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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket cleared to fly again after April 29 launch failure
Firefly Aerospace has completed its investigation into the anomaly that caused its Alpha rocket to a plunge into the sea near Antarctica on April 29.
50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions' findings are still discussed today
Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology experiments.
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft on its 1st mission to the ISS (video)
SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship on its debut mission to the International Space Station on Sunday (Sept. 14).
SpaceX launches 300th Starlink satellite-internet mission (video)
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 13). It was the 300th Starlink mission to date, according to the company.
US Air Force selects Blue Origin and Anduril for rocket cargo delivery project: report
Blue Origin and Anduril each received AFRL contracts to deliver rocket-flown cargo to any point in the world within one hour, according to a media report.
SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company (video)
SpaceX launched a mission for an Indonesian telecom company tonight (Sept. 11), sending the Nusantara Lima satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.
Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS
Russian Progress 93 freighter launched toward the International Space Station on the MS-32 mission today (Sept. 11), loaded with 2.8 tons of cargo for the station's astronaut crew.
SpaceX launches 1st 21 satellites for advanced new US military constellation
SpaceX launched 21 satellites to orbit from California today (Sept. 10), beginning the buildout of an advanced new constellation for the U.S. military.
SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.
