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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida; targets another 28 from Vandenberg today (Nov. 6, 2025)

Cape Canaveral Rocket Launch Today (Nov. 15, 2025): SpaceX Falcon 9 Sends Starlink 6‑85 to Orbit at 1:44 a.m. ET; Booster Lands on ‘JRTI’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX kicked off Saturday, November 15, 2025, with an overnight Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, lofting 29 Starlink satellites on mission Starlink 6‑85 at 1:44 a.m. Eastern (06:44 UTC). The veteran first stage, core B1078, completed its 24th flight and touched down on the Atlantic droneship Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) a little over eight minutes after liftoff. Spaceflight Now+1 Launch at a glance What happened overnight The Falcon 9 climbed away from Space Launch Complex‑40 right on time, marking another routine—but high‑tempo—Starlink deployment for SpaceX. The company reported a successful droneship
15 November 2025
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New Glenn Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE to Mars, Nails First Sea Landing (Nov. 13, 2025)

New Glenn Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE to Mars, Nails First Sea Landing (Nov. 13, 2025)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — November 13, 2025. Blue Origin’s heavy‑lift New Glenn rocket roared off Space Launch Complex 36 at 3:55 p.m. EST, sending NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on the first leg of a long cruise to Mars—and then stuck the vehicle’s first-ever booster landing at sea. The on‑time liftoff followed a string of weather and space‑weather delays earlier in the week. AP News+3NASA Science+3The Washington Post+3 Minutes after stage separation, the 320‑foot‑class launcher’s first stage—nicknamed “Never Tell Me the Odds”—descended to a pinpoint touchdown on Blue Origin’s autonomous landing ship Jacklyn in the Atlantic. The recovery marks a pivotal
14 November 2025
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SpaceX: Comprehensive Overview of History, Technologies, Missions, and Future Plans

SpaceX’s Surprise Doubleheader: 29 New Starlinks Tonight — and a Blistering Launch Cadence That’s Reshaping Satellite Internet (and Rival Stocks)

The in‑depth picture What’s flying tonight—and why it matters SpaceX’s Starlink 6‑81 adds 29 “V2 Mini” satellites to the world’s largest active constellation. The flight is set for 6:48 p.m. EST out of SLC‑40 at Cape Canaveral, with the 45th Weather Squadron calling the odds over 95% favorable. As Spaceflight Now summarized ahead of liftoff, SpaceX has “at least eight [Starlink] missions planned [in November] before the Thanksgiving Day holiday.” Spaceflight Now B1094—the booster assigned tonight—has an unusually mixed résumé for a Falcon 9 first stage: it’s flown a NASA crew rotation (Crew‑11), a private astronaut mission (Ax‑4), a cargo/Northrop
5 November 2025
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SpaceX Starship’s Epic Test Flight Stuns the World – What It Means for Moon, Mars, and Beyond

SpaceX’s Starship Launch Sends Space Stocks Soaring – Historic Test Closes Block 2 Chapter

Historic Starship Flight 11 Mission On Oct 13 SpaceX executed the 11th test flight of its fully-reusable Starship rocket from its Starbase launch facility. The 400‑ft tall rocket roared to life under 33 Raptor engines, lifting its upper-stage (Ship 38) above the pad ts2.tech. Two and a half minutes after liftoff the Super Heavy booster (B15) separated and began a carefully controlled descent. SpaceX ran a sophisticated landing burn (firing 13 engines then throttling to 5) and the booster made a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about 8½ minutes after launch ts2.tech. This marked SpaceX’s third successful Super Heavy recovery
16 October 2025
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SpaceX Starship: The Giant Rocket Poised to Change Space Travel Forever (2025 Update)

SpaceX’s Starship Returns: Launch Set for Oct. 13 – A Lunar Race and Rocket Showdown Explained

Sources: Official SpaceX announcements and live-test reports space.com friendsofnasa.org; Space.com and SpaceExplored news articles covering the Flight 10 success and Oct. 13 announcement space.com spaceexplored.com; NASA and Congressional briefings on Artemis timelines nasa.gov space.com; NASA Advisory Panel analysis spacepolicyonline.com gizmodo.com; and public flight logs and press summaries en.wikipedia.org nasaspaceflight.com. These sources provide the latest updates on Starship’s development, objectives, and its role in the upcoming Moon missions and broader space exploration landscape.
30 September 2025
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rockets 28 More Starlink Satellites – Ties Monthly Launch Record

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rockets 28 More Starlink Satellites – Ties Monthly Launch Record

Falcon 9 Launch Details and Milestones On Sept. 28, SpaceX executed a textbook launch from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4E. The Falcon 9 booster B1063, standing vertically on the pad, ignited and soared away at 7:04 p.m. PDT spaceflightnow.com. After clearing the pad, it flew on a south-easterly trajectory toward orbit. About 8½ minutes later the first stage used its grid fins and engines to steer back to Earth, touching down cleanly on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean spaceflightnow.com thenews.com.pk. The second stage continued upwards and deployed the 28 Starlink satellites roughly an
29 September 2025
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Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

