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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida on Saturday night (April 5).

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.

Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite orbiting Earth. Scientists want to bring it home after 67 years
By Leonard David published
A team that includes aerospace engineers, historians and writers have proposed retrieving the 67-year-old Vanguard 1 satellite from orbit.

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.

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.
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