Falcon 9

Falcon 9 Soars Again: SpaceX Launches Key Starlink Satellites

On Friday evening, SpaceX launched a fresh batch of Starlink satellites, expanding its global internet coverage. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at precisely 10:14 p.m. PST (1:14 a.m. EST, 0614 UTC). The mission had been...

Europe’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Ariane-6: A Challenge To Elon Musk’s SpaceX Dominance?

Europe is gearing up for the maiden test flight of its new heavy lift rocket, the Ariane-6, tonight at 8:30 pm. This rocket, standing 63 meters tall and weighing up to 860 tons at its heaviest configuration, marks Europe's renewed push into the space launch arena after retiring its previous...

SpaceX Falcon 9 Experiences Rare Last-Second Abort During Starlink Satellite Launch

During the launch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday afternoon the SpaceX rocket had to go through a last-minute abort procedure. The liftoff was aborted while the SpaceX booster, the mainstay Falcon 9 rocket that has carried operations 15 times before, was igniting its nine first-stage engines...