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Abort! SpaceX calls off launch of 'MicroGEO' satellites at last second
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignites each its engines just as an abort is called at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2024.
SpaceX Starship launches: Flight 7 mission updates
By Tariq Malik last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.
SpaceX launching 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission early Dec. 21
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX plans to launch 30 satellites on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-2 early Saturday morning (Dec. 21).
Rocket Lab scrubs Strix radar satellite launch for Synspective over 'sensor data'
By Tariq Malik published
A new exact launch date for the Strix satellite launch by Rocket Lab has yet to be announced.
US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here?
By Brett Tingley published
As the U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary, the service's leadership looked back on its accomplishments so far while looking ahead to the future.
Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Earth-imaging satellite
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab plans to launch a radar satellite for the Earth-observation company Synspective, and you can watch it live when the time comes.
SpaceX will launch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads
By Josh Dinner published
NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-January for the launch of Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the lunar surface.
China launches 1st set of spacecraft for planned 13,000-satellite broadband constellation (photo)
By Mike Wall published
A Long March 5B rocket launched 10 big broadband satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, beginning the assembly of China's Guowang ("national network") megaconstellation.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight gets FAA launch license. But when will it fly?
By Tariq Malik published
The FAA issued a launch license for SpaceX's upcoming Starship Flight 7, clearing the way for the company's next launch of the world's largest rocket from South Texas.
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