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A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:56 p.m. Eastern on the Transporter-11 mission. The rocket’s booster, on its 12th flight, landed back at the launch site seven and a half minutes after liftoff.

SpaceX launches second pair of Maxar WorldView Legion imaging satellites. WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a pair of Maxar Intelligence imaging satellites Aug. 15 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) aims to provide reliable broadband communications in the challenging Arctic region. This mission, a collaboration between Space Norway, the U.S. Space Force, and Northrop Grumman, involves two satellites equipped with multiple payloads for both military ...

The mission, named “A Sky Full of SARs” in a nod to the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capabilities of Capella's spacecraft, lifted off at 01:18 AM New Zealand Standard Time on August 12th from Launch Complex 1, Rocket Lab's private orbital launch site on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.

SpaceX launched a private cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS) today (Aug. 4), on the company's second liftoff of the day.

Rocket Lab launched a dedicated mission for Synspective, a Japanese Earth observation company deploying a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites designed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth’s surface from space.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the company’s 100th national security mission to orbit with the launch of an Atlas V rocket on July 30 at 6:45 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket, carrying the USSF-51 mission for the United ...

Sonic booms announce the return of rockets and spacecraft built to be reused. With Starship, they’ll signal the arrival of a rapidly reusable future in spaceflight

The rocket elements are assembled atop a Mobile Launch Platform inside the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) located adjacent to the launch pad. The platform and fully stacked Atlas V then travel by rail approximately 1,800 feet northward from the VIF to the pad for the final countdown, fueling ...

A Falcon 9 rocket launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, with another anticipated on Wednesday from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

The 2024 Student Rocket Launch took place on Sat. July 20, 2024 at the Hudson Ranch Rocket Launch Site in Pueblo, CO. Interns, payload teams, mentors and spectators gathered at the Hudson Ranch Rocket Site to watch Galileo, Einstein and Kepler soar through the sky at approximately 9,300 ft!

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will launch the USSF-51 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Falcon launched 67 missions in the first 6 months of 2024, delivering nearly 900 metric tons to orbit so far this year

The ‘No Time Toulouse’ mission was our milestone 50th Electron launch that launched on June 19th, 2024 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission was the first of five dedicated Electron launches for Kinéis, a company backed by private and public investors including the ...

Falcon 9 lands on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing the first 22nd launch and landing of a booster!

GOES-U caught a ride on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) here on the Space Coast. The assembled crowd erupted into thunderous applause as the brawny rocket roared into space on its 10th-ever liftoff.

The Atlas V Starliner CFT (Crew Flight Test) refers to a mission involving Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, launched atop an Atlas V rocket. The Crew Flight Test is a key milestone in NASA's Commercial Crew Program, intended to demonstrate the Starliner’s capabilities for safely carrying ...

For the first time in history, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V carrying NASA astronauts aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner lifted off on June 5, 2024 at 10:52 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The launch of NASA astronauts Barry ...

SpaceX has released breathtaking slow-motion footage of its 5,000-ton Starship launching during its fourth test flight, providing a detailed look at the immense power and precision required for liftoff.

SpaceX is planning to Jettison the Interstage on the 4th Test Flight of Starship

The ‘PREFIRE and Ice’ launch launched on June 5th, 2024 from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand - just eleven days after the first PREFIRE launch, ‘Ready, Aim, PREFIRE,’ which successfully launched on May 25th, 2024 from the same launch site.

ESA's EarthCARE mission is ready for lift-off! Follow the live coverage and launch today 28 May

The first mission, 'Ready, Aim, PREFIRE', was successfully launched days earlier on May 25th, 2024 from the same launch pad, demonstrating Rocket Lab's ability to launch consistently and in quick succession to meet customer mission requirements.

The fourth flight test of Starship could launch as soon as June 5, pending an updated Federal Aviation Administration license and regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff

A Falcon 9 rocket carried the NROL-146 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to space after liftoff from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT; 1 a.m. local California time).

