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Powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches European weather satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launched the sharp-eyed MTG-I2 weather satellite to orbit today (Aug. 27).

Starship is coming home! SpaceX loads floating spacecraft onto huge ship in the Indian Ocean (photos)
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX has loaded Flight 13's Starship upper stage onto a ship in the Indian Ocean, more than a month after the vehicle splashed down. It is now headed home to Texas.

Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch
By Josh Dinner Published
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch, but the observatory almost had a very different fate. President Trump's leaked budget proposal last year marked it for cancellation.

SpaceX's final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' over New York City (video)
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX's last planned Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida created a memorable sight for folks hundreds of miles away — a glowing "jellyfish" high in the sky.

SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on predawn launch from California
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn liftoff from California's central coast.

SpaceX sets rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
SpaceX set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running
By Josh Dinner Published
SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?

Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole
By Mike Wall Published
China has delayed its ambitious ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission to the moon's south pole due to a brewing storm near the launch site. A new target date has not been announced.

SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Aug. 22), on the 100th mission of the year for the company's Falcon rocket family.
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