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Watch Blue Origin launch its 1st New Glenn rocket early Jan. 16 in a free livestream
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin plans to launch the debut mission of its powerful New Glenn rocket early Thursday morning (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX assembles the world's largest rocket for Starship Flight 7 test launch (photos)
By Tariq Malik published
SpaceX just stacked its Starship megarocket to prepare for the vehicle's seventh test flight, which is scheduled for Jan. 13.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 25th flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites from Florida today (Jan. 10). It was the 25th mission for the rocket's first stage, a new record.

SpaceX launches 7th batch of next-gen spy satellites for US government (video, photos)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched the seventh batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office tonight (Jan. 9).

What time is Blue Origin's 1st New Glenn rocket launch on Jan. 16?
By Tariq Malik last updated
Blue Origin will launch its first-ever New Glenn rocket on Jan. 16. Here's what time it will fly and where to look to watch it.

SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX rolled the upper stage of its Starship megarocket out to the pad this morning (Jan. 9) ahead of its planned Jan. 13 test flight.

Blue Origin delays 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to rough seas for landing
By Tariq Malik published
Bad weather for a rocket landing has pushed Blue Origin's first New Glenn launch to Jan. 12.

Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby
By Robert Lea published
BepiColombo made its sixth and final flyby of Mercury on Wed (Jan. 8) capturing images of the tiny planet hinting at the mysteries it will soon investigate.
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