FaStarship Flight Test 4 (unofficially IFT-4) was the 4th flight of Starship

Falcon 9 lifts off for the 75th time from pad 4E in California!

SpaceX conducted a "static fire" with a Starship upper stage today (May 8) at its Starbase site in South Texas, briefly igniting all six of the 165-foot-tall (50 meters) vehicle's Raptor engines while it remained anchored to the pad.

A Falcon 9 rocket launched two Earth-observation satellites for the company Maxar today (May 2) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 2:36 p.m.

ULA President and CEO gives an overview of how Atlas V, one of the most reliable rockets in the world, carries an extra layer of safety for its solemn duty of launching astronauts on human spaceflight missions.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will launch Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft with two NASA astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams on the Crew Flight Test (CFT).

As we return human spaceflight to Atlas, we pass the torch of knowledge to future generations, building on all we have learned. Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go Starliner!

Reigniting Atlas' legacy of launching humans to space, ULA is using an Atlas V rocket to launch the Crew Flight Test (CFT). Check out how the Atlas V rocket was stacked ahead of launch.

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing Falcon’s 300th landing!

The ‘Beginning Of The Swarm’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 10:32 am NZT on April 24th, 2024. Electron carried two satellites for two separate customers: NEONSAT-1, an Earth observation satellite for the Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) at ...

The Delta program, spanning 60 years, came to a close with the launch of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The rocket, carrying the NROL-70 mission for the ...

Falcon 9 lands on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship – completing the first 20th launch and landing of a booster!

The Delta program, spanning 60 years, came to a close with the launch of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The rocket, carrying the NROL-70 mission for the ...

Deployment of USSF-62’s Weather System Follow-on - Microwave Space Vehicle confirmed. The United States Space Force-62 (USSF-62) mission featured the launch of the first Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) spacecraft.

SpaceX's Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 7:16 PM ET.

On March 14, 2024, Starship successfully lifted off at 8:25 a.m. CT from Starbase in Texas and went on to accomplish several major milestones and firsts. Starship's six second stage Raptor engines all started successfully and powered the vehicle to its expected orbit, becoming the first Starship to ...

Static fire of a single Raptor engine using the header tanks on Flight 4 Starship. SpaceX lit a single Raptor engine at 1:30 pm CT, this time fueling the powerful rocket motor using the header tank located near the top of the spacecraft.

ULA celebrates the legacy of Delta and salutes the current and former Delta teammates who designed, built, assembled and launched this incredible family of rockets.

Delta is completing its mission as ULA transitions to the new Vulcan rocket that incorporates some of the best attributes of both Delta and the Atlas fleets to continue assured access to space for the next era. Launch of the Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-70 national security mission is ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket is launching the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This is the 16th and final launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket.

Dragon lifts off from pad 40 for the first time in four years! The Dragon cargo spacecraft is loaded with more than 6,000 pounds of food, supplies, and hardware and research equipment.

The NROL-123 mission, called ‘Live And Let Fly’,was Rocket Lab’s first launch for the NRO from the United States after previously launching four NRO missions from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. It was Rocket Lab’s 4th mission from Launch Complex 2, a dedicated pad for the ...

The world's most powerful launch vehicle is ready for flight. The third flight test aims to build on what we’ve learned from previous flights while attempting a number of ambitious objectives. Recursive improvement is essential as we work to build a fully reusable transportation system capable of ...

The “Owl Night Long” mission successfully lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and deployed a StriX-3 satellite to orbit. The "Owl Night Long" mission will be Rocket Lab's fourth launch for the constellation operator following launches in 2020 and 2022, the company said.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission launched on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 10:53 PM EST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

On February 22, 2024, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 second-generation Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:11 PM PST.

On February 20, 2024, SpaceX announced on Twitter that the Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 satellite was successfully deployed from the Falcon 9 second stage more than 34 minutes into flight.

The 'On Closer Inspection' mission successfully launched on February 19th NZDT. The mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and deployed the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite for Astroscale Japan Inc.

