The spectacle came after SpaceX's Starship rocket suffered a failure during ascent, sending fragments into the atmosphere.

This could be a busy launch week at the Vandenberg where SpaceX intends to launch the Transporter-13 mission and Firefly Aerospace could see its Alpha rocket blast off. To watch the NASA ...

A successful mission would mean Europe can independently put large satellites into orbit for the first time since Russia pulled its rockets after invading Ukraine in 2022.