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Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK
Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
Falcon 9 rocket launches Amazon Kuiper satellites on SpaceX's 100th mission of the year (video)
SpaceX launched a batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites on Monday (Aug. 11). It was the 100th liftoff of the year already for Elon Musk's company.
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
European weather satellite readied for launch on Ariane 6 rocket | Space photo of the day for Aug. 8, 2025
The MetOp-SG-A1 weather satellite is loaded onto the Ariane 6 launch adapter as part of a mission for the European Space Agency.
SpaceX signs deal to fly Italian experiments to Mars on Starship's 1st commercial Red Planet flights
SpaceX has signed a deal with the Italian Space Agency to fly Italian experiments on the first commercial Starship missions to Mars.
UK launching new rocket engine test lab on picturesque peninsula immortalized by Paul McCartney song
A picturesque Scottish peninsula immortalized in a hit Paul McCartney song from the 1970s will host a new U.K. rocket development hub.
Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch 1st national security mission on Aug. 12
United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch its first-ever national security mission on Aug. 12, if all goes according to plan.
Rocket Lab launches private Japanese radar satellite to orbit from New Zealand (video)
Rocket Lab launched its fifth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS early Tuesday morning (Aug. 5), sending a synthetic aperture radar satellite to orbit.