Intuitive Machines' (IM) Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, launched from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM ET. The lander was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

On February 14, 2024, SpaceX launched the USSF-124 mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:30 PM EST (2230 GMT). The launch was part of SpaceX's 11th National Security Space Launch program (NSSL)

Falcon 9’s first stage lands on the Of Course I Love You droneship, completing its 14th launch and landing since February 2022

It's been 1 month since the inaugural flight of #VulcanRocket! We sat down with ULA's Vulcan #Cert1 Launch Conductor Dillon Rice

The mission launched on January 31st, 2024 at 19:34 NZDT (January 31st, 2024 06:34 UTC) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. 'Four Of A Kind' deployed four Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global, Inc's (Spire) customer NorthStar Earth & Space (NorthStar).

The Vulcan Cert-1 Rocket Cam is a part of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket that launches from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked the beginning of a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its next generation Vulcan rocket on Jan. 8 at 2:18 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Vulcan provides industry-leading capabilities to ...

Fairing separation as Falcon 9's second stage flies into an orbital sunset

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the first certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Vulcan is available in four standard offering configurations including zero, two, four and six solid rocket booster (SRB) ...

View of last night’s @Starlink satellite deployment, including the first six with Direct to Cell capabilities

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on Landing Zone 1

SpaceX has released remarkable footage showing one of its rocket engines burning against the beautiful backdrop of an orbital sunset

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the first certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Cert-1 flight test includes two payloads. The first is the Peregrine Lunar Lander, Peregrine Mission One (PM1) for ...

Falcon 9 launches 21 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including six with Direct to Cell capabilities.

ULA is the nation’s most experienced space launch company with 150+ consecutive launches and a 100% mission success rate

Ignition of a single Raptor engine on Flight 3 Starship demonstrating a flight-like startup for an in-space burn

Static fire of Super Heavy’s 33 Raptor engines ahead of Flight 3

Flight 3 Starship completed a full-duration static fire with all six of its Raptor engines

The mission carried iQPS’s QPS-SAR-5 satellite named “TSUKUYOMI-I” into orbit on a dedicated Electron mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission has been named “The Moon God Awakens” in acknowledgement of Tsukuyomi, the Japanese God of the Moon.

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on Landing Zone 4, completing our 250th landing of a Falcon first stage booster

Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster and made it through stage separation

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has thanked the engineers, technicians, and teammates at their Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly, Centaur Tank.

SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 second-generation Starlink internet satellites. Following a scrub on Sunday, liftoff for the Starlink Group 6-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. EDT (2320 UTC) on Sunday.

Stage 1 of the Falcon 9 rocket completed its descent and landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, becoming the first booster for a commercial crew flight to return to the station for recovery

Starship and Super Heavy were loaded with more than 10 million pounds of propellant today in a flight-like rehearsal ahead of launch

Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, completing the first 17th launch and landing of a booster.

The company briefly ignited one of the six Raptor engines on its Ship 26 Starship prototype on Friday (Oct. 20) at its Starbase site, on Texas' Gulf Coast. Single engine static fire demonstrating flight-like startup for a Starship deorbit burn.

Slo-mo video of Falcon Heavy launching off the pad.

Falcon Heavy's two side boosters came back to Earth for a landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is next door to KSC, about 8.25 minutes after liftoff. It was the fourth launch and landing for each booster, SpaceX said in a mission description.

View from the second stage before the escape burn and deployment of the Psyche spacecraft. Just under 2.5 minutes into launch, Falcon Heavy’s side boosters cut off their engines, detached from the central core stage, and headed back to Florida's Space Coast to perform simultaneous landings.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on Oct. 6 at 2:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 158 times with 100 percent mission success. The Protoflight ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on Oct. 6 at 2:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Protoflight launch is the first mission in a broader commercial partnership ...

SpaceX has completed 70 Falcon launches so far this year, 20 of which have been supported by our team at Vandenberg

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket is launching the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. ULA’s Atlas V rocket will deliver two prototype satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) ...

