From explosions to milestones, SpaceX’s Starship journey to flight 12

As Elon Musk's SpaceX works toward a May 19 debut of its third-generation Starship, here's a look back at all the previous test flights to date.

Where shuttles go to land

On April 14, 1981, the first NASA space shuttle mission came to a successful end when the space shuttle Colombia returned to Earth following a two-day test flight. On Friday, July 31, 2009, the crew ...

SpaceX's Starship megarocket finally has a 2026 launch date. Here's when

SpaceX will debut a new version of its Starship rocket for its 12th flight test May 19 from its Starbase headquarters in ...

Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built

For the third time in three years, SpaceX has stacked a new version of its enormous Starship rocket on a launch pad in South ...
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A Century Ago, an Explorer and His Pilot Claimed to Be the First People to Fly Over the North Pole. Here’s Why Experts Doubt That Achievement

While the success of Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett’s polar flight has been disputed, the former went on to accomplish ...

Gemini 7 astronauts spotted ‘brilliant body’ with ‘trillions of particles’ in space more than 60 years ago

An astronaut aboard the Gemini 7 space mission more than 60 years ago reported seeing a “bogey” unidentified object, ...

Steve Carell Breaks a Promise in New Look at His 'Shrinking' Replacement's Season Finale [Exclusive]

A new sneak peek from the season finale of Rooster sees Steve Carell breaking a promise that his ex-wife knows he'll regret.