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US: SpaceX Falcon 9 Lifts Off, Delivering 25 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit 2

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, April 6, just before 8 p.m., after an earlier attempt on Sunday was scrubbed seconds before liftoff due to upper-level winds. The mission delivered 25 Starlink satellites into low-earth orbit.

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US: SpaceX Falcon 9 Lifts Off, Delivering 25 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, April 6, just before 8 p.m., after an earlier attempt on Sunday was scrubbed seconds before liftoff due to upper-level winds. The mission delivered 25 Starlink satellites into low-earth orbit.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 4

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 2

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 3

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launch Spotted From Plane Window at Liftoff

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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[Breaking News]Japan H3 rocket mission fails

MINAMITANE, Japan, Dec. 22 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with a Michibiki No. 5 satellite in its payload. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

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Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2025, shows smoke billowing from the Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite after liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff.

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Japan H3 rocket mission fails

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows a Japanese H3 rocket lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with a Michibiki No. 5 satellite in its payload. The rocket failed to place the satellite into orbit after its second-stage engine prematurely cut off shortly after liftoff.

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H3 rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 22, 2025, shows the liftoff of a Japanese H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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US: SpaceX Launches 11th Starship Test Flight

SpaceX successfully launched its 11th Starship test flight on October 13 from its Starbase facility in South Texas, marking the final flight of the current version before a new variant is introduced for future moon and Mars missions.

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SpaceX crew launch

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui waves at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1, 2025, before a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a mission at the International Space Station.

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SpaceX crew launch

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui waves at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1, 2025, before a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a mission at the International Space Station.

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 Liftoff and Booster return

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The “New Shepard-31” Liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 Liftoff and Booster return

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The “New Shepard-31” Booster Return, Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard Illustration

Handout photo dated on October 23, 2024, shows New Shepard 27 liftoff NS27. Texas, USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery with the crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist in front of King Tower and New Shepard is a suborbital launch system and spacecraft before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The “New Shepard-31” crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist in front of King Tower and New Shepard is a suborbital launch system and spacecraft before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist of The “New Shepard-31” crew on the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Gayle King, American journalist of “New Shepard-31” crew on the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Kerianne Flynn, American Producer of The “New Shepard-31” crew on the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer of The “New Shepard-31” crew in the King Tower before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky 4

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24. Reports suggest it was caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a United States intelligence satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected sunlight, creating the distinct spiral formation.

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky 3

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24. Reports suggest it was caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a United States intelligence satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected sunlight, creating the distinct spiral formation.

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky 2

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24. Reports suggest it was caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a United States intelligence satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected sunlight, creating the distinct spiral formation.

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SpaceX: Glowing Spiral Seen Across European Sky

A glowing spiral was seen across the European sky on Monday, March 24th. It was reported to be caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for the United States' spy satellite agency. The frozen fuel reflected light, creating the striking cloud-like shape.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Intuitive Machines Nova-C Lander to the Moon

Handout photo dated February 26, 2025 shows Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander (IM-2) soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:16 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The IM-2 launch is carrying NASA science, technology demonstrations, and other commercial payloads to Mons Mouton, a lunar plateau to advance our understanding of the Moon and planetary processes, while paving the way for future crewed missions. Photo by Frank Michaux/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 5

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 4

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 3

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky 2

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Illuminating Night Sky

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, February 10. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage successfully returned to Earth as planned, landing on its drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, in the Pacific Ocean.

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander prepares for a launch to the Moon on January 14 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Liftoff is targeted for 1:11 a.m. EST. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander prepares for a launch to the Moon on January 14 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Liftoff is targeted for 1:11 a.m. EST. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March. (Kyodo)

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.