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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3).

SpinLaunch wants to send 250 broadband 'microsatellites' to orbit with a single launch
By Brett Tingley published
SpinLaunch has unveiled its plans for a new broadband satellite constellation known as Meridian Space.

SpaceX fires up used Super Heavy booster ahead of 9th Starship test flight (photos, videos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's 1st big batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9
By Mike Wall published
Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites will lift off a week from now, if all goes according to plan.

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches
By Andrew Jones published
Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.

Drone pilot who flew over Vandenberg Space Force Base sentenced to 4 months in jail
By Brett Tingley published
A California man has been sentenced to jail for flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographing the installation.

NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's new infrared telescope named "SPHEREx" has officially opened its eyes to the cosmos.

Cryptocurrency billionaire watches SpaceX rocket launch on the way to his own SpaceX rocket launch
By Tariq Malik published
Cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang and his Fram2 private astronaut crew got a two-for-one deal when they watched a rocket launch ahead of their own launch on March 31.
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