Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit today

Rocket Lab will launch its ninth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS this morning (Aug. 20), and you can watch the action live.

Mysterious Russian ‘space activity’ causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report
Mysterious Russian ‘space activity’ causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report

A mysterious incident over the South Pacific forced a U.S. Air Force aircraft to turn around on Aug. 18, due to a possible space debris hazard.

Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)
Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)

The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.

Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal
Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal

After Starship’s test launch and splashdown last month, SpaceX recovery teams have successfully tugged the vehicle through a turbulent stretch of the Indian Ocean and arrived at calmer waters off the coast of Christmas Island.

SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

SpaceX launched its 100th mission of the year early Wednesday morning (Aug. 19), sending 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

China bounces back from Long March rocket explosion with back-to-back launches (video)
China bounces back from Long March rocket explosion with back-to-back launches (video)

China’s space program has returned to flight after an Aug. 10 Long March 7A rocket explosion, launching both a Long March 12 and a Long March 2C rocket on Sunday (Aug. 16).

Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs
Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs

As Blue Origin continues to repair its New Glenn launch pad following the rocket’s explosion in May, the company has announced plans to build a second pad at the same complex to support the bigger, more powerful New Glenn “9×4” variant.

New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)
New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)

SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.

SpaceX wraps Starlink double header day with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX wraps Starlink double header day with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites from California

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink global internet satellite constellation to orbit from California on Aug. 11, wrapping the second Starlink launch of the day.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)

SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast today (Aug. 11).