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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands poised to launch NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft toward Mars from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after being rolled out to the launch pad on Nov. 16, 2013. Liftoff is set for Nov. 18.

On this day in space! Nov. 18, 2013: NASA launches MAVEN orbiter to Mars

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Nov. 18, 2013, NASA launched the MAVEN spacecraft to Mars.

Space Shuttle
a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a darkening evening sky.

SpaceX launching 1st mission for Indian Space Research Organisation today

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is set to launch the GSAT-N2 satellite today (Nov. 18), the company's first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.

What to expect during SpaceX's 6th Starship test flight on Nov. 19

By Samantha Mathewson published

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (Nov. 19) for the launch of its sixth Starship flight test, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

Launches & Spacecraft
a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a night sky.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).

Launches & Spacecraft
a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a sunset sky.

SpaceX launches telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft

'Lunik Heist:' A real-life CIA rocket kidnapping goes to Hollywood

By Leonard David published

"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 rocket hanging from its launch pad after landing

SpaceX Starship launches: Flight 6 mission updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

Launches & Spacecraft
a smiling woman in an orange flight suit kneels next to a young girl

Documentary director redefines astronaut Eileen Collins as the 'Spacewoman' (interview)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The dictionary defines "spacewoman" as simply "a woman astronaut." In the case of its latest usage, though, the term carries more meaning. "Spacewoman" is a new film about Eileen Collins.

Human Spaceflight
Photo showing the nose cone of the USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II rocket in space on Oct. 20, 2024.

USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)

By Mike Wall published

The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.

Launches & Spacecraft
a large silver spacecraft is placed atop a booster by a launch tower at night

SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

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