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SpaceX launches Optus-X telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (video, photos)
SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.
'Lunik Heist:' A real-life CIA rocket kidnapping goes to Hollywood
"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."
USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)
The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.
SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)
SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).
Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn
Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.
China launches Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station (video)
A Long March 7 rocket launched the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday (Nov. 15).
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to launch AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird smartphone satellites
AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.
SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)
SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy first stage of its Starship megarocket out to the launch pad to prep for the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled for Tuesday (Nov. 19).
