Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Tuesday, Feb. 11, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 12-18 mission. Original story: It's another ...

But a launch shortly after sunset Tuesday meant the rocket’s plume, some 50 or more miles above the ground, was high enough to be bathed in sunlight. The result? A diaphanous glowing tendril ...

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit using its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket.

(This story has been updated to include SpaceX's latest Tuesday evening launch target times.) The fog was so thick that the shrouded rocket was scarcely visible on SpaceX's own webcast. But a ...

Discovery’s launch was postponed Wednesday, Mar. 11, after a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system was detected during fueling. Technicians rebuilt and replaced seals and ...

Today could see a new record for space flight, as five separate rocket launches are scheduled for one 24-hour period. The events involve four different providers and show the increasing pace of ...