As private companies race to make spaceflight routine, Earth’s upper atmosphere has become an unintended testing ground. Each launch is a triumph of human ingenuity, but behind that brilliance lies a ...

BAE Systems plc BAESY recently secured a new five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Navy ...

If conditions are clear, rocket launches from Vandenberg can be seen around Southern California as the Falcon 9 gets off the ground and climbs into the sky. This time around, though, a morning launch ...

Liftoff will take place from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. California residents often gather near the launch site to watch the rocket get off the ground. SpaceX will also ...

SpaceX is working toward a Saturday, Oct. 25, launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg in Santa Barbara County. SpaceX will launch its famous two-stage 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket, one of the ...

Weather permitting, SpaceX Falcon 9 and ULA Atlas V rockets may be visible in the sky beyond Cape Canaveral, Florida, after liftoff. Early morning and nighttime launches can offer unique photo ...

SpaceX is working toward a Thursday, Nov. 6, launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California. The mission is to deploy a batch of Starlink internet satellites ...

SpaceX is preparing for its second rocket launch of November from Southern California. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a government weather satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This ...