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The satellite will serve the Americas, Greenland and Atlantic Ocean air and sea lanes.

Five years ago today (Feb. 6), SpaceX's brawny Falcon Heavy rocket left Earth for the first time ever, sending a car into orbit around the sun.

SpaceX will try to launch its huge Starship rocket to Earth orbit for the first time next month, provided the vehicle passes its remaining tests, Elon Musk said.

Crew-6 will head to the space station after its Feb. 26 launch, but three of its four crewmembers are preparing for the next generation of missions to the moon.

SpaceX plans to launch Hispasat's Amazonas Nexus communications satellite to orbit Sunday (Feb. 5), and you can watch the action live.

They say space is the place — and there’s a whole lot going on out there. Here’s what you may have missed this week in outer space.

Chances are pretty good, if you’re reading this, you’re one of a handful of people who called the News4JAX newsroom Friday night after seeing lights or a streak in the sky.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was found not liable in a shareholder class action suit stemming from 2018 tweets in which he said he was considering taking Tesla private.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was found not liable in a shareholder class action suit stemming from 2018 tweets in which he said he was considering taking Tesla private.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket notched its 200th successful orbital mission on Thursday (Feb. 2), and the company marked the milestone by sharing some stunning photos.

A strange spiral was caught on video earlier this month as it soared over Maunakea, Hawaii, and a telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

Former NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. honor reserved for spaceflight veterans.

A Japanese telescope captured images of the shape on Jan. 18. It was likely caused by the sun illuminating leftover fuel expelled from the rocket of a SpaceX launch.

SpaceX is targeting 11:15 a.m. Tuesday for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Two trailblazing former NASA astronauts will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Tuesday (Jan. 31), and you can watch the ceremony live.

Enthusiasts speculated that the formation, which was caught on a telescope, was linked to a SpaceX satellite launch that took place the same day.

Polaris Dawn is the first of three missions of the Polaris Program. The mission will fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and be commanded by Jared Isaacman.

SpaceX plans to launch another set of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit on Sunday (Jan. 29), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX destacked its Starship Mars rocket on Wednesday (Jan. 25) to continue gearing up for the giant vehicle's first-ever orbital test flight.

Noctilucent clouds hovered over parts of Florida's Space Coast after SpaceX rocketed 56 Starlink satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (Jan. 26).

The National Science Foundation and SpaceX have come to an agreement on reducing the impact Starlink satellites have on ground-based astronomical observations.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts held a briefing to discuss their upcoming trip to the International Space Station, scheduled for next month. (Jan. 25)

A micrometeoroid strike on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft has spurred NASA to talk to SpaceX about possibly increasing the shielding on its Crew Dragon capsule.

SpaceX will launch 56 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (Jan. 26), and you can watch the liftoff live.

The company, based in California, had previously launched rockets from its facility in New Zealand, but it hopes to fly more frequently from the United States.

SpaceX fueled up a fully stacked Starship vehicle for the first time ever on Monday (Jan. 23), and dramatic photos preserve the process for posterity.

SpaceX announced it completed a major test of its latest Starship prototype, as the company prepares for the first orbital launch of the towering rocket.

SpaceX fueled up a fully stacked Starship for the first time ever on Monday (Jan. 23), a huge milestone on the path toward the vehicle's debut orbital flight.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the witness stand on Monday to defend himself against allegations that he committed securities fraud and cost shareholders money.

Musk, the Tesla and Twitter CEO, has already said not everyone believes his tweets — which are not comprehensive.

The Subaru Telescope spotted a spiral shape in the sky shortly after SpaceX sent a GPS satellite to space on Wednesday (Jan. 18).

The first Native American woman in space performed a spacewalk Friday to prep for adding more solar panels. Astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan's Koichi Wakata worked together on project.

SpaceX's sixth contracted astronaut flight to the International Space Station for NASA will launch on Feb. 26, if all goes according to plan.

Elon Musk tweeted a poll Wednesday that asked whether the World Economic Forum should run the world. The poll drew reactions from conservatives who do not like the organization.

On Wednesday (Jan. 18), NASA plans to start moving astronaut Frank Rubio's seat liner from a Russian Soyuz spacecraft over to SpaceX's Dragon capsule Endurance.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket aced its liftoff on Sunday (Jan. 15) within view of numerous photographers, who shared incredible footage on social media.

SpaceX plans to launch a GPS satellite launch for the U.S. Space Force Wednesday (Jan. 18) at 7:10 a.m. EST (1210 GMT), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched on its fifth-ever mission on Sunday (Jan. 15), sending multiple satellites aloft for the U.S. Space Force.

SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will be back in action on Saturday (Jan. 14), and you can watch the liftoff live.

An Airbus satellite spotted SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle on the launch pad in South Texas being prepped for a landmark test flight.

The important stuff, if mentioned at all, wasn't part of the build-up to the Artemis story about NASA finally returning to the moon after 50 years or so.

A robotic SpaceX capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida on Wednesday morning (Jan. 11), wrapping up its six-week cargo mission.

Officials have determined that a Soyuz vehicle that sprang a leak last month, probably because of an impact from a micrometeoroid, is too compomised to return two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to earth safely.

SpaceX has stacked its giant Starship rocket once again, as a dramatic new video shows.

SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket has flexed its muscles ahead of a planned liftoff this weekend.

Spacelines From The Far Out is a new video game that simulates commercial space travel, but how realistic is its portrayal? We spoke to space historian and author Rod Pyle to find out.

Europe's first sail solar is set to soar in orbit after taking a ride aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission earlier this month.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-February for the launch of the next commercial crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket is in the hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepping for a launch in the coming days.

It was the second Falcon 9 launch helping OneWeb recover from a post-Ukraine break with Russian rockets.

Stoke Space is developing a clean-fueled, rapidly reusable rocket that can deliver satellites into orbit.

SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle could go orbital for the first time next month, if all goes according to plan.

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A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world's surface water has rocketed into orbit.

A Tokyo company is aiming for the moon with its own private lander.

Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk’s behavior have filed a complaint accusing the company of violating labor laws.

A Northrop Grumman capsule has delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station despite a jammed solar panel.

SpaceX has scored another set of double booster landings following a Florida launch for the military.

A Ukrainian diplomat is expressing optimism about securing the money needed for the continued operation of a satellite network funded by billionaire Elon Musk that has provided key battlefield and humanitarian contacts in the war with Russia.

Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station.

The world’s first space tourist has signed up to spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship.

SpaceX has delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first Russian to launch from the U.S. in 20 years.

Two space telescopes have captured this week's asteroid strike, the first planetary defense test of its kind.

The International Space Station is welcoming three new residents following a smooth Russian launch.

Elon Musk’s hopes to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran require permission from the Treasury Department, which said Tuesday it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country, which is largely isolated from western economies.

Boeing's first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next year because of repairs that need to be made to the capsule.

NASA will be launching the first test flight around the moon since the shuttle program ended in 2011.

South Korea is on its way to the moon.

NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under a new agreement.

A report in The New York Times says the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several employees involved in an open letter that blasted the colorful billionaire for his behavior.

SpaceX has cleared a key hurdle for its plan to launch a gigantic, futuristic rocketship into orbit from Texas.

Boeing's astronaut taxi has returned to Earth from the International Space Station, completing a repeat test flight with a mannequin on board.

Boeing's astronaut capsule has arrived at the International Space Station in a critical repeat test flight.

Boeing's crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX rocket has carried 53 satellites for the Starlink internet constellation into orbit.

SpaceX has returned four astronauts from the International Space Station with a midnight splashdown off the Florida coast.

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.

Three rich businessmen are back on Earth with their astronaut escort after a pricey trip to the International Space Station.

Three rich businessmen are back on Earth with their astronaut escort after a pricey trip to the International Space Station.

Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his big stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices.

As Twitter’s newest board member and largest shareholder, Elon Musk is already floating suggestions for changes he’d like to see on the social media platform.

NASA and SpaceX have set a new launch date to send four astronauts to the International Space Station. The new launch date is no earlier than Tuesday, April 19. The previous date was set for March 30.

A U.S. astronaut has made it through nearly a year in space but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth.

The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk.

The youngest American to journey into space, Hayley Arceneaux, has a simple title for her memoir.

The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk.

SpaceX's Elon Musk says the first orbital flight of his towering Starship could come in another month or two.

SpaceX's newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm.

Entrepreneur Elon Musk is trying to help reconnect Tonga to the internet after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut off the South Pacific nation more than three weeks ago, according to officials, while repairs on an undersea cable are proving more difficult than first thought.

SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute issue that occurred on the last two capsule flights.

The real winner of a sweepstakes for a ride in space has finally come forward: a Florida-based airline pilot.

A SpaceX rocket has carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California.

NASA’s newest X-ray observatory is circling the world after launching from Kennedy Space Center.

Chances are pretty good that if you looked up at about 6:12 p.m. on Thursday, you caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a fireball in the sky.

SpaceX is aiming to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January.

SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on Saturday.

A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has pulled up at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a 200-day space station mission.

High wind off the Florida coast has prompted SpaceX to delay the return of four space station astronauts.