Launches & Spacecraft

On Dec. 12, 1967, NASA launched the Pioneer 8 spacecraft on a mission to study the sun.

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. It was the 300th worldwide orbital launch attempt of 2025.

Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force's point-to-point cargo transportation concept.

Rocket Lab will launch a Korean disaster-monitoring satellite today (Dec. 10), and you can watch the action live.

Something happened to the probe on the far side of the Red Planet.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on Dec. 10, 2025. It was the 160th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

China just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 hours, setting a new national mark for liftoff cadence.

SpaceX launched the NROL-77 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Dec. 9), sending a classified satellite skyward from Florida's Space Coast.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. It was the record 32nd flight of the Falcon's first stage.