SpaceX is starting 2026 with a high profile mission that will light up the skies over California tonight, sending an Italian radar satellite into orbit on a reusable Falcon 9. The flight is poised to mark the company’s first launch of the year and an early test of how aggressively it plans to keep pushing commercial and government customers into space.

we spotted this unusual S. of starlight in the sky, last night, November 4, around 6:10 PM SINKING SPRING, Pa. - A rocket launch Tuesday created a spiral in the night sky, including in our area. The Ariane 6 rocket lifted off at 4:02 p.m. on Tuesday ...

Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form of our annual power ranking of US launch companies. We began doing this in 2022 and have since put out a top-10 list every year (see 2023 and 2024 ).

The mission's purpose is to deliver another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch window is set for the night of Saturday, Dec. 13, into the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Numerous viewing locations are available ...

A Falcon 9 rocket will launch Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on December 16. The launch window is set for the morning, and the rocket will fly on a southeast trajectory. While the base is closed to the public, numerous viewing ...