Rocket Lab plans to launch its Electron rocket from Virginia's Wallops Flight Facility at midnight, Dec.18. The mission will deliver four experimental disk-shaped satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force. While the NASA Wallops Visitor Center will ...

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Southern California after midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The mission will deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. A live webcast of the launch ...

The New Shepard rocket is scheduled to launch from West Texas on Thursday, December 18. The suborbital flight will last about 11 minutes, offering passengers a few minutes of weightlessness. Other crew members include a German aerospace engineer with the ...

A Falcon 9 rocket will launch Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on December 16. The launch window is set for the morning, and the rocket will fly on a southeast trajectory. While the base is closed to the public, numerous viewing ...

The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25 percent, with SpaceX and China accounting for the bulk of the launch activity, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, Dec. 27 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will deliver an Earth observation satellite, CSG-3, into orbit for the Italian Space Agency. The rocket launch may be visible from ...

Space telescopes have always been defined as much by their rockets as by their mirrors. When every kilogram to orbit costs a fortune, engineers are forced into intricate origami, exotic materials, and decade-long development cycles.

These spacecraft come in all shapes and sizes, from all over the world. And now they're in space after a week of delays. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX's workhorse rocket ...

SpaceX has one final launch scheduled from Southern California before Christmas. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Tuesday, Dec. 16 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

At a rocketry club’s monthly launch, some of the projectiles flew as high as 4,500 feet, carrying onboard cameras, GPS trackers and altimeter-activated parachutes. At a rocketry club’s monthly launch, some of the projectiles flew as high as 4,500 feet ...