WDR – Spaceflight Now

November 25, 2025

Breaking News

[ November 24, 2025 ] NASA, Boeing pivot Starliner-1 mission from 4-person astronaut flight to cargo-only News
[ November 23, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on brand new Falcon 9 rocket Falcon 9
[ November 21, 2025 ] Falcon 9 rocket continues Starlink deployments with launch from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ November 20, 2025 ] Falcon 9 Starlink mission marks 100th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast Falcon 9
[ November 18, 2025 ] SpaceX resumes early evening launches after FAA restrictions lifted News

Atlas 5 rocket rehearses countdown for upcoming launch to Asteroid Bennu

August 25, 2016 Justin Ray

Running through a practice countdown to check systems before launching a NASA sample-return probe to Asteroid Bennu in exactly two weeks, an Atlas 5 successfully completed its Wet Dress Rehearsal today.

Delta 4 rocket undergoes launch day rehearsal for its next Air Force mission

July 30, 2016 Justin Ray

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket went through a practice countdown and fueling exercise this week to prepare for its Aug. 19 liftoff to deliver a pair of orbital surveillance satellites into space.

Delta 4-Heavy passes countdown rehearsal for upcoming NRO launch

April 15, 2016 Justin Ray

Successfully put through its countdown paces in a critical pre-flight test Thursday, America’s largest rocket currently in service moved closer to a June launch for the U.S. intelligence community.