The rocket is about to traverse four miles to the launchpad — at about 1 mph.

Much of the discourse around reusable rockets in Europe has focused on developing a brand new rocket that might eventually replace the Ariane 6, which debuted less than two years ago but still uses the use it and lose it model embraced by the launch industry for most of the Space Age.

This Atlas V launch will see the rocket quickly propelled off the pad under the power of 5 solid rocket boosters — giving a great show to those watching. Rockets launched from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral have also been seen as far as Myrtle ...

This Atlas V launch will see the rocket quickly propelled off the pad under the power of 5 solid rocket boosters — giving a great show to those watching. People in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama have posted photos online of rocket ...

A growing cadence … The Ariane 6 rocket has launched five times, including its debut flight in July 2024. All of the launches were a success, although the first flight failed to relight the upper stage in order to make a controlled reentry. Arianespace increased the cadence to four launches last year and will seek to try to double that this year.

A Chinese rocket launch started the week with a Chang Zheng 12 (CZ-12) launching from Commercial Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan, China. Liftoff occurred on Monday, Jan. 19, at 07:48 UTC — seven minutes into the launch window, which lasted until 08:08 UTC.

(This story has been updated with new information. The ULA Atlas V rocket launch was postponed to Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.) Will people in Southwest Florida see a rocket in the sky? A so Florida thing is coming up − and it's possible people can see it far ...