Marathon Launch Day: Starlink & Kuiper Soar September 25, 2025 saw an extraordinary launch doubleheader. In the pre-dawn hours, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 4:39 a.m. EDT carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit spaceflightnow.com. Just a few hours later at 8:09 a.m. EDT, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V roared skyward from a neighboring pad with 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites onboard spaceflightnow.com. The rare one-two punch meant two orbital launches from one spaceport within 3.5 hours, treating spectators on Florida’s Space Coast to dual rocket trails in the sky. SpaceX’s early-morning Starlink
26 September 2025
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SpaceX’s Next California Rocket Blast: Falcon 9 Spy-Sat Launch – When and How to Watch

SpaceX’s Next California Rocket Blast: Falcon 9 Spy-Sat Launch – When and How to Watch

SpaceX’s Busy Launch Month in California September 2025 has been especially busy for SpaceX in California. Earlier in the month, a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg successfully lofted 21 military satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA) – part of a new Pentagon communications network in low orbit spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com. Just days later, another Falcon 9 from Vandenberg carried a batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit spaceflightnow.com. Now SpaceX is turning around for yet another mission from Vandenberg: the NROL-48 reconnaissance satellite launch for the NRO. For casual spectators, the rapid cadence might blur the differences between missions. Whether the
20 September 2025
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Roars Back: 40+ Experiments Soar on NS-35 After Delay

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Roars Back: 40+ Experiments Soar on NS-35 After Delay

Launch at Last After Avionics Delays Blue Origin’s NS-35 mission finally blasted off on September 18, 2025, after weeks of anticipation and troubleshooting. The New Shepard suborbital rocket lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (8:01 a.m. local) space.com. This launch came after a “stand down” period of nearly four weeks – the company had attempted to fly the mission in late August but scrubbed the Aug. 23 and Aug. 26 launch attempts when an issue arose with the booster’s avionics system space.com. Engineers worked to resolve the technical glitch, and the
19 September 2025
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Rocket Launch Frenzy, Solar Surprises & Space Race Showdowns: 48 Hours of Space News (Sept 16–17, 2025)

Rocket Launch Frenzy, Solar Surprises & Space Race Showdowns: 48 Hours of Space News (Sept 16–17, 2025)

Rapid-Fire Rocket Launches and Satellite Deployments SpaceX’s Starlink blitz: SpaceX continued its high-frequency launch campaign, highlighting how routine orbital deployment has become. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into a polar low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California spaceflightnow.com. Liftoff occurred at 8:43 am PDT (15:43 UTC), and about eight minutes later the veteran booster (B1088 on its 10th flight) landed on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com. This “Starlink Group 17-12” mission was SpaceX’s 83rd Starlink launch of 2025, pushing the year’s Starlink satellite tally above 2,000 deployed so
17 September 2025
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Skywatchers Rejoice: Blood Moon, Auroras & Rocket Launches Dazzle on Sept 8–9, 2025

Skywatchers Rejoice: Blood Moon, Auroras & Rocket Launches Dazzle on Sept 8–9, 2025

Total Lunar Eclipse Paints the Moon Red (Sept 7–8) Skywatchers kicked off the week with a must-see celestial event: a total lunar eclipse on Sunday, Sept 7, 2025 (with effects lingering into the early hours of Sept 8 in some regions). For 83 minutes of totality, Earth’s shadow completely engulfed the full Moon, which took on an eerie reddish hue – hence the popular nickname “Blood Moon” ts2.tech. This was the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022, and its timing and wide visibility made it truly exceptional timeanddate.com. “For more than an hour on Sept. 7th, the full Moon will pass
8 September 2025
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Aurora Outbreak, Meteor Shower & Rocket Launch: Sky Spectacle on Aug 31–Sep 1, 2025

Aurora Outbreak, Meteor Shower & Rocket Launch: Sky Spectacle on Aug 31–Sep 1, 2025

Key Facts Auroras Incoming: Solar Storm on September 1–2 The biggest excitement for this weekend’s skywatchers is the aurora alert triggered by an Earth-directed solar eruption. On Aug 30, a small sunspot (NOAA AR 4204, part of larger region 4199) surprised forecasters by erupting with a long-duration M2.7-class solar flare spaceweather.com. Though moderate in X-ray intensity, the flare’s 3-hour span flung a full-halo CME – essentially a billion-ton cloud of magnetized solar plasma – directly toward Earth swpc.noaa.gov spaceweather.com. When will it arrive? According to NOAA and NASA models, the CME impact is expected late on Sept 1 (UTC), with
31 August 2025
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