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November 17, 2025

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[ November 17, 2025 ] Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels Falcon 9
[ November 14, 2025 ] SpaceX completes second fastest turnaround between Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ November 14, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9
[ November 13, 2025 ] Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing New Glenn
[ November 13, 2025 ] ULA launches ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket Atlas 5

China launches high-power Ka-band communications satellite

November 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

China launched a high-power communications satellite Saturday on a mission to connect airline passengers, maritime vessels, and other users across China, Southeast Asia, and remote routes between the Asia-Pacific region and North America.

First Starliner crew flight slips to April 2023

November 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

The first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule with astronauts has been delayed from February to April 2023, moving the mission after a busy stretch of crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station, and allowing more time for engineers to address problems discovered on an unpiloted test flight earlier this year, NASA said last week.

Live coverage: Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launches from Virginia

November 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

Northrop Grumman launched an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 5:32 a.m. EST (1032 GMT) Monday to begin a resupply mission to the International Space Station. A fire alarm at Northrop Grumman’s spacecraft control center prevented launch Sunday.

Northrop Grumman ready for space station resupply mission

November 5, 2022 Stephen Clark

Northrop Grumman is set to launch the penultimate flight of its current Antares rocket configuration — with Russian engines and a Ukrainian first stage structure — to begin a resupply mission Sunday delivering more than four tons of cargo to the International Space Station.

Rocket Lab launches Swedish atmospheric research satellite, unable to catch booster

November 4, 2022 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher placed a small Swedish atmospheric research satellite into an on-target polar orbit Friday, but an attempt to recover a booster stage with a helicopter was aborted after a brief telemetry loss from the rocket on descent.

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket back on pad 39B for nighttime launch attempt

November 4, 2022 Stephen Clark

NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket arrived back on its Florida launch pad Friday, ready for a series of overnight launch opportunities beginning Nov. 14 to start a crucial, long-delayed test flight that officials hope will set the stage for future lunar missions with astronauts.

Live coverage: Rocket Lab misses helicopter recovery attempt after successful liftoff from New Zealand

November 4, 2022 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand at 1:27 p.m. EDT (1727 GMT) with a small Swedish atmospheric research satellite. Continuing with its first stage reuse experiments, Rocket Lab hoped to catch the first stage booster with a helicopter, but teams will instead recover the rocket from the sea.

Rocket Lab’s next launch will feature mid-air booster recovery attempt

November 3, 2022 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab will try again Friday to catch an Electron first stage booster after launching from New Zealand with a small Swedish science satellite, six months after the company’s first mid-air recovery attempt.

SpaceX launches Airbus-built TV broadcasting spacecraft for Eutelsat

November 3, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX launched the second in a series of three Falcon 9 rocket missions early Thursday for the European satellite operator Eutelsat, delivering to orbit a television broadcasting craft that also hosts an EU-funded payload to provide precise navigation data to airplanes.

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket ready for ride back to launch pad

November 3, 2022 Stephen Clark

After replacing and recharging batteries in the Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA ground teams plan to roll the more than 30-story-tall Space Launch System rocket back to its launch pad early Friday at Kennedy Space Center for another try Nov. 14 to send the Artemis 1 test flight around the moon.