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StartRocket says it plans to deploy satellites capable of displaying corporate logos or other advertising visible from the ground.

Untapped ecosystem ready for launch: Space startups, cause marketing and life-saving science (op-ed)

By Sarah Mohamed

Marketing campaigns that reclaim the night sky as an endless empty billboard would have meteoric reach. But how did we get here? And is this the right way to approach space marketing?

The Apollo 11 crew smiles in quarantine after their mission. From left, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin.

Petition to NASA: Name moon-orbiting space station after Apollo 11's Michael Collins

By Leonard David

More than 13,700 people have signed a petition to NASA to name the space agency’s planned Lunar Gateway after Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who died last month at the age of 90.

The KiNET-X experiment created green and violet clouds in the evening sky over parts of the U.S. East Coast.

NASA rocket launch sparks stunning green and violet clouds in night sky (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell

A suborbital launch created violet and green lights in the sky this weekend in a larger effort to understand spaceborne energy transport.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the SBIRS GEO Flight 5 missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 18, 2021.

Atlas V rocket launches SBIRS Geo-5 missile warning satellite for US Space Force

By Amy Thompson

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched a missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force into orbit today (May 18), marking the first launch of the year for the company.

The Discovery Channel will launch the new reality competition series "Who Wants To Be An Astronaut" in 2022 to award one lucky winner a trip to the International Space Station with Axiom Space.

Discovery Channel's 'Who Wants To Be An Astronaut' will launch a contest winner into orbit with Axiom Space

By Elizabeth Howell

The Discovery Channel has teamed up with Axiom Space to launch a contest winner into orbit in a competition series "Who Wants To Be An Astronaut."

A Rocket Lab Electron booster launches on the company's 20th mission, "Running Out of Toes," from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula on May 15, 2021. Telemetry from the rocket was reported lost 4 minutes after liftoff.

Rocket Lab investigates launch failure, begins inspecting recovered booster

By Mike Wall

Rocket Lab is diving into two big jobs, one of which is much more pleasant than the other.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the SBIRS Geo-5 missile detection satellite for the U.S. Space Force stands atop Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a May 17, 2021 launch.

Watch an Atlas V rocket launch US Space Force missile-warning satellite today

By Amy Thompson

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 18), and you can watch the action live online.

Artist's illustration of China's Tianwen-1 Mars rover, named "Zhurong," on the Red Planet. Zhurong landed on May 14, 2021.

China's newly landed Mars rover Zhurong likely to roll into action this weekend

By Mike Wall

China's first-ever Mars rover will roll into action on the Red Planet this weekend, if all goes according to plan.

Atlas V rocket launch carrying Space Force missile-warning satellite delayed to Tuesday

By Amy Thompson

United Launch Alliance scrubbed the launch of an Atlas V rocket today (May 17) due to an issue with the rocket's liquid oxygen system.

The Milky Way shines above the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana in this screenshot from a timelapse video by the European Space Agency.

Milky Way lights up Guiana spaceport in stunning timelapse video

By Tereza Pultarova

The Milky Way galaxy glistens over the launchsite of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket in these stunning timelapse videos.

ClearSpace-1 will use an experimental, four-armed

ESA partners with startup to launch first debris removal mission in 2025

By Samantha Mathewson

The European Space Agency announced plans to launch a space debris removal mission in 2025 with the help of a Swiss start-up called ClearSpace.

The Earth and moon viewed by Chang'e 5 from Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1.

China's moon-sampling Chang'e 5 probe beams home eerie images from deep space

By Andrew Jones

China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft completed a historic delivery of moon rocks to Earth late last year, but the mission is still continuing with experiments in deep space.

The map on the left shows where observers may be able to see the launch of NASA's Black Brant XII sounding rocket from Wallops Island, weather permitting. On the right is a photo of a four-stage Black Brant XII sounding rocket.

NASA rocket launch may spark visible light show over US East Coast and Bermuda Sunday

By Samantha Mathewson

A small NASA sounding rocket will launch Sunday night (May 16), creating a brief, colorful light show over the U.S. East Coast. Here's how to watch.

A veteran SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 52 Starlink internet satellites and two customer payloads launches from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on May 15, 2021.

SpaceX rocket launches Starlink fleet and 2 small satellites, sticks landing at sea

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX will launch its third Falcon 9 rocket in two weeks Saturday evening (May 15), with the launcher carrying a new fleet of Starlink broadband satellites into space.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.

SpaceX will launch 52 Starlink satellites and two small payloads tonight. Watch it live!

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX will launch its third Falcon 9 rocket in two weeks Saturday evening (May 15), with the launcher carrying a new fleet of Starlink broadband satellites into space.

Rocket Lab Electron booster launch fails to reach orbit, 2 satellites lost

By Tariq Malik

A Rocket Lab Electron booster carrying two commercial satellites failed to orbit Saturday (May 15) after suffering an anomaly just minutes after liftoff.

A Rocket Lab Electron booster stands poised to launch the company's 20th mission, "Running Out Of Toes," from the companys Mahia Peninsula launch site in New Zealand on May 15, 2021.

Rocket Lab will launch its 20th mission and recover a booster early Saturday

By Mike Wall

Rocket Lab will launch two satellites early Saturday morning (May 15) and bring a booster down for a controlled ocean splashdown, and you can watch the action live.

An artist's concept of China's first Mars rover mission, Tianwen-1, at the Red Planet.

China's 1st Mars rover 'Zhurong' lands on the Red Planet

By Hanneke Weitering

China just successfully landed its first rover on Mars, becoming only the second nation to do so.

The emblems for the former 45th Space Wing (at left) and Space Launch Delta 45. The 45th Space Wing supported nearly 800 military and civil space launches from Florida's Eastern Range between Nov. 12, 1991 and May 11, 2021.

Space Force renames Florida space wing as Space Launch Delta 45

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The 45th Space Wing at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida has been renamed by the U.S. Space Force as Space Launch Delta 45.

A fleet of SpaceX Starlink internet satellites is seen poised for deployment in orbit in this image from a May 24, 2019 launch. SpaceX has teamed with Google Cloud for ground support of the massive megaconstellation.

SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites to connect with Google Cloud systems

By Elizabeth Howell

SpaceX plans to build out its Starlink internet satellite constellation with the help of Google Cloud.