Space
SpaceX targets Nov. 13 for Starship Flight 15 and its first ship catch
The date came from a SpaceX executive on stage, not a mission page, and no Flight 15 license from the FAA has been posted yet.
Leo Grant
Leo follows rockets, satellites and the people trying to get off this planet cheaply. He loves a good failure analysis.
Space
China details its path to a crewed Moon landing before 2030
Officials laid out four flights, starting with an uncrewed test in early 2027. The plan has no crewed trip around the Moon first.
Space
How SpaceX's Starfall capsule brings experiments back from orbit
Starfall has no engine, so its rocket starts the trip home, and a heat shield and three parachutes do the rest before a Pacific splashdown.
Space
What SpaceX's Starshield is, and how it differs from Starlink
Starshield is SpaceX's government network built on Starlink technology, and Ukraine says its military terminals still cut out above 161 km/h.
Space
How to watch JAXA's MMX Mars moon launch: date, time and livestream
JAXA's H3 rocket is set to launch the MMX Phobos sample-return mission Oct. 19 at 3:41 p.m. EDT, streaming live on JAXA's YouTube channel.