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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to launch AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird smartphone satellites
AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.
SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)
SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy first stage of its Starship megarocket out to the launch pad to prep for the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled for Tuesday (Nov. 19).
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (video)
SpaceX launched 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early this morning (Nov. 14), just five hours after another Starlink liftoff.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video)
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Nov. 14).
SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 19 launch — and it's wearing a banana (photos)
SpaceX just rolled the upper stage of its sixth Starship megarocket out to the pad to gear up for its test flight, which is scheduled for Nov. 19.
The Wright brothers and the first airplane flight
The Wright brothers made history with the successful flight of their Wright Flyer in 1903.
Chinese private rocket launches 1st satellite for international customer
CAS Space successfully launched 15 satellites into Earth orbit, including one for its first foreign client, the Sultanate of Oman.
China reveals reusable cargo shuttle design for Tiangong space station (video)
China has unveiled the design of a reusable winged shuttle to take cargo to and from the country's Tiangong space station.
