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![a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a blue sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BpUVKjWGkCqpfms3PaTxcP-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX rocket launches European TV satellite, makes 250th droneship landing (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched the SES Astra 1P telecom satellite on June 20, and then achieved its 250th landing on a droneship.
![a black and white rocket launches into a night sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZaPMkTAEN2zpUJ28kVCZf-320-80.jpg)
Rocket Lab launches 5 IoT satellites on landmark 50th mission (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket for the 50th time on Thursday (June 20), reaching the milestone in record time.
![Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane lights its rocket motor during the Galactic 06 suborbital mission, which launched on Jan. 26, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SEa7MkEdgghVtuk7Q69GL5-320-80.jpg)
Watch an awe-inspiring video from final flight of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceplane
By Samantha Mathewson published
Virgin Galactic shared an awe-inspiring video from the final flight of its VSS Unity space plane.
![a black rocket stands on a launch pad beneath cloudy skies](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UTi6nwxwHveTFQKvopJeBX-320-80.jpg)
Watch Rocket Lab launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab plans to launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today (June 20), and you can watch the milestone moment live.
![a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a night sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n6SJaDvzAyPLQy9jTdYjgB-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 20 of its Starlink satellites from California on Tuesday night (June 18), ending a 10-day spaceflight drought for the company.
![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aborts its launch during engine ignition billowing spoke from the pad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nrdnVhpf7y5886WiZXrCkQ-320-80.png)
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers rare last-second abort during Starlink satellite launch (video)
By Tariq Malik published
A SpaceX rocket suffered a last-second abort during the attempted launch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday (June 14).
![A rocket launch carves an orange arc into a dark night sky in this long-exposure photo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f5R4B9aCk6gqFa3mK26oZF-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX to launch 22 new Starlink satellites from Florida soon after weather delays
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX is scheduled to launch 22 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Friday (June 14).
![a silver-gray rocket is seen in a gray sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ruw6HhsnEmhpswDp9USz8i-320-80.jpg)
Watch SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster splash down in this epic video
By Mike Wall published
The huge first stage of Spacex's Starship megarocket came back to Earth as planned during the vehicle's June 6 test flight, and cameras recorded the dramatic action.
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