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May 25, 2020

Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket fails on first test flight

Virgin Orbit’s carrier aircraft — a Boeing 747 named… Read More

May 24, 2020

Virgin Orbit eager for data from first flight of air-launched rocket

A view of Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne vehicle under the left… Read More

May 21, 2020

Virgin Orbit schedules its first orbital test launch this weekend

A full-scale mock-up of Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket… Read More

May 7, 2020

Arianespace to resume launch preparations in French Guiana

Europe’s primary launch site is the Guiana Space Center, located… Read More

April 1, 2020

Swarm of NASA nanosats to probe source of solar eruptions

This image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2013… Read More

March 31, 2020

Photos: Atlas 5 soars into clear skies over Cape Canaveral

Propelled by five strap-on solid rocket boosters and a Russian-made… Read More

March 26, 2020

Atlas 5 launch caps deployment of ultra-secure military communications network

An Atlas 5 rocket fired off pad 41 at Cape Canaveral at 4:18 p.m. EDT… Read More

March 26, 2020

Citing coronavirus concerns, Rocket Lab pauses launch operations

This aerial view of Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand… Read More

March 26, 2020

Atlas 5 launch timeline for the AEHF 6 mission

A United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set to launch the U.S. Air Force’s… Read More

March 13, 2020

Italian maker of Vega rocket says launch remains on track for later this month

The Italian-built Zefiro 23 second stage for the next flight of the… Read More

March 12, 2020

Final AEHF satellite mated to Atlas 5 launcher at Cape Canaveral

The base of the Atlas 5 rocket, fitted with five solid rocket boosters,… Read More

March 3, 2020

After last-minute abort, DARPA Launch Challenge ends without a winner

Astra’s small satellite launcher stands vertical at Pacific… Read More

February 29, 2020

Live coverage: Astra preps rocket for first orbital launch attempt

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of Astra’s Rocket… Read More

February 24, 2020

Fresh out of stealth mode, Astra gearing up for orbital launch from Alaska

Astra employees open the payload fairing last week on the company’s… Read More

February 13, 2020

Japanese companies agree to buy Spaceflight rideshare launch broker

Artist’s concept of a “Sherpa” multi-satellite… Read More

February 3, 2020

Cygnus departs space station, deploys CubeSats

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft departed the International… Read More

December 21, 2019

China launches environmental satellite built in cooperation with Brazil

The sixth in a series of environmental monitoring satellites jointly… Read More

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December 17, 2019

Timeline of Soyuz launch with CSG 1 and CHEOPS

Follow the key events of the Soyuz ST-A rocket’s ascent into orbit … Read More