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July 9, 2020

Mars rover mated with Atlas 5 launcher after teams deal with coronavirus cases

The Atlas 5 rocket’s payload shroud containing the Perseverance… Read More

July 7, 2020

SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink satellites back on the launch pad

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical Tuesday on pad 39A at the Kennedy… Read More

July 7, 2020

Behnken describes spacewalk views of Crew Dragon as “just awesome”

In this image taken July 1, a spacewalking astronaut snapped a view… Read More

July 6, 2020

Argentine team returns to Florida to prep radar satellite for late July launch

Team members pose with the SAOCOM 1B radar imaging satellite before… Read More

July 6, 2020

Israel successfully places surveillance satellite into orbit

A Shavit 2 launcher takes off from Israel on Monday carrying the Ofeq… Read More

July 4, 2020

Rocket Lab satellite launch fails before reaching orbit

An Electron rocket takes off Saturday (U.S. time) from New Zealand… Read More

July 4, 2020

Live coverage: Rocket Lab counting down to launch of seven small satellites

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron … Read More

July 3, 2020

Rocket Lab plans next launch Saturday, closes in on first mission from Virginia

The Electron rocket for Rocket Lab’s next mission. Credit:… Read More

July 1, 2020

After weather delays, Arianespace delays Vega launch to recharge batteries

A Vega launcher stands on its launch pad in French Guiana on June 28… Read More

June 30, 2020

SpaceX launches its first mission for the U.S. Space Force

A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off Tuesday from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air… Read More

June 30, 2020

Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to launch of GPS navigation satellite

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket… Read More

June 27, 2020

Live coverage: Vega rocket poised to launch 53 smallsats from French Guiana

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with a cluster… Read More

June 26, 2020

SpaceX delays Starlink launch until no earlier than Sunday

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical on pad 39A Friday… Read More

June 26, 2020

SpaceX rideshare provides new path to orbit for BlackSky

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket set to launch the next 57 Starlink… Read More

June 25, 2020

NASA developing plans to fly astronauts on suborbital rockets

File photo of a New Shepard launch. Credit: Blue Origin

NASA says it… Read More

June 24, 2020

Live coverage: SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for test-firing and launch

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket… Read More

June 23, 2020

NASA agrees to fly astronauts on reused Crew Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft approaches the International… Read More

June 22, 2020

SLS booster segments arrive in Florida, but stacking on hold until core stage test

The 10 booster segments for the first flight of NASA’s Space… Read More