Launches & Spacecraft

SpaceX launched 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites Monday (Oct. 13), bringing the total number of spacecraft lofted for the nascent broadband megaconstellation to 153.

SpaceX moved its Super Heavy booster to the pad recently to gear up for Flight 11 of its Starship megarocket, which is scheduled for Oct. 13.

CAS Space is preparing to launch its first liquid propellant rocket, the Kinetica 2, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft — the latest sign of China's accelerating commercial launch sector.

Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad Wednesday (Oct. 8) for testing ahead of a planned launch of two NASA Mars probes.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 29th time on Tuesday (Oct. 7), one shy of the company's reuse record.

SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 7), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX sent 28 more of its Starlink satellites skyward from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Oct. 3). It was the company's 125th Falcon 9 launch of the year already.

ESA has signed a €40m contract with Avio to develop a reusable upper stage demonstrator, marking a step toward Europe's own Starship-like ambitions.

SpaceX is targeting Oct. 13 for the 11th test flight of Starship, which will be the final launch of the megarocket's current "Version 2" iteration.

Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, and Firefly is assessing the damage to its test stand.