Launched on September 19, 2023, from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, the ‘We Will Never Desert You’ mission was Rocket Lab's 41st Electron launch. The mission was launched to deploy a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth imaging Acadia satellite for Capella Space, but Electron experienced an ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifted off on Sept.10 at 8:47 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

On Sunday, September 3 at 7:05 a.m. ET, Dragon autonomously undocked from the International Space Station. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for ...

On Saturday, September 2 at 7:25 a.m. PT, SpaceX launched the Space Development Agency’s second Tranche 0 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The space vehicles launched during this mission will serve a part of SDA’s ...

On Thursday, August 31 at 10:21 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched ...

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, August 26 at 9:05 p.m. ET (01:05 UTC on August 27) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. If needed, there are currently three additional launch ...

On Sunday, August 27 at 9:16 a.m. ET, SpaceX’s Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station. Almost 30 hours earlier at 3:27 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft and Crew-7 to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During their time ...

On Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 a.m. ET (07:27 UTC), Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage ...

The ‘We Love the Nightlife’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on August 24, 2023 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for American space tech company Capella Space (Capella), a leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket is launching the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force (USSF) capability to improve space domain awareness. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

On Tuesday, August 22 at 2:37 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-1, ...

On Wednesday, August 16 at 11:36 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the 13th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched ...

On Friday, August 11 at 1:17 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, ...

On Monday, August 7 at 8:57 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 15 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the fifth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched SDA-0A and ...

Live views of Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire. Stream will begin a few minutes before ignition. As is the case with all developmental testing, this schedule is dynamic and likely to change, so be sure to stay tuned to our social media channels for updates.

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, August 6 at 10:41 p.m. ET (02:41 UTC on August 7) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. If needed, there are two additional launch opportunities at 11:31 ...

Live views of Starship Super Heavy Booster 9's second static fire. Stream will begin a few minutes before ignition. As is the case with all developmental testing, this schedule is dynamic and likely to change, so be sure to stay tuned to our social media channels for updates.

On Thursday, August 3 at 1:00 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched the Intelsat G-37 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously ...

Vice President of Vulcan Development Mark Peller talks us through ULA's new rocket From Decatur, Alabama to Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The ‘We Love the Nightlife’ mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for American space tech company Capella Space (Capella), a leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.

On Friday, July 28 at 11:04 p.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the third launch and landing of these Falcon Heavy side boosters, which previously supported ...

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SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 28 at 12:01 a.m. ET (4:01 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. Up to four backup opportunities are also available on Friday, July 28 starting at ...

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 26 for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 99-minute launch window opens at 11:04 p.m. ET (03:04 UTC on July 27. If needed, a backup ...

The 2023 Student Rocket Launch took place on Sat. July 15 at the Hudson Ranch Rocket Launch Site in Pueblo, CO. It provides a unique educational opportunity to students from kindergarten through graduate school. The event offers participants hands-on experience designing and building their own ...

On Sunday, July 23 at 8:50 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in California. This was the sixth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-26, ...

On Wednesday, July 19 at 9:09 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 15 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, ...

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, July 18 at 10:25 p.m. PT (05:25 UTC on July 19) for a Falcon 9 launch of 15 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, backup opportunities are available on Wednesday, July 19 ...

Rocket Lab's 39th Electron mission, called "Baby Come Back" will deploy seven satellites to space and include an attempt to recover the rocket's first stage after it splashes down in the ocean. 'Baby Come Back' will launch from Pad B and Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 15 at 11:50 p.m. ET (3:50 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, July 16 at 11:24 p.m. ET ...

SpaceX is targeting Friday, July 14 at 12:40 a.m. ET (4:40 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, July 15 at 12:15 a.m. ...

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On Sunday, July 9 at 11:58 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. This was the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew Demo-2, ...

On Friday, July 7 at 12:29 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 48 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Sentinel-6 ...

On Saturday, July 1 at 11:12 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched the ESA Euclid mission to a Sun-Earth L2 transfer orbit, also known as the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the second launch and landing for this Falcon ...

Climb aboard the Delta IV Heavy rocket as it launches NROL-68 for the National Reconnaissance Office and Space Force!

