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May 24, 2020

Assembly of Mars rover’s rocket to begin this week

Wrapped up for shipment, the first stage of the Atlas 5 rocket that… Read More

March 11, 2020

NASA to consider WFIRST launch options after mission passes key review

Artist’s illustration of the WFIRST spacecraft. Credit:… Read More

February 5, 2020

SpaceX wins contract to launch NASA’s PACE Earth science mission

A Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical at Cape Canaveral’s Complex… Read More

September 10, 2019

Long-delayed NASA science satellite gets October launch date

Technicians extend the solar array on NASA’s Ionospheric… Read More

December 17, 2018

NASA, Rocket Lab partner on successful satellite launch from New Zealand

Rocket Lab’s Electron booster took off at 1:33 a.m. EST (0633… Read More

December 12, 2018

Mission timeline for Rocket Lab’s launch of NASA’s ELaNa-19 CubeSats

Rocket Lab’s light-class Electron launcher is set to take … Read More

December 12, 2018

Live coverage: Rocket Lab counts down to its first launch for NASA

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

December 12, 2018

Rocket Lab preps to launch flock of NASA-funded CubeSats

The Electron rocket’s nose cone is emblazoned with the NASA… Read More

October 23, 2018

Pegasus rocket launch postponed

The ICON spacecraft was re-encapsulated inside the Pegasus XL rocket’s… Read More

August 16, 2018

Photos: Final Delta 2 rocket assembled for launch in California

The step-by-step stacking of United Launch Alliance’s final… Read More

August 16, 2018

Tanking test marks resumption of Delta 2 rocket’s final launch campaign

Ground crews lift the second stage of a Delta 2 rocket into the mobile… Read More

July 5, 2018

NASA likely to relocate delayed Pegasus launch to Florida

A Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, carried underneath a modified… Read More

June 8, 2018

Carrier jet with Pegasus rocket returning to California, postponing NASA satellite launch

EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT).

The L-1011… Read More

June 6, 2018

Pegasus rocket, NASA satellite head for launch base in Pacific

The Pegasus XL rocket, fastened underneath an L-1011 carrier plane,… Read More

March 13, 2018

NASA releases summary of investigation into SpaceX’s 2015 launch failure

NASA’s independent review team that investigated the destruction… Read More