SpaceX launched 165 Falcon 9 rockets last year. Rocket Lab launched 18. Russia launched 17. In 2025, South Korea and Israel each launched one rocket apiece to orbit. Japan launched three rockets.

The per-pound cost of carrying anything into outer space has fallen more than 90% since modern day rocketry’s inception. This relatively new degree of affordability is accelerating the development of ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission's purpose is to deploy Starlink broadband internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A sight in the skies over Central California left many people wondering... "What was that?" It appeared as a towering plume of white smoke, dotted with glowing spots. That was ...

Two SpaceX missions will launch Falcon 9 rockets to deploy Starlink internet satellites. A third mission by Northrop Grumman is planned for national defense purposes. Launch schedules are subject to ...

Update: SpaceX is now targeting liftoff for Monday, April 6 with a four-hour launch window opening at 4:03 p.m. PT. No reason was given for the delay. SpaceX is planning its first rocket launch of ...

The SpaceX rocket countdown down to liftoff came close, but upper-level winds forced the team to scrub the attempt Sunday night at Vandenberg Space Force Base with the next chance set to occur Monday.

UPDATE (7:50 p.m., Monday, April 6) - SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night just before 8 p.m. UPDATE (1:15 p.m., Monday, April 6) - Monday's ...

Liftoff of the LA-05 mission occurred at 1:46 a.m. ET on Saturday (April 4). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, ...