SpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?
With the launch Friday and another Falcon 9 flight Monday (this one with a booster on its 15th mission), SpaceX has launched Falcon 9 rockets 423 times. The fleet leader, Booster No. 1,067, has now launched 457 satellites and eight astronauts over its 25 flights.
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Blue Origin’s rocket reaches orbit on first flight, promising competition for SpaceX
Space Force: Up to 156 orbital rockets may launch during 2025 from Florida's Space Coast
By comparison, last year's total of 93 orbital rocket launches breezed to a new Florida annual record. The former record was 72 launches in 2023.
History made: Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit on debut launch
SpaceX sends up 1st KSC launch of the year
SpaceX has lined up its first launch from Kennedy Space Center for the year on Wednesday morning. A Falcon 9 carrying 21 Starlink satellites is targeting a 10:27 a.m. liftoff from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A during a window that runs until 2:17 p.m. with additional opportunities on Thursday beginning at 9:59 a.m.
Launch recap: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday afternoon
The second launch of 2025 is set to lift off this afternoon from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40.
Monday SpaceX rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, the 2nd Florida launch of 2025
SpaceX launched the second rocket of the year from Cape Canaveral. The payload was the latest batch of Starlink satellites.
America's Space Race Is Over. So Who's Left to Invest In?
Missed your chance to invest in Astra Space? Have no fear. There's still time to invest in Rocket Lab, Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.
Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch Alliance and the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn,
Blue Origin’s New Glenn debut could face poor weather for planned overnight launch attempt
Blue Origin could try again to send up its New Glenn rocket for the first time with an overnight launch early Thursday, but the weather forecast could pose problems. The heavy-lift rocket for Jeff Bezos’ company is trying to become a competitor for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.
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Inside 2025’s global space race: India, China, and SpaceX aim for orbit and beyond
NASA-backed private stations rise, India nears crewed flight, China eyes new milestones, and SpaceX pushes Starship’s limits.
Highlights: Blue Origin calls off New Glenn launch attempt
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, was poised to launch its first orbital rocket before technical issues led to a scrub.
Blue Origin's first New Glenn rocket reaches orbit, misses booster landing
Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time early Monday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos’ space company.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reaches orbit in first test flight
Service leaders see the launch vehicle as a future competitor to SpaceX's Falcon series rockets that currently have a lock on the most critical launches under the Defense Department's National Security Space Launch program.