Europe's big new rocket, Ariane-6, has blasted off on its ... The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.

UPDATE: The launch lifted off on time and the first-stage booster landed on a droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. ORIGINAL STORY: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to liftoff from Vandenberg ...

At 3:19 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, the rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, finally taking flight after Sunday and Wednesday scrubs. The rocket soared upward, turning to ...

The aircraft then successfully released the rocket around an hour after taking off. About half an hour later, Virgin Orbit tweeted: "We appear to have an anomaly that has prevented us from ...

is hoping to develop a spaceship that can be used more like a plane than a traditional rocket system, being able to land, refuel and take off again a few hours after landing. Starship's fifth test ...