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SpaceX releases new videos of Starship maneuvers during test flight 11 on Oct. 13: the 33 Raptor engines lit up powering the Super Heavy booster(first stage) off the pad from Starbase before returning about 7 minutes after launch to hover before splashdown in the Gulf. The Ship(or upper stage) successfully executed a landing flip, landing burn, and soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, on Oct. 155 at 2306 UTC, launched 21 satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 data transport mission, the second of ten Tranche 1 missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1093) previously supported SDA T1TL-B Tranche 1 and five Starlink missions

SpaceX fully automated bakery in Florida is setup to produce thousands of heat shield tiles per day to outfit the coming fleet of Starship vehicles

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Kuiper Falcon 3 (KF-03) mission, 24 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 14 October 2025, at 0158 UTC. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1091) landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, having previously supported the KF-02 mission. This was the third Falcon 9 launch for Amazon’s Project Kuiper and the sixth batch of Kuiper satellites placed into orbit.

SpaceX successfully launched Starship Flight 11 from Pad 1 at Starbase on October 13, at approximately 2315 UTC, marking the final flight test for the Version 2 iteration of the Starship system and the last use of the current Pad 1 configuration. The mission concluded with the Super Heavy booster(B15) performing a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico and the Ship 38 upper stage successfully splashing down in the Indian Ocean about one hour and six minutes after liftoff

Director of Robot Behavior Alberto Rodriguez: "Grippers are one of the most intricate parts of a humanoid robot, packed with actuation and sensing; they need to be durable enough to handle tough jobs, but precise enough to handle fragile items. Our engineers share how the Atlas gripper has evolved as our manipulation capabilities expand and the principles that will guide future iterations."

Tech journalist Sawyer Merritt reviews the new 'affordable' electric vehicle models unveiled by Tesla: Model Y Standard, Model 3 Standard

SpaceX has released a new recap video of their 10th Starship test flight, ahead of the 11th flight test in October

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket topped with 27 Project Kuiper craft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today, at 1209 UTC on Sept 25, for Amazon Project Kuiper broadband constellation

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 22 at 1738 UTC, on a mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1081) previously supported 17 missions: Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, TRACERS and 9 Starlink missions.