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SpaceX successfully recovered its Super Heavy booster at the launch pad for the second time on January 17, 2025. The test, dubbed Integrated Flight Test-7 (IFT-7), began at 4:37 p.m. Central Time (5:37 p.m. Eastern) from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Initially, the mission appeared to be proceeding flawlessly. The Super Heavy booster separated from the Starship second stage as planned and executed a historic return to the launch tower, where it was caught by the mechanical arms of "Mechazilla." This marked only the second successful recovery of a Super Heavy booster, following its first in October 2024 during IFT-5.

Augsburg, Germany – January 16, 2025 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), a European leader in affordable and flexible launch services, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone with the issuance of its spaceflight operator license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This license, combined with the spaceport license and range control license from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland, clears the path for RFA’s inaugural test flight of its RFA ONE rocket later in 2025.

In a historic milestone, Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket for the first time early this morning, marking a significant step forward in the company’s pursuit of orbital spaceflight. However, the mission fell short of its goal to land the reusable first stage on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean.

Stoke Space, a pioneering aerospace company working to develop the world’s first fully reusable medium-lift rocket, has announced a significant milestone: $260 million in Series C funding. This latest investment more than doubles the company’s total funding, bringing it to an impressive $480 million.

Two lunar landers, one American and one Japanese, launched early this morning aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. Despite sharing a ride, the missions are independent, with each spacecraft charting a unique course to the Moon.

The highly anticipated seventh flight test of SpaceX’s Starship, originally slated for, January 15, has been postponed due to weather, SpaceX announced. The 60-minute launch window was set to open at 4:00 p.m. CT, with a live webcast planned to begin 35 minutes prior to liftoff. Now the launch with take place January 16 , 4:00 p.m CT.

NASA is preparing to deploy an innovative X-ray imager to the Moon as part of its Artemis campaign. The instrument, known as the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI), will produce the first-ever global images of Earth’s magnetic field, a vital shield that protects the planet from harmful solar radiation.

SpaceX successfully launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this morning (Jan. 13) from Florida's Space Coast, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to expand global internet connectivity.

SpaceX is gearing up for another ambitious launch today (Jan. 14), as a Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to deliver 131 payloads into orbit as part of the company's Transporter 12 mission. Liftoff is set for 1:49 p.m. EST (1849 GMT; 10:49 a.m. local time) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, within a 27-minute launch window.

NASA announced that it will hold off until mid-2026 to decide on the most efficient and cost-effective way to bring Martian samples collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth. The agency is evaluating two options: an upgraded version of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) sky crane or a commercially built “heavy lander.”

 Blue Origin's much-anticipated first launch of its New Glenn rocket was called off early this morning after a series of unexplained delays. The mission, humorously named “So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance,” was aimed at safely reaching orbit, but that milestone will have to wait as the company troubleshoots a vehicle subsystem issue.

SpaceX continues to rewrite the rules of spaceflight, achieving another milestone in rocket reusability. On January 10, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:11 p.m. EST (1911 GMT), carrying 21 Starlink broadband satellites, 13 of which are equipped with cutting-edge direct-to-cell capabilities.