SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket in first test flight since IPO

Elon Musk's rocket maker is conducting the first test fight for its massive Starship rocket since the company's IPO last ...
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A classified NRO launch and a Chinese triple-header set to launch this week

Rocket launches this week On Wednesday, July 29, at 7:50 a.m. EDT, the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology ...

Rocket Lab Wins Record $266 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Suborbital Launches -- Update

Rocket Lab received a $266 million U.S. Space Force contract, its largest agreement to date, for up to 18 suborbital launches that will support missile defense capabilities.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort

SpaceX did not state a reason for the July 20 launch abort. Liftoff occurred today (July 21) at 10:49 a.m. EDT.

Lightning strike on Chinese rocket captured in epic launch photo

Lightning struck a Chinese Long March-3B rocket shortly after liftoff this week, but the launch still successfully placed its ...

India’s Space Industry Push Pays Off With Successful Launch

India’s efforts to grow a globally competitive private space industry are beginning to pay off, with a successful orbital ...

Lightning Hits China's Long March-3B Rocket Seconds After Launch, Flight Continues Successfully

A lightning bolt struck China's Long March-3B rocket seconds after liftoff, but the mission successfully placed the Tianlian ...

SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 13th test flight

Following an aborted launch attempt last week in which several engines failed to ignite at liftoff, SpaceX’s Starship ...