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November 17, 2025

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[ November 17, 2025 ] SpaceX launches joint NASA-European sea level monitor Falcon 9
[ November 17, 2025 ] 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

Falcon 9 completes full-duration static fire

December 20, 2014 Stephen Clark

SpaceX fueled up a Falcon 9 rocket, ran through a mock countdown and fired the booster’s nine Merlin main engines Friday in a successful preflight static fire test officials hope will clear the way for liftoff Jan. 6 on a space station resupply mission.

Video: Inside Orion during high-speed re-entry

December 20, 2014 Justin Ray

New video recorded during NASA’s Orion return through Earth’s atmosphere provides viewers a taste of what the vehicle endured as it returned through Earth’s atmosphere during its Dec. 5 flight test.

Russian-built spy satellite rockets out of underground silo

December 19, 2014 Stephen Clark

A Strela rocket carrying a Russian-built radar surveillance satellite built for an undisclosed foreign customer sprung out of an underground silo in Kazakhstan and fired into orbit Friday.

13 launches on manifest for ULA in 2015

December 19, 2014 Justin Ray

Navigation satellites, communications spacecraft, classified missions, NASA science projects and the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo ship destined for the International Space Station are on the United Launch Alliance manifest for the new year.

Kelly, Kornienko eager for launch on one-year mission

December 19, 2014 William Harwood

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are gearing up for launch March 27 to kick off a record one-year stay aboard the International Space Station, an orbital marathon both men say is crucial for planning future flights beyond Earth orbit and, eventually, to Mars.

Third quartet of satellites launched for O3b Networks

December 19, 2014 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket lifted off from French Guiana on Thursday, launching four satellites owned by O3b Networks nearly 5,000 miles above Earth to expand access to high-speed Internet in the developing world.

Orion is back home

December 19, 2014 Justin Ray

Completing a 2,700-mile journey across the United States, America’s inaugural Orion spaceship arrived back home at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, just under two weeks after its trial by fire.

Photos: One more look at Orion’s launch

December 19, 2014 Justin Ray

Take another look back at the Orion spaceship’s launch atop a Delta 4-Heavy rocket on Dec. 5 with this gallery of NASA and United Launch Alliance photos.

Photos: India test flies new launcher, crew capsule

December 18, 2014 Stephen Clark

A powerful new Indian launcher and a precursor to a future piloted space capsule flew to the edge of space on a 20-minute test mission Thursday. See photos of the rocket’s liftoff and the landing craft after splashdown in the Bay of Bengal.

Newest GPS satellite goes active

December 18, 2014 Justin Ray

The fourth modernized Global Positioning System satellite launched this year has completed in-orbit testing and joined the constellation.