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SpaceX launches 4 Astranis satellites on 2nd try after last-second abort
SpaceX successfully launched a miniature fleet of communications satellites into orbit in a vindication of sorts after a last-second abort delayed the flight.
Blue Origin hot fires New Glenn rocket for first time and scores FAA license for test launch
Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.
SpaceX’s big year: The new records and feats Elon Musk’s space company achieved in 2024
SpaceX launched more than 130 missions this year and made significant progress with its new Starship vehicle, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built.
ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a ‘space interceptor’ to defend satellites
United Launch Alliance (ULA) says its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur upper stage rocket could play a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space.
SpaceX launches 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 30 payloads as part of the Bandwagon-2 mission launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.
Abort! SpaceX calls off launch of ‘MicroGEO’ satellites at last second (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignites each its engines just as an abort is called at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2024.
Rocket Lab scrubs Strix radar satellite launch for Synspective over ‘sensor data’
A new exact launch date for the Strix satellite launch by Rocket Lab has yet to be announced.
US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here?
As the U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary, the service's leadership looked back on its accomplishments so far while looking ahead to the future.
Rocket Lab launches private Earth-imaging satellite to orbit on its final flight of 2024 (video)
Rocket Lab launched a radar satellite for the Earth-observation company Synspective to orbit today (Dec. 21) on its final mission of the year.