Space

Florida shrimpers claim they're catching rocket debris in their nets more often. Space experts say space companies do use the ocean to discard space debris, but they can't fully verify what they're catching is from rockets. Some experts are worried people will see more space debris when Starship starts to launch in Florida.

After two explosive failures earlier this year, SpaceX made progress Tuesday with its latest Starship test flight — even as the mission failed to complete a satellite deployment demonstration. The 403-foot rocket, the largest and most powerful ever built, lifted off from Starbase in South Texas. The company hoped the upper stage would travel halfway around the world before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. That goal was partially met, but a door designed to release eight mock Starlink satellites failed to open properly, preventing their deployment.

Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) is a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) operated by Axiom Space in partnership with SpaceX and NASA. The mission is scheduled to launch from Florida no earlier than June 8 and will last approximately two weeks. FOX 35's Garrett Wymer discusses the latest details.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Friday morning from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A little more than eight minutes into the flight, the first stage booster targeted a landing on the droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ positioned in the Pacific Ocean.

Technology from space is transforming dentistry right here on Earth. A new robot is now on the job for one Central Florida dentist, making implants for patients. FOX 35's Esther Bower explains how it all works.

President Donald Trump is grounding the Artemis program. According to NASA's proposed budget for 2026, Artemis III, which involves landing on the moon, will be the last mission. The Trump administration proposes a budget of $18.8 billion for NASA, down 24% from $24.8 billion in the current budget year.

SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket to send supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow. The flight will carry thousands of pounds of science investigations and other technology to the crews on board. The launch is expected to take off at 4:15 a.m. Monday.

The early morning sky will literally be smiling down at you as the planets and the moon align just right to create a celestial smiley face on Friday, April 25. Two planets and the moon will align just right just above the horizon, creating what looks like a two eyes and a mouth. The moon will also be in its thin waning crescent phase, so it will look like a big happy smile.

The Lyrid meteor shower has been a spectacle for star gazers during the month of April for the past 2,700 years. The Lyrid Meteor shower is an annual celestial event that happens thru the month of April when earth passes by a cluster of space rock debris as it makes its way around the sun. When these particles interact with the Earth's atmosphere, they burn up creating streaks of light across the sky. This meteor shower will reach its peak at the beginning of the week, and we will be able to see it here in Central Florida.

SpaceX is gearing up to send another batch of Starlink satellites soaring into low-Earth orbit on Saturday night from Florida. Liftoff is set for 8:53 p.m. Saturday, April 12, with backup launch options available until 12:42 a.m. on Sunday. The launch was previously scrubbed on Thursday, Friday and early Saturday morning.

SpaceX has pushed back its Starlink launch again. Liftoff was rescheduled for 1 a.m., but it got scrubbed. The company will now launch the Falcon 9 rocket tonight, with the window opening at 8:53 p.m. Another batch of Starlink satellites is also expected to launch Sunday night.