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SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites early Saturday, the record 101st flight this year from Florida's Space ...

The mini-satellite, named 3UCubed, was built over 5 years by students at Sonoma State, Howard and the University of New ...

D-Orbit’s ION vehicles were launched Nov. 28 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The two ION satellite carrier ...

With each new spacecraft launched, the risk of orbital collisions grows. Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations ...

At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour. This constellation of machinery is the technological backbone of modern life, making ...

SpaceX on Tuesday night launched another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida's eastern coast.

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

South Korea lofted the CAS500-3 Earth-observation satellite and a dozen ride-along cubesats Wednesday (Nov. 26) on the fourth ...

Amazon is preparing to launch its debut batch of satellites into orbit as it seeks to establish its own internet service for customers worldwide. Project Kuiper, a subsidiary of billionaire Jeff Bezos ...

A giant slingshot might sound like something out of a science fair or a medieval battle—but one California startup is turning this idea into a revolutionary way to launch satellites. This system doesn ...