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SpaceX executive forecasts 6 Falcon Heavy launches in 12 months

A SpaceX sales executive predicts that the company will launch Falcon Heavy, currently the most powerful operational rocket in the…

Blue Origin rocket launch fails after engine catches fire

Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard rocket suffered a catastrophic engine failure during its 23rd launch attempt, ending a seven-year streak…

SpaceX launches 52nd Falcon 9 rocket in 52 weeks

SpaceX has completed its 52nd successful Falcon 9 launch in 52 weeks, sustaining an average cadence of one launch per…

SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace targeting three rocket launches in two days

Update: As is a common occurrence in spaceflight, two of the three planned missions have been delayed or scrubbed. Firefly's…

SpaceX preps Starship, Super Heavy for another week of Raptor testing

SpaceX continues to work around the clock to prepare its latest Starship and Super Heavy booster prototypes for another week…

SpaceX sends Starlink satellites, Boeing demonstrator into orbit on 40th launch of 2022

SpaceX has completed its 40th Falcon 9 launch of 2022, delivering a new batch of Starlink satellites and Boeing demonstration…

NASA to retry Artemis I Moon rocket launch on Saturday

NASA says it has alleviated issues that arose during its first Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket launch attempt and…

SpaceX targeting 100 launches in 2023

CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX is aiming to complete up to 100 launches in 2023 while the company continues…

NASA awards SpaceX five more Dragon astronaut launch contracts

NASA has finalized plans to purchase another five Crew Dragon launches from SpaceX, securing its astronauts access to the International…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket completes 57th operational Starlink launch

For the 57th time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has delivered a batch of operational Starlink satellites to low Earth…

NASA scrubs first SLS Moon rocket launch attempt

NASA has scrubbed the first attempted launch of its Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket after running into multiple issues,…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket breaks payload mass record with repaired booster

SpaceX has set a new record for the heaviest payload launched on a Falcon 9 rocket as part of a…

SpaceX, NASA announce date for next Crew Dragon astronaut launch

SpaceX and NASA have settled on October 3rd for the company's fifth operational astronaut launch, a mission that will also…

SpaceX to squeeze in Falcon 9 Starlink launch before NASA’s Moon rocket debut

SpaceX is preparing for at least one more Falcon 9 launch between now and the debut of NASA's Space Launch…

SpaceX Starship booster heads to launch pad for the fifth time

For the fifth time in five months, SpaceX has transported its most advanced Starship booster prototype from the Starbase factory…

NASA says SLS Moon rocket is ‘go’ for launch debut

After rolling the vehicle to its Kenndy Space Center, Florida launch pad two days early for what is hoped to…

SpaceX tweaks Starlink Gen2 plans to add Falcon 9 launch option

SpaceX says it has revised plans for its next-generation Starlink Gen2 constellation to allow the upgraded satellites to launch on…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket could still launch first military mission in 2022

In a statement issued to Bloomberg, the US Space Force says that SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket could still conduct its…

NASA to roll SLS Moon rocket to the launch pad two days early

NASA has given the go-ahead to roll its Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket to the launch pad two days…

Blue Origin scraps New Glenn recovery ship, finishes first ‘test tank’

After four years of halting work, Blue Origin has fully abandoned a transport ship it once intended to convert into…