Is there a rocket launch today? February 2025 Rocket Launch CASC, Long March 3B: unknown payloadFeb. 22 — LC-3B, Xichang Satellite Launch Center; China February 22, 7:10 a.m. ET (1210 GMT): The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is expected to launch an unknown...
Orbital Scienceshas a three-hour window for today's attempted launch. The 13-story Antares rocket will lift off from the new Launch Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the southern tip of Wallops Island, Va., where it shares land with NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is based...
Virgin Orbit, based in Long Beach, California, is part of a wave of companies targeting the launch market for increasingly capable small satellites, which may range in sizes comparable to a toaster on up to a home refrigerator. Virgin Orbit Girl performed its first-ever drop test today We...
Going above the planned launch altitude, the Superfortress was placed in a slight dive to build to its maximum speed. At the bomber’s critical Mach number(Mcr), the Skyrocket was just above its stall speed. At 32,000 feet (9,754 meters), Crossfield and the Skyrocket were released. The...
“What a show it has been,” SpaceX launch commentator Kate Tice said from Mission Control at company headquarters in California. SpaceX came close to avoiding explosions in March, but lost contact with the spacecraft as it careened out of space and blew up short of its goal. The booster...
“What a show it has been,” SpaceX launch commentator Kate Tice said from Mission Control at company headquarters in California. SpaceX came close to avoiding explosions in March, but lost contact with the spacecraft as it careened out of space and blew up short of its goal. The booster...
“The tower has caught the rocket!!” Musk announced via X. “Big step towards making life multiplanetary was made today.” Related Stories SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean ...
The scheduled 5:44 p.m. launch of the Delta IV Heavy rocket in Southern California was scrubbed, or canceled, leaving many wondering what was in the sky. Launch Alert: we have declared a scrub for today's launch of the#DeltaIVHeavy. We will set up for a 24 hour recycle and the nex...
Long Beach, Calif. January 15, 2025 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, I...
“What a show it has been,” SpaceX launch commentator Kate Tice said from Mission Control at company headquarters in California. SpaceX came close to avoiding explosions in March, but lost contact with the spacecraft as it careened out of space and blew up short of its goal. The booster...