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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 11 launch today?
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket at 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT) on Monday (Oct. 13). Here's how you can watch.

Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 11 megarocket test flight today
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch Flight 11 of its huge, reusable Starship rocket on Monday evening (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites Monday (Oct. 13), bringing the total number of spacecraft lofted for the nascent broadband megaconstellation to 153.

Japanese astronaut eyes typhoon from orbit | On the International Space Station Oct. 6 - 10, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
As the U.S. government shutdown halts NASA updates, a JAXA astronaut's photos show that work continues on the space station.

ISS astronaut captures amazing video of SpaceX Starlink satellite train cruising above auroras
By Elizabeth Howell published
A train of glittering SpaceX Starlink satellites shine brightly above a green aurora in a new video released by NASA astronaut Don Pettit.

Space travel takes its toll on astronauts and their loved ones. Here's how
By Jessica Rendall published
World Space Week 2025 casts a lens on life in space — here, we take a look at how astronauts traveling beyond Earth can affect their families.

SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 11 launch (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX moved its Super Heavy booster to the pad recently to gear up for Flight 11 of its Starship megarocket, which is scheduled for Oct. 13.

FCC announces 'Space Month' push to streamline space regulations
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will work to streamline space regulations, a push just announced in the newly christened "Space Month" of October 2025.

A new rocket, sea launches and more: Chinese company CAS Space is thinking big
By Andrew Jones published
CAS Space is preparing to launch its first liquid propellant rocket, the Kinetica 2, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft — the latest sign of China's accelerating commercial launch sector.
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