SpaceX completes 1st rocket launch of 2021

A Falcon 9 rocket carried a Turkish communications satellite into space just after liftoff at 9:15 p.m. The satellite will help establish telecommunication services over Turkey and other countries.

SpaceX reschedules 1st rocket launch of 2021 for Thursday

When the launch does happen, the space company is expected to bring a communications satellite for a Turkish satellite operator into space.

Astronauts ring in New Year with zero-gravity 'ball drop' in space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had their own New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with a zero-gravity "ball drop" to ring in 2021.

World's space achievements a bright spot in otherwise stressful 2020

Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon and gravel from an asteroid for return to Earth.

Jupiter and Saturn will appear to touch in closest conjunction since 1623

The aligning orbits of two gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn happens every few decades, but this great conjunction will be the closest the two planets have been in centuries.

NASA selects astronauts for Crew-3 SpaceX mission, including European

This mission will reportedly be the third crew rotation mission of SpaceX’s human space transportation system and its fourth flight with astronauts

Rocket motor fails to ignite on Virgin Galactic test flight

A Virgin Galactic test flight Saturday ended prematurely as the spacecraft's rocket motor failed to ignite and it then glided down safely to its landing site in southern New Mexico.

Dragon-2 cargo capsule carries supplies to Space Station
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A Dragon-2 cargo capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, carrying supplies to the International Space Station.

ULA launches Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NROL-44 mission after months of delays

At 10 minutes past 8 p.m. EST, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket broke through the sound barrier, traveling over 1,000 mph as it soared over Florida's Atlantic Coast.

ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launch of NROL-44
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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday.

SpaceX Starship crash-lands during highest test flight
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SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown.

Pence announces Space Force bases, plans for honoring Chuck Yeager

Two military installations in Florida will be the first to carry the "Space Force" moniker, Vice President Mike Pence announced during a visit to the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.

SpaceX Starship crash-lands during highest test flight

SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown.