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Launch of Amazon's 1st Kuiper internet satellites delayed by bad weather
By Tariq Malik published
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, 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.

Watch Atlas V rocket launch 1st big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites
By Mike Wall last updated
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.

SpaceX's next Dragon cargo ship launch for NASA will lift off on April 21
By Tariq Malik published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship packed with tons of supplies to the International Space Station on April 21.

Keeping space safe is the 'ultimate team sport', and the US Space Force has a new playbook
By Brett Tingley published
The U.S. Space Force is leaning more heavily into its allies around the world and unveiling a new International Partnership Strategy, the service's chief said today.

Conservationists raise alarm over Air Force plan to land SpaceX Starships on bird sanctuary atoll
By Josh Dinner published
“Installing rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll cannot occur without significantly disrupting wildlife..."

US needs 'orbital interceptors' to win a war in space, Space Command chief says
By Brett Tingley published
Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting says the United States military needs orbital weapons in order to be successful if war ever comes to space.

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket, aces Pacific Ocean landing (video)
By Josh Dinner published
A never-before-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit today (April 7) from the coast of California.

US Space Force awards $13.7 billion in launch contracts to SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.7 billion in national-security launch contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin for missions that will lift off between 2027 and 2032.
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