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Launch day timeline for Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket
Relativity Space's 10-story-tall Terran 1 rocket will encounter the most extreme aerodynamic forces of its eight-minute test flight around 80 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. That's a key moment when the company's engineers hope to confirm the 3D-printed rocket can withstand the rigors of launch.
Japan’s flagship H3 rocket fails on first test flight
Japan's first H3 rocket, designed to launch satellites and resupply space stations, fell back to Earth Monday after its second stage engine failed to ignite five minutes into an inaugural test flight, destroying the rocket and a three-ton Earth observation spacecraft.
VideoLive coverage: Japan’s new H3 rocket fails to reach orbit
Japan's new H3 rocket launched on its first test flight Monday at 8:37 p.m. EST (0137 GMT Tuesday), but faltered before reaching orbit when the second stage apparently failed to ignite about five minutes into the mission. The H3 rocket and Japan's ALOS 3 land imaging satellite were destroyed in the failure.
Weather forecast favorable for Relativity’s first orbital launch attempt
Forecasters from the U.S. Space Force predict mostly sunny conditions at Cape Canaveral during a three-hour launch window Wednesday afternoon for the first flight of Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket.
Japan’s new H3 rocket ready for another launch attempt after last-second abort
After an electrical problem kept Japan's first H3 rocket on the ground during a launch attempt last month, teams wheeled the new hydrogen-fueled launcher back to its firing stand for another countdown Monday to try to send an Earth observation satellite into orbit.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California after delays
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 51 more Starlink internet satellites from California on Friday after a delay of several days to wait for liftoff of a higher-priority crew mission from Florida.
SpaceX capsule docks at space station with multinational crew
SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft linked up with the International Space Station Friday, delivering two NASA astronauts, an Emirati astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut to the complex after a short delay for ground teams to uplink a software fix to mask a bad sensor on the capsule's docking mechanism.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches Starlink mission from California
SpaceX launched of a Falcon 9 rocket Friday at 10:38 a.m. PST (1:38 p.m. EST; 1838 GMT) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, lofting 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
SpaceX rocket boosts U.S.-Russian-Emirati crew into orbit
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from Kennedy Space Center with a four-man crew heading for a six-month stay on the International Space Station, including the first Arab astronaut to fly on a long-duration space mission.
Crew-6 mission timeline
This detailed mission timeline covers major vehicle and crew activities during the Crew-6 countdown, launch, and rendezvous with the International Space Station.