On Friday, June 23 at 11:35 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the eighth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-24, ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off on June 22 at 5:18 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

On Thursday, June 22 at 12:19 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 47 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the fourth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Space ...

On Sunday, June 18 at 6:21 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the PSN SATRIA mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the 12th launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket is launching the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

On Monday, June 12 at 2:35 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-8, SpaceX’s eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare program mission, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the ninth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 stage booster, which previously ...

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On Monday, June 5 at 11:47 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-28) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the Just a ...

Unlike the methane-fueled, partially reusable Vulcan booster, there's nothing revolutionary about Vulcan Centaur's upper stage. In its basic design, Centaur is one of the U.S.' oldest and most successful pieces of space hardware.

On Monday, June 5 at 11:47 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-28) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the Just a ...

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SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 4 at 8:20 a.m. ET (12:20 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, backup launch opportunities are available on Monday, ...

On Tuesday, May 30 at 11:02 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the fourteenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, ...

After 10 days in space, Dragon and Axiom Space’s Ax-2 astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi, returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of Florida at 11:04 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 30. Falcon 9 launched Dragon and the Ax-2 crew to the orbiting laboratory on ...

SpaceX, Axiom Space, and NASA are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, May 30 at 11:05 a.m. ET for Dragon to depart from the International Space Station. After performing a series of burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison its trunk, ...

On Saturday, May 27 at 12:30 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the 14th launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously ...

Coming To A Storm Near You was the second of two launches on Electron to deploy NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission.

Vulcan is built on more than 120 combined years of launch experience. An evolution of the flight proven, highly successful Atlas V and Delta IV vehicles, Vulcan introduces a balance of new technologies and innovative features to ensure a reliable and affordable space launch service.

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 24 for Falcon 9’s launch of the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 1:22 a.m. ET (05:22 UTC). The first stage booster supporting ...

On Monday, May 22 at 9:12 a.m. ET, SpaceX’s Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station. Approximately 15.5 hours earlier at 5:37 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft and Ax-2 to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During their ...

Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission is the second all-private human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-2 crew will participate in educational outreach and conduct innovative research experiments while on the orbiting laboratory.

On Sunday, May 21 at 5:37 p.m. ET (21:37 UTC), Falcon 9 launched Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at ...

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On Saturday, May 20 at 6:16 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Iridium OneWeb mission to a low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the eleventh launch of this booster, which previously supported the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael ...

SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 19 at 6:19 a.m. PT (13:19 UTC) for launch of the Iridium OneWeb mission to a low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A backup launch opportunity is available on Saturday, May 20 at 6:15 a.m. PT (13:15 ...

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SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 19 at 12:41 a.m. ET (04:41 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same ...

On Sunday, May 14 at 1:03 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the eleventh launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, ...

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 10 at 1:09 p.m. PT (20:09 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, May 11 at 12:55 p.m. ...

On May 8th, 2023, Rocket Lab successfully completed the first of two launches to deploy NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission across two separate Electron launches.

On Thursday, May 4 at 3:31 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the seventh launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-24, ...

On Sunday, April 30 at 8:26 p.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched the ViaSat-3 Americas mission, delivering the ViaSat-3 Americas, Astranis's first MicroGEO satellite, and Gravity Space’s GS-1 satellite to a geostationary orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. One of ...

On Friday, April 28 at 6:12 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the second launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously supported ...

On Thursday, April 27 at 6:40 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the thirteenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched ...

Starship gave us quite a show during today’s first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas. At 8:33 a.m. CT, Starship successfully lifted off from the orbital launch pad for the first time. The vehicle cleared the pad and beach as Starship climbed to ...

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On Wednesday, April 19 at 10:31 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This was the eighth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched ...

On Friday, April 14 at 11:48 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-7, SpaceX’s seventh dedicated smallsat rideshare program mission, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the tenth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 stage booster, which previously ...

On Friday, April 7 at 12:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat IS-40e mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the fourth launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported CRS-26, ...

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, April 2 at 7:29 a.m. PT (14:29 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available ...

