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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.
Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' passes final test ahead of 1st reusable Neutron rocket launch
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 scrubs launch of Korean disaster-monitoring satellite due to sensor issue
Rocket Lab will launch a Korean disaster-monitoring satellite today (Dec. 10), and you can watch the action live.
NASA's loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter on the far side of the Red Planet
Something happened to the probe on the far side of the Red Planet.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California on 160th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video)
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 breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch (video)
China just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 hours, setting a new national mark for liftoff cadence.
SpaceX launches mysterious NROL-77 mission for the US military (video)
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.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 32nd flight of Falcon 9 rocket (video)
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.
