File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 16, 2026, ahead of the launch of the NROL-105 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to fly its latest national security payload for the United …
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A Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from the Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. File Photo: SpaceX Update Sept. 5, 6:18 p.m. EDT (2218 UTC): SpaceX updated the launch time. SpaceX is gearing up for a Labor Day weekend launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space …
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A Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from the Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. File Photo: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 will liftoff from the company’s West Coast launch facility early Wednesday morning to add another batch of satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force …
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Artist’s illustration of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe, taking wide-angle, ultra-sharp images that would require …
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A file photo of a stack of Starlink satellites prior to deployment from a Falcon 9 upper stage. Image: SpaceX Update Aug. 26, 6:15 a.m. EDT (1015 UTC): SpaceX landed its first stage booster. SpaceX launched its latest Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the predawn hours of Wednesday morning. The Starlink 15-22 …
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File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida early Tuesday morning, using a first-stage booster making a record-breaking 37th flight. The Starlink 10-49 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites …
A Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from the Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. File Photo: SpaceX SpaceX will launch its 100th orbital mission of the year when it performs an overnight flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base shortly after midnight. The Starlink 15-20 mission will add another …
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File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned liftoff of the Starlink 6-61 mission on Oct. 22, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is slated to launch its 75th batch of Starlink satellites of the year on …
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LandSpace’s ZhuQue-3 rocket booster lands at the company’s landing pad during the second flight of the launch vehicle on Aug. 19, 2026. Image: LandSpace Chinese commercial launch company, LandSpace cemented its place in the race to rocket reusability as it landed the first stage booster of its ZhuQue-3 (ZQ-3) rocket on Wednesday morning local time. …
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File photo of a Falcon 9 fueled for launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is set to send another batch of Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit with a launch Tuesday night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 8:45 …
