I took a break from crashing RC planes to try something new a model rocket launch on a windy day at the airfield. I set up the pad, wired everything, and even brought a scooter and my dog Jasper to help retrieve it if it went too far.

Rocket Lab's highly anticipated Virginia debut of its medium-lift Neutron spacecraft likely won't happen in 2025 – but no matter. Virginians can still try to see the California-based spaceflight company launch its other smaller rockets from its complex ...

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The mission, known as Transporter-15, is a rideshare flight carrying small satellites for paying customers. This launch follows a recent NASA mission ...

Weather permitting, SpaceX Falcon 9 and ULA Atlas V rockets may be visible in the sky beyond Cape Canaveral, Florida, after liftoff. Early morning and nighttime launches can offer unique photo opportunities as the rocket illuminates the dark sky.

SpaceX has one more launch scheduled from Southern California before Christmas. A Falcon 9 rocket will deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 16, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX is working toward a Saturday, Oct. 18, launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Rocket launches from Vandenberg can often be seen not just from near the launch site, but across California as the ...

If you're in California and raring to see the next rocket launch in person from the West Coast, you'll have to set your alarm pretty early. The weekday launch is scheduled for right around the time that most people are sleeping or getting ready for work ...

The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25 percent, with SpaceX and China accounting for the bulk of the launch activity, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports.

The upcoming mission is the second Tranche 1 satellite deployments the company will carry out on behalf of the Space Development Agency. Because of Arizona's proximity to the launch site, there's a good chance people there can see the spacecraft streak ...