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![A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches the USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 15, 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dboARJdPXkmsuthCowfANm-320-80.jpeg)
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches classified mission for US Space Force
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched on its fifth-ever mission on Sunday (Jan. 15), sending multiple satellites aloft for the U.S. Space Force.
![A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands atop Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the launch of a classified USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. Liftoff is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GeT5nrPTCnEzbeiYRpDDw4-320-80.jpg)
Watch a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch a classified military payload today after delay
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will be back in action on Sunday (Jan. 15), and you can watch the liftoff live.
![SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket conducts a static fire test at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prep for a planned Jan. 14, 2023 liftoff. SpaceX posted this photo on Twitter on Jan. 10.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y96N5MAvLt7i9SWrwKve5V-320-80.jpeg)
SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Saturday launch (photo)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket has flexed its muscles ahead of a planned liftoff this weekend.
![SpaceX is planning to launch the fifth Falcon Heavy mission in January 2023. This photo, which the company posted on Twitter on Jan. 7, shows the engines of the vehicle's three first-stage boosters in a hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rWEDeh8wVmpRMeQLYskWbZ-320-80.jpeg)
SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket is gearing up for launch in these photos
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket is in the hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepping for a launch in the coming days.
![NASA's Artemis 1 mission successfully launched on November 16, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4DQ44YTQP7AwhYeT4hpsWo-320-80.jpg)
Artemis 1 launch success makes NASA's SLS the most powerful rocket ever to fly
By Mike Wall published
With Wednesday morning's (Nov. 16) Artemis 1 launch, NASA's Space Launch System became the most powerful rocket ever to fly a successful mission.
![SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches the USSF-44 mission for the U.S. Space Force on Nov. 1, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBN3h55UBMAsntFFZFypW3-320-80.jpeg)
Amazing photos from SpaceX's Falcon Heavy USSF-44 mission
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched classified payloads for the U.S. Space Force on its fourth-ever mission on Nov. 1, 2022. Relive the highlights.
![A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches the STP-2 mission for the U.S. Department of Defense on June 25, 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JdaZw4wzHzpqAQA8UgByjV-320-80.jpg)
NASA picks SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to launch Roman Space Telescope
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA chose SpaceX's heavy-lift rocket to send a wide-field telescope into space that will search for dark matter.
![SpaceX's Starship is stacked atop its Super Heavy for the first time in August 2021 during tests of the new, giant reusable rocket.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wYLunppaoyVLSYzhEhvc8c-320-80.jpg)
8 ways that SpaceX has transformed spaceflight
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Reusing rockets and dreaming big are some of the things that have made SpaceX stand out.
![A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket takes off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 6, 2018. It was the first-ever liftoff for the powerful rocket.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwypZ78eNq5jhQsb9mV2tT-320-80.jpg)
The 20 most memorable SpaceX missions from its 1st 20 years in photos
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has launched about 150 missions in its first 20 years. Here's a look at 20 of the most important and memorable of them.
![This is a still frame from the short film "A Trip to the Moon."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MENYxBiqRLXj7MStzwvrFY-320-80.jpeg)
Moon-crashing SpaceX rocket will create new crater – here's what we should worry about
By David Rothery published
It’s not often that the sudden appearance of a new impact crater on the Moon can be predicted, but it’s going to happen on March 4, when a derelict SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will crash into it.
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