SpaceX is edging toward the 12th launch of its Starship rocket, which this time will see a new version of the massive vehicle head skyward. The launch team has just completed a crucial test of the Starship’s first stage — the Super Heavy — at its Starbase facility in Boca Chica,

Early risers across the East Coast may get a special pre-dawn show Friday morning as NASA and SpaceX prepare to launch the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station.

These advancements in China’s reusable rocket and lunar exploration programs come as NASA prepares to launch a crew of four astronauts on a loop around the far side of the Moon as soon as next month. A US-made lunar lander is likely still a few years away from being ready to transport crews to and from the lunar surface.

A Thursday morning rocket launch is set on Florida’s Space Coast. At 4:22 a.m., United Launch Alliance plans to launch its Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket will send a pair of surveillance satellites into orbit for Space Force. When liftoff happens, you can see it live by clicking HERE.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Feb. 11 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Here's where to watch liftoff in California.

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The Ariane 6 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Center on the northeastern coast of South America at 11:45 am EST (16:45 UTC), quickly soaring into a clear sky at the tropical spaceport on the power of a hydrogen-fueled main engine and four strap-on solid rocket boosters.

Glasgow-based rockets manufacturer Skyrora says it is looking at possibly buying "select assets" of troubled space firm Orbex, including its Sutherland Spaceport project. Orbex, which has its headquarters in Forres, Moray, has appointed administrators after failing to secure sufficient funding.

The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket flew for the first time ever on Thursday (Feb. 12), launching 32 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit.