United Launch Alliance hoists its Vulcan first stage booster into the Vertical Integration Facility-G adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket will launch the USSF-106 mission for the U.S. Space Force, Vulcan's first national security flight. (Image credit: United Launch Alliance) By Julian
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off carrying 46 Starlink satellites. Credit: Space Launch Delta 45 By Gary Fuller, Published by The Guardian, 1 November 2024 It is easy to understand how the flame and power of rocket launches could cause air pollution. Less obvious is the air pollution caused by
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Crew-9 mission on September 28. NASA By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 12 October 2024 'The FAA notified SpaceX on Oct. 11 that the Falcon 9 vehicle is authorized to return to regular flight operations.' The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off Feb. 21 carrying 46 Starlink satellites. Credit: Space Launch Delta 45 By Michael Kan, published by PC Mag, 11 October 2024 Elon Musk's conduct played a role in a California commission denying a proposal to increase Falcon 9 launches in the state from 36
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off April 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX Published by Space Report, 20 September 2024 SpaceX is expanding its facilities and renewing its lease at the Port of Long Beach to support its increasing launch cadence out of Vandenberg Space Force Base.
A digital illustration of a network of satellites around the Earth. Visual: Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images From Novaspace, 8 April 2024 Launch rates for defense and dual-use satellites are expected to see a significant surge over the next 10 years as countries ramp up spending in response to geopolitical
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the NROL-123 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Virginia on March 21, 2024. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 March 2024 The "Live and Let Fly" mission sent secret payloads aloft for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Rocket
WENCHANG, CHINA - MARCH 17: The combination of the relay satellite Queqiao-2 and the Long March-8 Y3 carrier rocket is transferred to the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on March 17, 2024 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
