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Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 3:33 AM PDT

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Associated PressMarcia Dunn

SpaceX launches 11th Starship test flight from Texas

By Associated Press: SpaceX has launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight. The 403-foot Starship thundered into the evening sky Monday from Texas.

2025-10-13T17:07:45.617123-07:00
SpaceNews.comJeff Foust

NASA’s JPL to Lay Off 550 Employees in Latest Round of Cuts

By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lay off 550 employees this week, the latest round of job cuts at the space science center.

2025-10-13T11:57:01.577577-07:00
SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit

By SpaceNews.com: Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote sensing test satellite into orbit.

2025-10-13T14:55:49.037768-07:00