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A black rocket in space above earth opens its payload fairings like a beak to reveal a stack of thin satellites on an upper stage.

Rocket Lab signs 1st customer for its powerful new Neutron rocket. But who is it?

By Andrew Jones published

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.

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A chrome finned rocket lifts off next to a dark grey launch tower with black extended arms. Smoke billows up, obscuring all but the rocket's second stage, glowing orange and rising into the clue blue sky. In the foreground, grass reeds and an old test launch vehicle in the distance.

How to watch SpaceX launch Flight 6 of its Starship megarocket today

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX is launching Starship on its 6th test flight, with another Super Heavy booster catch back at the rocket's Starbase, Texas launch tower. Watch the action live on Space.com.

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A view of the first RS1 rocket by ABL Space Systems on its pad on Kodiak Island, Alaska on during a Nov. 17, 2022 launch attempt.

Rocket startup ABL Space Systems ends orbital launch plans, pivots to missile defense

By Andrew Jones published

ABL Space Systems, founded in 2017, will pivot from orbital launch sector to U.S. missile defense programs.

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Side by side images show a rocket booster hovering in mid air to the right of a tall launch tower on the shores of a sea.

SpaceX's epic Starship Super Heavy rocket catch looked just like the company imagined (side-by-side video)

By Josh Dinner published

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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a cloudy sky.

SpaceX launches heavy satellite in 1st mission for India's space agency (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched the GSAT-N2 satellite today (Nov. 18), the company's first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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A giant chrome rocket stands next to a tall launch tower, with sections frosted white from internal fueling. A blue sky hangs above with an ocean painted across the horizon, the marsh beach surrounding the launchpad.

SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket in key test ahead of 6th test flight (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX has fueled up Starship and completed preflight checkouts ahead of the sixth test launch of the giant rocket, which is scheduled for Nov. 19.

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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.

What to expect during SpaceX's 6th Starship test flight on Nov. 19

By Samantha Mathewson published

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (Nov. 19) for the launch of its sixth Starship flight test, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a night sky.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).

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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a sunset sky.

SpaceX launches Optus-X telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.

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'Lunik Heist:' A real-life CIA rocket kidnapping goes to Hollywood

By Leonard David published

"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."

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