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SpaceX kicks off 2026 with its first rocket launch tonight

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.

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Liftoff! See Florida's first SpaceX rocket launch of 2026 from Cape

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Recap of Florida's first SpaceX rocket launch of the year

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Astronauts leave space station in NASA's first medical evacuation

An astronaut in need of medical care is on the way back to Earth.

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Crew-11 returns to Earth early after a medical issue on ISS

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Four astronauts return to Earth early in Nasa’s first-ever medical evacuation

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China’s first reusable rocket aces key engine test to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX

China’s private space industry is evolving at a dramatic pace, as it continues to strive to take on Elon Musk’s SpaceX. In a new development, Chinese rocket firm LandSpace conducted a key static fire test on its Zhuque-3 rocket this Monday, October 20.

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First Florida SpaceX rocket launch of 2026 set for Sunday

Fittingly, the first launch of the year will be SpaceX. The Falcon 9 is set to take off no earlier than the first hours of Sunday, Jan. 4. SpaceX has stated the launch window runs from midnight until 3:17 a.m. on Jan. 4. from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Completes First Mission, Begins Direct Competition With SpaceX

Blue Origin, the commercial space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has successfully completed its first operational mission with its New Glenn reusable rocket. That's one giant leap for the company, as it has now demonstrated that it is ready to take ...

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A spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets

China’s first attempt to land an orbital-class rocket may have ended in a fiery crash, but the company responsible for the mission had a lot to celebrate with the first flight of its new methane-fueled launcher. LandSpace, a decade-old company based in ...