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SpaceX gets FAA approval for Flight 9 of Starship megarocket
The FAA has greenlit Flight 9 of Starship's giant rocket after wrapping up a safety review of the mishap that occurred on the vehicle's most recent launch.
US military launches unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile on 4,200-mile test flight (video)
The U.S. military test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on May 21 to demonstrate the readiness of its nuclear weapons arsenal.
Starfish Space's 'Otter' satellite will attempt 1st-ever commercial docking in low Earth orbit this year
Starfish Space's Otter Pup 2 mission will launch atop a SpaceX rocket this June to perform the first-ever commercial satellite docking in low Earth orbit.
Watch tile-shedding private Chinese rocket launch 6 satellites to orbit (video)
Chinese company LandSpace sent six satellites into orbit on Saturday (May 17) aboard its methane-powered, tile-shedding Zhugque-2E rocket.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket after abort (video, photos)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites late Tuesday night (May 20), atop a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the first time ever.
SpaceX gets updated Starship launch license but still awaits Flight 9 approval
The FAA has greenlit license modifications ahead of Flight 9 of SpaceX's Starship but has not yet approved the launch itself.
Watch China’s private Ceres-1 rocket launch 4 satellites from a ship at sea (video)
The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit today (May 19) on the fifth sea launch of its Ceres-1 solid rocket.
Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost (video)
India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.
