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Starship fires all six Raptor engines while tethered to Texas launchpad

We'll be following the inaugural launch of Japan's H3 rocket and a mysterious Russian mission.

The coming week will also be a time for solemn reflection, as NASA commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster.

Sir Richard Bransons cash-strapped company is now fighting for its survival as it hurriedly probes what went wrong and why the first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil ended in failure.

SpaceX is targeting a November 1st launch date for the Falcon Heavys first flight since 2019.

A handful of days after a pair of Falcon 9 rockets launched 106 Starlink satellites in less than 23 hours, SpaceX has already raised another Falcon 9 rocket vertical for another Starlink mission – set to be the fourth this month. That mission – Starlink 4-18 – will see SpaceX launch another batch of 53 […]

Update: Next Spaceflight reports that SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-15 to 4:38 pm EDT, May 14th, ending the immediate possibility of a new SpaceX record for time between launches. After a few days of delays pushed the missions closer together, SpaceX is now preparing to launch two batches of 53 Starlink satellites just eight hours […]

Pete Davidson may be the next media personality to go to space, joining the Blue Origin CEO, Jeff Bezos in late 2022 flight.

This year is set to be a big one for satellite launches, as a number of major satellite operators launch satellites that mark the culmination of

Virigin Galactic partnered up with a nonprofit program for its giveaway. Virgin Galactic gave out two free tickets for a ride to the final frontier. The spaceflight company and the charity fundraising platform Omaze announced on Nov.