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An Indian Space Research Organisation PSLV rocket carrying the SpaDeX space docking satellite mission is prepared for launch.

Watch India launch 2 satellites on a space docking test flight on Dec. 30 (video)

By Tariq Malik published

Liftoff is set for 11:38 a.m. EST (9:58 p.m. IST) from ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX rocket with a Starlink logo on it

Watch SpaceX launch its last Falcon 9 rocket of 2024 overnight tonight

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

SpaceX is preparing to launch its last mission of the year and you can watch it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Tariq Malik 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.

Launches & Spacecraft

On this day in space! Dec. 29, 1777: Captain James Cook observes an annular solar eclipse

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Dec. 29, 1777, Captain James Cook observed an annular solar eclipse.

Space Shuttle
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching at night from a Florida pad

SpaceX launches 4 Astranis satellites on 2nd try after last-second abort

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX successfully launched a miniature fleet of communications satellites into orbit in a vindication of sorts after a last-second abort delayed the flight.

Launches & Spacecraft
the bright streak of a rocket's thrust across the night sky above southern California in a time lapse exposure

3... 2... 1... SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on third-to-last mission planned for 2024

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

SpaceX has begun counting down to the New Year, with the launch of the first of three rockets planned to close out 2024.

Launches & Spacecraft
a large white rocket fires its seven engines on the launch pad as a test

Blue Origin fires up New Glenn rocket for first time in successful pre-launch test

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.

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.

Starship, Europa Clipper and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2024

By Julian Dossett published

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

Missions
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.

SpaceX's big year: The new records and feats Elon Musk's space company achieved in 2024

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched more than 130 missions this year and made significant progress with its new Starship vehicle, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built.

Launches & Spacecraft
Four astronauts in Santa hats show off their Christmas meal near a Christmas tree on the Interanational Space Station

Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.

Human Spaceflight
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