CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — After SpaceX sent up more than 20 Starlink satellites on Sunday night, its young rocket booster was lost after a fire. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off ...

The rocket, launched by Isar Aerospace from within the Arctic Circle at a spaceport on the icy Norwegian island of Andøya, was the first orbital flight outside of Russia to leave continental Europe.

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's ...

ULA's Vulcan rocket has been certified by the US Space Force for national security missions after completing a rigorous certification process. The certification process included two successful ...

Vulcan achieved its major objectives on that mission as well, according to ULA, despite encountering a problem — the failure of an engine nozzle on one of its two solid rocket boosters.

Standing on either side of the core stage are twin five-segment solid rocket boosters, which were earlier stacked on the same mobile launch platform. Standing 177 feet tall (54 meters), the two ...

Some rocket launches have an added bonus: The SpaceX boosters return to a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean or, occasionally, to the company's landing zone at Cape Canaveral. If a booster returns ...

SpaceX is scheduled to launch two rockets from Florida's Space Coast on Sunday, March 30, and Monday, March 31. The first launch will deploy Starlink satellites, while the second will carry four ...

"The Falcon 9 reusable rocket booster returned safely to Landing Zone 1 after delivering the national security payload to orbit," the office said in a statement. The spiral was also visible in ...