NASA is ramping up financial and engineering support for Boeing's Starliner capsule following safety setbacks, as SpaceX achieves a major orbital milestone.

SpaceX put its Starship into Earth orbit and deployed 26 next-generation Starlink satellites, but the flight was aborted early and splashed down in the Pacific.

On 12 August 2026, the UK will experience its most substantial solar eclipse since 1999, masking over 90% of the Sun alongside the Perseid meteor shower.

A technical failure prevented the ignition of the SpaceX Starship rocket during its 13th test flight, forcing an automatic abort at the Starbase facility. The launch team is offloading propellant and preparing for a future attempt.