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Photos: Spectacular sunset launch of asteroid mission

September 9, 2016 Justin Ray

Sending the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on an interplanetary trajectory to Asteroid Bennu, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket thunders away from Cape Canaveral Thursday at 7:05 p.m. EDT (2305 GMT).

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Live coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites

October 21, 2020 Stephen Clark

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with another flock of 60 Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast at 11:31 a.m. EDT (1531 GMT) Saturday. The Falcon 9’s reusable first stage landed successfully on SpaceX’s drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Chinese state media confirms Long March launch failure

May 23, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 4C rocket failed to place its top secret military payload into orbit Wednesday after a launch from the Taiyuan space base southwest of Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

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Arianespace announces competition for free nanosatellite launch

April 14, 2021 Stephen Clark

Arianespace announced this week it is organizing a contest open to startups, labs, and universities for a free launch of a nanosatellite on a future rideshare mission, likely on an Ariane 6 or Vega rocket.

News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster
    September 20, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure
    September 19, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails
    September 18, 2023
  • Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station
    September 15, 2023
  • FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation
    September 12, 2023
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