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SpaceX announces that flight teams will safely deorbit Starship to a pre-cleared area of the Pacific Ocean after 3 hours in orbit.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket is attempting its first-ever orbital launch, marking a historic milestone in space exploration with plans to deploy Starlink satellites and enable future lunar and Mars missions.

Google is launching its TPUs in space next week via SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to test AI data centers in orbit.

Starlink has deployed 11,000 satellites into orbit, with SpaceX launching 29 more satellites via Falcon 9 from Florida.

Scientists have discovered a star named S301 with the closest orbit to the Milky Way's central black hole, Sgr A*, using the GRAVITY instrument on the Very Large Telescope, which could provide insights into the black hole's spin.

Anduril Industries announced that its ANDURIL-216 satellite reached orbit, developed from clean sheet to launch in under two years.

Elon Musk responds affirmatively that trips to orbit will eventually cost as much as a great vacation, and later to the Moon.

A personal project website that visualizes all satellites in orbit, both current and historical.