On Wednesday, March 29 at 4:01 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This was the fourth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III ...

On Friday, March 24 at 11:33 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This was the tenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, ...

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket was set to launch the "The Beat Goes On" mission on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 9:14 AM (UTC). The mission took place just seven days following the Company’s previous Electron mission from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia, setting a new company record for fastest turnaround ...

On Friday, March 17 at 7:38 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched SES-18 and SES-19 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the sixth launch and landing of this booster, which previously supported the launch CRS-24, ...

SpaceX is targeting Friday, March 17 at 12:26 p.m. PT (19:26 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 4:24 p.m. ...

A Rocket Lab Electron booster lifted off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Thursday (March 16) at 6:38 p.m. EDT (2238 GMT), kicking off a mission the company called "Stronger Together". Stronger Together was Rocket Lab’s 34th launch overall and its 2nd launch this year, as well as its ...

On Tuesday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 27th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-27) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the Just a ...

After 157 days in space, Dragon and Crew-5 NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of Florida at 9:02 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 11.

On Saturday, March 11 at 2:20 a.m. ET, Dragon autonomously undocked from the International Space Station (ISS). After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s ...

On Thursday, March 9 at 2:13 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb Launch 17 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the thirteenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched ...

On Friday, March 3 at 10:38 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the twelfth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, ...

On Friday, March 3 at 1:40 a.m. ET, SpaceX’s Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station. Approximately 25 hours earlier at 12:34 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft and Crew-6 to orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During ...

SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 2 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s sixth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-6) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at ...

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SpaceX is targeting Monday, February 27 at 6:13 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, February 28 ...

On Friday, February 17 at 10:59 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the Inmarsat I-6 F2 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the third launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously supported the launch of Crew-5 ...

SpaceX is targeting Friday, February 17 at 11:12 a.m. PT (19:12 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, February 18 at ...

On Sunday, February 12 at 12:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 55 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the twelfth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS ...

A Starship first-stage prototype known as Booster 7 ignited 31 of its 33 Raptor engines during a "static fire" test today (Feb. 9) at SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. The goal was to fire all 33 Raptors during the test, which occurred at 4:13 p.m. EST (2113 GMT; 3:13 p.m. local Texas ...

On Monday, February 6 at 8:32 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the sixth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously supported the launch of ...

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, February 2 at 2:58 a.m. ET (7:58 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same day at 4:24 a.m. ET (9:24 ...

On Tuesday, January 31 at 8:15 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 49 Starlink satellites and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the seventh launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage ...

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 26 at 4:32 a.m. ET (9:32 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. There is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 6:13 a.m. ET (11:13 UTC). ...

The commercial launch company Rocket Lab will have to wait a few more days for its first-ever launch from U.S. soil due to bad weather. The California-based Rocket Lab, which has been launching small satellites on its Electron rockets from New Zealand since 2017, is now targeting no earlier than ...

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 19 for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 7:43 a.m. PT (15:43 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available ...

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 18 at 7:24 a.m. ET (12:24 UTC) for Falcon 9’s launch of the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, January 19 at 7:05 a.m. ET (12:05 ...

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 15 at 5:56 p.m. ET (22:56 UTC) for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on ...

On Monday, January 9 at 11:50 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the OneWeb Launch 16 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the second launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched ...

On Tuesday, January 3 at 9:56 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-6, SpaceX’s sixth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the fifteenth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 stage booster, which ...

On Thursday, December 29 at 11:38 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the ISI EROS C-3 mission to a low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the eleventh launch of this booster, which previously supported the launch of Crew-1, Crew-2, ...

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, December 28 at 4:34 a.m. ET (9:34 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is a backup opportunity available on Thursday, December ...

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, December 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 4:32 p.m. ET (21:32 UTC). The first stage booster supporting this mission ...

On Friday, December 15 at 5:48 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the eighth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously CRS-22, ...

On Sunday, December 11 at 2:38 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Lunar Flashlight to a lunar transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the fifth launch and landing of this ...