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China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station
By Andrew Jones last updated
China's latest human spaceflight mission is headed for orbit early Thursday morning (April 24), and you can watch the action live.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

NASA's SPHEREx team rings bell at New York Stock Exchange | Space picture of the day for April 23, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The New York Stock Exchange celebrated the launch of NASA's newest astrophysics observatory by having the probe's team ring the closing bell.

SpaceX launches 3 rockets from 3 pads in less than 37 hours (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX continues to keep up its torrid launch pace, sending three missions to orbit from three different pads over the course of a day and a half.

SpaceX launches European reentry capsule on 'Bandwagon-3' rideshare mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.

SpaceX rocket launch creates a 'nebula' in the sky | Space picture of the day for April 21, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.

Amazon's Kuiper 1 internet satellites get new April 28 launch date on Atlas V rocket after delay
By Tariq Malik published
The first 27 satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet constellation are now scheduled to lift off atop an Atlas V rocket on April 28 from Florida.

SpaceX launches its 32nd Dragon cargo mission to the ISS
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA.

SpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 10th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the 10th batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 20).
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