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United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket blasts off on first Space Force-sanctioned flight

ULA's Vulcan is replacing the company's workhorse Atlas 5 rocket and the already-retired Delta 4 family of launchers.

Perseid meteor or Vulcan rocket launch or UFO: What was white spiral in night sky over PA?

What was the mysterious white spiral flying in the night sky as stargazers looked up during the Perseid meteor shower peak ...

Is there a California rocket launch today? SpaceX mission postponed 3 times at Vandenberg

SpaceX has been attempting to launch a Falcon 9 rocket since Saturday, Aug. 9 to deploy internet-beaming Starlink satellites ...

Bright lights seen in the sky across western Pennsylvania believed to be Florida rocket launch

Across the region on Tuesday night, bright lights could be seen in the sky, and it was a rocket launch out of Florida.

Europe Ariane 6 rocket launches a weather satellite

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Europe's Ariane 6 rocket sent a weather and climate satellite to orbit on Tuesday night. The Ariane 6 took ...

Space Force officials take secrecy to new heights ahead of key rocket launch

The first two Vulcan test flights last year used a configuration of the rocket with two strap-on boosters to add an extra ...

SpaceX hopes to nearly double the rocket launches off the California coast; a state panel likely to object

SpaceX wants to nearly double the number of rocket launches into space from the California coast, with plans for almost 100 a ...

Spaceport founder dies before realising dream of rocket launch

The founder of Britain’s first vertical spaceport has died without ever seeing rockets launch from the UK. Frank Strang, 67, ...