Latest about Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX's Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station is now scheduled to launch on Oct. 1, nearly three weeks after the original target date of Sept. 12.
North Korean state media says the nation launched a new type of missile on Sunday (Sept. 20), one that's apparently topped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
SpaceX has rolled Starship's first-stage booster to the pad ahead of the megarocket's first-ever orbital flight, which is targeted to lift off on Sept. 28.
The growing diversity and capability of China's launch sector were on display last week, as the nation launched four different rockets in a 45-hour span.
SpaceX continued assembling its Starlink broadband megaconstellation on Saturday (Sept. 19), launching 27 of the satellites from the California coast.
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit tonight (Sept. 18).
SpaceX is now targeting Sept. 28 for Starship's first-ever orbital launch, which will deploy 26 Starlink satellites and last about 10 hours. The company originally aimed for Sept. 22.
SpaceX launched its second classified mission for the U.S. Space Force in less than a week tonight (Sept. 16).
