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June 21, 2026

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[ June 20, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Falcon 9
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SpaceX nabs GPS launch contract as Air Force opens more missions for bidding

March 18, 2017 Stephen Clark

The U.S. Air Force this week awarded SpaceX a contract to launch a Global Positioning System satellite in early 2019, concluding the second of as many as 15 competitions the military plans to run over the next year to pit SpaceX against United Launch Alliance for rights to lift defense and intelligence-gathering payloads into orbit.

Live coverage: Delta 4 countdown and launch journal

March 17, 2017 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket has taken off tonight from Cape Canaveral, headed for space to deploy a satellite bought by allied nations to bolster the U.S. military global communications infrastructure.

S.S. John Glenn vessel mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for launch next week

March 17, 2017 Justin Ray

An eight-ton cargo ship destined for the International Space Station was hoisted aboard its United Launch Alliance Atlas-Centaur booster rocket today in preparation for liftoff to the orbiting laboratory next week.

Photos: Falcon 9 flies off pad 39A

March 17, 2017 Stephen Clark

Climbing into a clear night sky, a Falcon 9 rocket soared into space early Thursday with the EchoStar 23 commercial communications satellite from launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

H-2A rocket launches with Japanese radar reconnaissance craft

March 17, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Japanese spy satellite launched aboard an H-2A rocket Friday, heading for a 300-mile-high orbit to track North Korean and Chinese military movements as tensions run high in the region.

Trump budget blueprint focuses on deep space exploration, commercial partnerships

March 16, 2017 William Harwood

The Trump administration is proposing $19.1 billion for NASA in its fiscal 2018 budget blueprint, a 0.8 percent decrease from 2017 funding levels, focusing on deep space exploration, both human and robotic, and increased public-private partnerships to lower costs and encourage private sector innovation.

SpaceX nabs GPS launch contract as Air Force opens more missions for bidding

Live coverage: Delta 4 countdown and launch journal

S.S. John Glenn vessel mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for launch next week

Photos: Falcon 9 flies off pad 39A

H-2A rocket launches with Japanese radar reconnaissance craft

Trump budget blueprint focuses on deep space exploration, commercial partnerships

Preview: U.S. military satellite purchased by coalition forces to be launched Saturday

Timeline: Delta 4/WGS 9 launch events

Watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch the EchoStar 23 satellite

TV broadcast satellite launched aboard Falcon 9 rocket