A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
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India’s PSLV rocket apparently failed Sunday night (Jan. 11) while trying to launch 16 payloads to space. It was the PSLV’s first liftoff since a May 2025 failure.
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SpaceX launched NASA’s Pandora exoplanet mission and about three dozen other payloads early Sunday morning (Jan. 11) on a rideshare flight called “Twilight.”
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SpaceX launched 29 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast on Friday (Jan. 9), acing its third mission of 2026.
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SpaceX recently stacked the giant Super Heavy booster that will help launch the upcoming 12th test flight of the company’s Starship megarocket.
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Spain’s latest military communications satellite suffered a debris impact while headed to its orbital destination. The extent of the damage is still unknown.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.
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NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars probes embarked on a ‘loiter’ trajectory after launch, and scientists say that extra time in space could have some consequences for the twin spacecraft.
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