Jan 14
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Blue Origin is planning to launch an upgraded New Shepard spacecraft today, along with a test dummy named Mannequin…
Dec 9
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Watch Live: SpaceX Tries Again to Launch a Starship Prototype to High Altitude [Update: It Exploded]
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Update 6:15 p.m. ET: The Starship prototype launched and ascended to high altitude, but it crashed while attempting…
Dec 8
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It’s a big day for SpaceX, as the Elon Musk-led company is planning to conduct a high-altitude test of its…
Nov 12
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting this Saturday for the launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, in…
Jul 31
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True to this agonizing year that is 2020, yesterday’s launch of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was not without…
May 30
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Update, 4:31 p.m. ET: After canceling a planned launch earlier this week due to bad weather, SpaceX successfully…
May 27
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The day has finally arrived. This afternoon, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are scheduled to…
May 25
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On Wednesday, NASA and SpaceX will launch two astronauts into orbit on a Crew Dragon spacecraft in what’s the most…
Nov 23 2018
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May 27 2016
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SpaceX has been having an incredible run of rocket launches lately—the most notable part is that it’s been…
Jan 4 2016
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In 2015, 87 rockets were launched into space. This video shows almost all of them—save for 4 Chinese launches…
Aug 30 2015
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Part of a rocket engine crashes through the roof of a house in northeast China’s Shanxi province early Friday…
Jul 2 2015
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Russian rocket launches don’t get nearly as much play as, say, a SpaceX launch. But in light of recent events, the…
Apr 14 2015
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Today's launch of Falcon9 and Dragon was a rousing success as essential supplies are now making their way to the…
Oct 30 2014
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When the Antares rocket exploded seconds after launch on Tuesday night, NASA was able to account for all its…
Nov 20 2013
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The Sequester-delayed satellite-toting rocket, Minotaur 1, soared off into space at around 8pm last night, giving…
Nov 19 2013
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Twenty-nine tiny satellites are tightening their seat belts as they prepare to be launched into space aboard the…