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New science lab for China’s space station launches on Long March 5B rocket
China's heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket launched Sunday with the second major element of the Chinese Tiangong space station, sending the 25-ton Wentian science module on course for docking at the orbiting outpost.
SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket for Sunday launch from Florida
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Saturday in preparation for liftoff Sunday with the company's next batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites. Test-firings on the launch pad were once a customary part of every SpaceX launch campaign, but the company is phasing out the static fire tests for most missions as the Falcon 9 launch cadence has ramped up to an average of one flight per week
SpaceX launches 32nd mission of the year, breaking record set in 2021
With 2022 barely half over, SpaceX launched its 32nd mission of the year Friday from California's Central Coast, breaking the company's record for most launches in a year and delivering 46 more Starlink internet satellites into polar orbit to provide global broadband service.
SpaceX calls rare last-minute abort during California launch countdown
SpaceX called off a Falcon 9 launch attempt Thursday less than a minute before liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the company's first terminal countdown abort in more than 18 months for reasons other than bad weather or range safety.
SLS moon rocket booster test-fired in Utah
Northrop Grumman ignited a full-scale booster for NASA's Space Launch System Thursday on a hillside firing stand in Utah, completing a two-minute test designed to demonstrate a new motor ignitor and steering system for use on future versions of the giant moon rocket.
Russian cosmonaut, European astronaut complete joint spacewalk
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev and European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti headed outside the International Space Station on a rare joint spacewalk Thursday. They continued outfitting a European robotic arm and deployed 10 nanosatellites for radio technology experiments.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX's 32nd launch of 2022 broke the company's record for most Falcon 9 rocket flights in a calendar year, and cut in half the shortest turnaround time between two Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket with 46 more Starlink internet satellites occurred Friday at 10:39 a.m. PDT (1:39 p.m. EDT; 1739 GMT). A launch attempt Thursday was scrubbed with less than a minute remaining in the countdown.
SpaceX adds fourth tower segment to Florida Starship launch pad
The fourth of nine sections for SpaceX's Starship launch pad gantry was moved to Launch Complex 39A Wednesday night for stacking, following the emplacement of the tower's first three segments last month.
SpaceX going for record-breaking 32nd launch of the year
SpaceX is poised to launch 46 more Starlink internet satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission will mark SpaceX's 32nd launch since Jan. 1, breaking the company's record for Falcon 9 flights in a year.
NASA selects SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch Roman Space Telescope
NASA announced Tuesday it awarded SpaceX a $255 million contract to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the agency's next flagship astronomy mission, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in 2026.