Amy Thompson is a Florida-based space and science journalist, who joined Space.com as a contributing writer in 2015. She's passionate about all things space and is a huge science and science-fiction geek. Star Wars is her favorite fandom, with that sassy little droid, R2D2 being her favorite. She studied science at the University of Florida, earning a degree in microbiology. Her work has also been published in Newsweek, VICE, Smithsonian, and many more. Now she chases rockets, writing about launches, commercial space, space station science, and everything in between.
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SpaceX will launch a crew of four astronauts today (Nov. 15) on its first operational flight for NASA and you can watch the historic flight online.

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully sent an Atlas V rocket into space today (Nov. 13), following a series of delays due to hardware issues and poor weather conditions at the launch site.

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SpaceX fired up the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch its next astronaut mission for NASA on Wednesday (Nov. 11), setting the stage for a Nov. 14 liftoff.

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United Launch Alliance is delaying the launch of an Atlas V mission 24 hours due to inclement weather from Hurricane Eta.

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The four astronauts scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's next crewed mission Saturday (Nov. 14) say they are ready to fly.

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A crew of four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday (Nov. 8) in advance of SpaceX’s second astronaut launch for NASA this week.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up the evening sky above Florida tonight (Nov. 5) to carry an advanced new GPS satellite to orbit for the U.S. Space Force.

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SpaceX is set to launch an upgraded GPS satellite into orbit for the U.S. Space Force today (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action online.

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The United Launch Alliance will launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on Nov. 4, 2020. Here's how to watch.

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NASA's massive Mobile Launch Platform has rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, on top of NASA's crawler transporter.

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SpaceX successfully launched its latest fleet of Starlink internet satellites into orbit Saturday (Oct. 24), marking the second such mission this week.

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SpaceX successfully launched a full stack of Starlink internet satellites into today (Oct. 18) and capped off the mission with a successful rocket landing at sea.

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SpaceX delivered its 13th batch of Starlink satellites to orbit Tuesday (Oct.6), following a two-week delay due to bad weather.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an upgraded global positioning satellite (GPS) into orbit for the U.S. Space Force today (Sept. 30) and you can watch it live online.

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SpaceX will launch 60 Starlink satellites into orbit today (Sept. 28) and you can watch it live here.

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Liftoff is scheduled for 12:10 a.m. EDT (0410 GMT) on Sunday (Sept. 27).

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Falcon 9 made a rare onshore landing following its historic launch on Aug. 30.

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SpaceX delivered a new batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit today (Sept. 3) and nailed a rocket landing, following a few delays.

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SpaceX launched an Earth-observation satellite along with two small piggyback payloads today (Aug. 30) and aced yet another rocket touchdown.

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SpaceX is preparing for a potential launch doubleheader on Sunday (Aug. 30), and you can watch the action live online.

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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is set to blast off on Saturday (Aug. 29) at 2:08 a.m. EDT (0608 GMT) with it a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.

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SpaceX's most-flown Falcon 9 rocket booster yet, a six-time flier, returned to its home port Friday (Aug. 21) after its latest successful mission.

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SpaceX successfully launched 58 Starlink internet satellites and with three small Planet SkySats today (AUg. 18), then nailed a rocket landing at sea.
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