If there is a rocket launch today, you'll details below on what vehicle it is (odds are high it would beSpaceX, if we're being honest), as well as its mission and where to watch live if a webcast is available. If there is NOT a rocket launch today, you'll find an update on ...
Rocket Launch SpaceX, Falcon 9: NASA — PUNCH and SPHEREx missionsFebruary 28 — SLC-4E; VSFB, California February 28, 10:09 p.m. ET (0309 GMT, Feb. 29): A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a double-mission for NASA, carrying a total of five payloads to orbit. The mission wil...
Elon Musk is vowing to relocate two of his companies in response to a new California law aimed at protecting children who change their gender identity. ABC News' Andrew Dymburt explains. 8 months ago SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket grounded after first in-flight failure since 2015 ...
With Starship, the California-based SpaceX is focusing on the moon for now, with a $3 billion NASA contract to land astronauts on the lunar surface as early as 2025, using the upper stage spacecraft. It will be the first moon landing by astronauts in more than 50 years. The moonwalker...
As the dust settled at the launch pad, revealing the Super Heavy booster firmly in the grasp of the mechanical arms, cheers erupted at SpaceX's rocket factory in Hawthorne, California, where the company hosted its live webcast of Sunday's Starship test flight. After a collective rele...
Iran to Launch 'Shaheed Soleimani' Satellite Constellation in 2025 TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The head of Iran’s Space Organization has announced that the launch of the 'Shaheed (martyr) Soleimani' satellite constellation will commence in late march 2025. ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches two satellites for the company Maxar from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 2, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth safely yet again today, making a vertical touchdown back at Vandenberg about 8.5 minute...
a field largely populated by spacecraft built by publicly owned and government-funded companies such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Part of the rocket’s cost-effectiveness was made possible by the SpaceX-developed Merlin engine, a cheaperalternativeto those used by other companies. SpaceX also fo...
Today has been a wild ride for the space industry. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin debuted its massive New Glenn rocket this morning. It safely reached orbit but failed to land its booster. SpaceX’s problems were somewhat the opposite: There was a safe booster landing, but the company’s Sta...
• SpaceX launched Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, on its sixth test flight from South Texas. The rocket made a safe landing and stayed intact Tuesday night as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean. • SpaceX opted to land the ship’s Super Heavy booster in the Gulf ...