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VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:02 p.m. PDT Tuesday (2:02 a.m. EDT; 0602 UTC Wednesday) with another batch of 52 Starlink internet satellites.
VideoLive coverage: U.S.-Saudi commercial astronaut crew returns to Earth
Wrapping up a nine-day mission, four commercial astronauts on Axiom Space's second flight to the International Space Station departed the orbiting research complex at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 UTC) Tuesday. The crew rode back to Earth inside a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule for splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 11:04 p.m. EDT (0304 UTC).
Chinese astronaut launch breaks record for most people in orbit
The launch of the next crew to China's Tiangong space station late Monday (U.S. time) added three astronauts to the population of humans in space, which reached a record number of 17 people in orbit -- six Chinese citizens, five Americans, three Russians, two Saudis, and one Emirati astronaut.
VideoLive coverage: China launches three-man crew to Tiangong space station
Three Chinese astronaut rocketed into orbit in pursuit of the Tiangong space station at 9:31 p.m. EDT Monday (0131 UTC Tuesday). The crew blasted off from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China on a Long March 2F rocket.
Three astronauts ready for ride to China’s space station
The next three-man crew to live on China's Tiangong space station will launch Monday night on a Long March rocket, heading for a half-year expedition on the orbiting outpost to replace an outgoing team of astronauts set to return to Earth this weekend.
India launches first in new generation of navigation satellites
An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Monday with the first in a new generation of upgraded regional navigation satellites designed to be interoperable with other countries' global navigation networks.
South Korean orbiter returning spectacular views of lunar landscapes
Nearly halfway through its primary mission, South Korea's first spacecraft to explore the moon has been collecting data and snapping pictures of lunar landscapes and craters since maneuvering into orbit late last year.
VideoSpaceX rocket sends Arabsat communications satellite into orbit
SpaceX kicked off Memorial Day weekend with an overnight launch Saturday from Cape Canaveral, boosting a nearly five-ton communications satellite into orbit for Arabsat, a multinational consortium providing TV and video broadcast services across the Middle East.
NASA’s final two TROPICS CubeSats launched by Rocket Lab
The last two spacecraft in a four-satellite constellation of tropical cyclone research platforms took off late Thursday from New Zealand on a Rocket Lab Electron launcher, helping ensure NASA's TROPICS mission is ready for observations in time for the peak of this year's Atlantic hurricane season.
ULA delays Vulcan test-firing to troubleshoot engine ignition system
United Launch Alliance called off a test-firing of the company's first flight-rated Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral Thursday to troubleshoot a problem with the booster's engine ignition system.