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Gilmour’s journey from Vegemite to satellites begins with Eris launch

What's Launching This Week

Atlas V Kuiper 2, Starlink, Rocket Lab, and More Launches This Week

Robotic Spaceflight

Honda achieves milestone with reusable rocket test

Space Exploration

SpaceX Starship explodes on test stand ahead of 10th flight

What's Launching This Week

Axiom 4 launch delayed again as Starlink and Blue Origin missions prepare for liftoff

The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew poses in their official flight suits against a dark blue background. From left to right: an astronaut from India, Shubhanshu Shukla; NASA astronaut and mission commander Peggy Whitson (front center); European Space Agency astronaut from Poland, Sławosz Uznański (back center); and Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu (right). Each crew member wears a navy and black suit with mission patches, national flags, and name tags.

What's Launching This Week

Axiom 4 makes history while SpaceX Starlink launches dominate the week

Space Exploration, Today in the History of Astronomy

June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon

A man in a suit and tie, identified by a nameplate reading "Mr. Isaacman," speaks into a microphone during a formal hearing or panel. Several people sit behind him.

Science, Space Exploration

Trump withdraws nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

Space Exploration

SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but misses key targets

Space Exploration

SpaceX Starship set for ninth test flight

Space Exploration

How spacecraft ‘brake’ in space using drag

U.S. Space Force launch

Space Exploration

SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA win Space Force contracts worth up to $13.7B