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Rocket Lab launches 4 experimental 'DiskSats' for the US military
Rocket Lab launched four "DiskSats" for the U.S. Space Force just after midnight on Thursday (Dec. 18), adding to the company's busy 2025.
SpaceX launches Starlink missions in dual-coast spaceflight doubleheader (videos)
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets, each carrying Starlink satellites, from Kennedy Space Cener in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 17, 2025.
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.
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launches its 1st pair of Galileo navigation satellites (video)
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launched a pair of Galileo satellites just after midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 17), adding to the continent's geopositioning constellation.
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too
NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.
Launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite scrubbed late in countdown
The planned launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite atop an H3 rocket tonight (Dec. 16) was scrubbed with less than a minute left in the countdown.
Atlas V rocket launches 27 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit (video)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket sent 27 Amazon Leo internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida early Tuesday morning (Dec. 16).
Ghosts, sharks and Norse mythology: US Space Force unveils new names for satellites and space weapons
The U.S. Space Force unveiled the new naming scheme that it will use for its spacecraft and space-based weaponry, drawing inspiration from mythology and the natural world.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 flight from Florida in 2025 (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites before making 550th SpaceX landing (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. The first stage then made the company's 550th landing.
