Early risers on California’s Central Coast and parts south were treated to a rocket launch Thursday morning, followed by a sonic boom. SpaceX launched a weather satellite into low Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County at 7:25 a.m. Roughly 8 minutes later, the booster safely returned to Earth a little lighter after its payload separated in low orbit. The rocket's launch and return was livestreamed and marked the 279th landing of an orbital rocket, according to...
A rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying a high-tech weather satellite.
SpaceX is slated to make for a dazzling sight Saturday as the company
The rocket will send 23 new Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
Remarkably, SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket almost every day over the last week.
SpaceX has significantly increased the frequency of its rocket launches from a Santa Barbara County military base, and its plans to add even more have raised concerns by the California Coastal Commission over the impacts on the environment and nearby communities. The company, officially Space Exploration Technologies Corp., owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has already breached an agreement between base officials and the coastal commission that limited the yearly launches from Vandenberg Space...
SpaceX successfully launched another rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County Thursday morning, resulting in a sight for Southern California skywatchers.
SpaceX is targeting Friday night for its next Starlink launch, according to
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to lift off for a record-setting 20th
Update 8:55 p.m. EDT: SpaceX adjusted the launch time of the mission.
SpaceX is preparing to launch the first in a new series of rideshare