Launches & Spacecraft

A never-before-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit today (April 7) from the coast of California.

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.7 billion in national-security launch contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin for missions that will lift off between 2027 and 2032.

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three astronauts toward the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (April 8), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX sent 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida on Saturday night (April 5).

A team that includes aerospace engineers, historians and writers have proposed retrieving the 67-year-old Vanguard 1 satellite from orbit.

SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3).

SpinLaunch has unveiled its plans for a new broadband satellite constellation known as Meridian Space.

SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage.

Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites will lift off a week from now, if all goes according to plan.