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February 20, 2020

Phobos sample return mission enters development for 2024 launch

Artist’s concept of the Japanese MMX spacecraft near Mars… Read More

February 18, 2020

Ariane 5 deploys communications and environmental monitoring satellites

An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 2218 GMT (5:18 p.m.… Read More

February 18, 2020

Live coverage: Japanese and South Korean satellites ready for Ariane 5 launch

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with… 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 8, 2020

Watch live: Japan poised for launch of optical spy satellite

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A Japanese launch team is counting down to… Read More

January 27, 2020

Launch of Japanese spy satellite postponed by nitrogen leak

A Japanese H-2A rocket stands on its launch pad Monday at the Tanegashima… Read More

December 17, 2019

Startup launches broadband satellite on SpaceX rocket to connect Pacific islands

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks downrange from Cape Canaveral… Read More

December 16, 2019

Falcon 9 launch timeline with JCSAT 8/Kacific 1

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral… Read More

December 15, 2019

Live coverage: SpaceX readies rocket for commercial satellite launch Monday

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

December 13, 2019

SpaceX performs hold-down firing for heavyweight satellite launch Monday

A previously-flown Falcon 9 booster ignited its nine Merlin engines… Read More

December 13, 2019

Video: SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket at pad 40 (members only)

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December 13, 2019

Live coverage: Falcon 9 raised vertical for static fire at Cape Canaveral

Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon… Read More

December 11, 2019

India’s 50th PSLV lifts off with satellites from five nations

India’s 50th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle soars into the… Read More

December 10, 2019

Live coverage: India set to launch second PSLV mission in two weeks

Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite… Read More

December 8, 2019

SpaceX resupply mission reaches International Space Station

SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship in the grasp of the International… Read More

December 6, 2019

Rocket Lab’s 10th launch tests booster recovery technology

Rocket Lab’s 55-foot-tall (17-meter) Electron launcher… Read More

December 5, 2019

Dragon soars on research and resupply flight to International Space Station

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soared into space Thursday on a resupply… Read More

December 4, 2019

Photos: Falcon 9 in the starting blocks for space station resupply run

Ready for a resupply run to the International Space Station, a SpaceX… Read More