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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites on Sunday (April 28).

SpaceX's 30th Dragon cargo mission departs the ISS, heads home to Earth
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station today (April 28) and headed back home to Earth.

Mars exploration, new rockets and more: Interview with ESA chief Josef Aschbacher
By Leonard David published
Space.com caught up with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher recently to talk about Europe's space plans and priorities going forward.

On This Day in Space: April 28, 2001: World's 1st space tourist launches to space station
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 28, 2001, the world's first space tourist hitched a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Everything we know about James Gunn's Superman
By Fran Ruiz published
James Gunn's Superman reboot kicks off the DC Extended Universe's refresh in 2025.

Sneak peek: Browncoats grab victory in Boom! Studios' upcoming 'Firefly: 'Verses' comic (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
A sneak peek at Boom! Studios' upcoming "What If?" one-shot, "Firefly: 'Verses."

NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
By Douglas Vakoch published
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 20th mission (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a European satellite-navigation mission on Saturday (April 27). It was a record-tying 20th liftoff for this particular booster.
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