An Atlas 5 551 rocket stands upright at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) awaiting the launch of the USSF-51 mission. Image: Michael Caine/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket…
United Launch Alliance moved its Atlas 5,551 rocket onto the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) on Saturday, July 27, 2024, ahead of the launch of USSF-51 on…
Falcon 9 returns to flight two weeks after upper stage failure. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX's two-week launch hiatus ended after midnight Saturday with the Starlink 10-9 mission returning the…
NASA's VIPER — short for Volatile Substances Exploring the Polar Research Rover — stands assembled in the clean room at the agency's Johnson Space Center. Image: NASA/Helen Aras Vargas NASA…
Unusual ice buildup on the Falcon 9 second stage that launched the Starlink 9-3 mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is looking to resume launches of its Falcon 9 rocket soon. In…
Falcon 9 is ready for a Starlink mission at Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral. File photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is preparing to launch a batch of Starlink satellites using…
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSats as part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) ELaNa (Educational Nanosatellite Launch) Mission 43 moves from the company's Payload Processing Facility to Space…
SES's Astra 1P satellite is encapsulated in a pair of payload fairings ahead of its scheduled launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 18, 2024. Image: SpaceX SpaceX…
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