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SpaceX launches its 30th Dragon cargo mission to the ISS (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX launched its 30th cargo mission to the ISS for NASA this afternoon (March 21), carrying 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab.
Dying SpaceX rocket creates glowing, galaxy-like spiral in the middle of the Northern Lights
By Harry Baker published
A large swirl of white light that temporarily outshone vibrant auroras in the Arctic last week was triggered by the death throes of a SpaceX rocket that deployed more than 50 satellites into space.
Russian Soyuz rocket suffers rare last-minute abort during launch of 3 astronauts to ISS (video)
By Tariq Malik published
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts bound for the International Space Station experienced a rare abort on the launch pad on Thursday (March 21).
Watch Russian Soyuz rocket launch 3 spaceflyers to the ISS on March 23
By Mike Wall last updated
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three people, including one NASA astronaut, toward the ISS on Saturday morning (March 23). You can watch it live.
Rocket Lab launches mysterious spy satellites in 4th-ever US liftoff (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched from the U.S. for the fourth time ever Thursday morning (March 21), sending mystery payloads aloft for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
China launches satellite to support future moon missions (video)
By Brett Tingley published
China launched a relay satellite towards the moon atop a Long March 8 rocket this week after a previous launch this month failed to reach lunar orbit.
NASA, SpaceX ready to launch 30th cargo mission to ISS on March 21
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 30th operational cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday (March 21).
SpaceX's evening Starlink launch wows West Coast skywatchers (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Falcon 9 lit up the night sky March 18, when the expanding plume from the rocket's high-altitude ascent could be seen like a cosmic 'jellyfish' for hundreds of miles.
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