The US Space Force has chosen Rocket Lab to compete for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 programme.

Technicians have joined the core stage with the stacked solid rocket boosters for the mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This booster previously launched GOES-U, Maxar 3 and two Starlink missions. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Ten minutes before liftoff, rocket fueling was well underway at ...

Original story: Expect a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to ... This much-used booster previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7 and 11 Starlink ...

The 27.5-foot-tall (8.3-meters-tall) Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter ... After those first two minutes, their job is done. Each solid rocket booster will burn roughly six tons of solid propellant ...

“After all those years of thinking that I would, after all those years of thinking, I’m going to get divorced, I’m going to get a legal separation.” Jada explained that she “didn’t go ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX experienced another setback on Thursday as the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket ... which the booster was successfully recovered, mirroring the outcome of the previous ...

Just before sunset, a 403-foot rocket launched from Texas. SpaceX successfully captured the first-stage booster back at the pad using giant mechanical arms. However, as the spacecraft on top ...

BOCA CHICA (United States), March 7 — Elon Musk’s SpaceX yesterday once again lost the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket in a fiery explosion ... Minutes after liftoff and booster separation, ...

SpaceX was conducting the eighth uncrewed test flight of its mega-rocket — the world’s ... Minutes after lift-off and booster separation, a video live feed showed the upper stage tumbling ...

Soon after lift-off and booster separation, a video live feed showed the upper stage tumbling with signal soon cutting out. The SpaceX mission, which wanted to test the rocket's capabilities and ...