expanding CloseYesterday, SpaceX was forced to scrub its launch of NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the ISS due to a rather nasty cloud that rolled over the launch pad. Today, SpaceX will reattempt; however, the chances of good launch weather have gotten worse, and that may be the theme for the rest of the weekend.
Expand Expanding CloseToday, at 12:09 P.M. ET, SpaceX will launch the next rotation of four astronauts to the International Space Station. The mission will be more than just delivering new crew members; the Crew-11 mission will see some differences that show just how the ISS program is changing.
Expand Expanding CloseAustin, Texas’ ICON is quietly transforming how humanity builds – on Earth and beyond. The construction technology company, known for its innovative 3D‑printed homes, has begun applying its expertise to space. Its advanced robotic systems and signature material, Lavacrete, are being adapted to construct off‑world habitats and infrastructure using local planetary materials.
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