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On this day in space! Dec. 7, 1972: NASA launches Apollo 17, last crewed moon mission
On Dec. 7, 1972, NASA launched the last crew to land on the moon with the Apollo 17 mission.
Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite to orbit tonight
Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a "confidential commercial customer" on Thursday morning (Nov. 20), just a few hours after giving notice of the impending liftoff.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Dec. 4), sending 28 of them up from California's central coast.
China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight
The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.
SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says
The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband internet satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report
Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was taken off SpaceX's Crew 12 mission to the International Space Station after violating ITAR regulations, according to the Russian publication The Insider.
China to return damaged spacecraft to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts
China's space agency has announced it will return a damaged spacecraft back to Earth without crew after a suspected debris strike left it unfit for flight.
