But a launch shortly after sunset Tuesday meant the rocket’s plume, some 50 or more miles above the ground, was high enough to be bathed in sunlight. The result? A diaphanous glowing tendril ...

A weekend rocket launch in sunny and beautiful Florida? That's the (potential) plan! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit from Kennedy ...

SpaceX halted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday with 11 seconds to spare after a plane allegedly flew into restricted airspace near the launchpad. The California exhibition set to send ...

SpaceX crews have postponed a Monday morning Falcon 9 rocket launch attempt, with a new Starlink mission liftoff target time set for 5:15 a.m. EST Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The booster, meanwhile, flipped around, re-ignited several engines to reverse course and headed back toward Boca Chica where the unique mechanical arms on the rocket's launch gantry were open and ...

After postponing a liftoff attempt Friday afternoon, the Space Coast was treated to Saturday afternoon rocket launch! After another slight delay, at 2:18 p.m. the SpaceX Starlink 12-9 mission left ...

SpaceX wrapped up 2024 with a record 138 rocket launches, including test flights of its Starship mega-rocket. Although SpaceX lost its second stage this time, in the company's first test flight of ...

While the launch ended with one major accomplishment – the second-ever successful return of the rocket booster to the launch pad – the Starship spacecraft itself was lost during the flight and ...

The mission will be Rocket Lab’s fourth in a series of five dedicated Electron launches for the French Internet-of-Things constellation operator LONG BEACH, Calif., January 21, 2025--(BUSINESS ...