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ULA’s Atlas V Launches Second Batch of 27 Project Kuiper Broadband Satellites

At 6:54 a.m. ET on June 23, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, deploying the second batch of 27 broadband spacecraft for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The mission advances Kuiper’s effort to build a 3,236-satellite low Earth orbit internet constellation.

2025-06-23T04:38:05.195961-07:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX Starship Upper Stage Destroyed in Texas Static-Fire Explosion

2025-06-18T23:23:08.167767-07:00

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX Starship prototype destroyed in static-fire test

2025-06-20T02:39:32.840458-07:00

Space.com

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9, surpassing 9,000-strong constellation

2025-06-17T23:13:52.971303-07:00

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Space.com

SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites on 25th Flight of Falcon 9 SpaceX launched 27 Starlink smallsats into low Earth orbit at 1:58 a.m. EDT Monday from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 aboard a Falcon 9 first stage on its 25th mission. The booster successfully landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas following stage separation.

2025-06-23T05:23:59.635201-07:00

SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites on 25th Flight of Falcon 9

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ULA’s Atlas V Launches Second Batch of 27 Project Kuiper Broadband Satellites At 6:54 a.m. ET on June 23, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, deploying the second batch of 27 broadband spacecraft for Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The mission advances Kuiper’s effort to build a 3,236-satellite low Earth orbit internet constellation.

2025-06-23T04:38:05.195961-07:00

ULA’s Atlas V Launches Second Batch of 27 Project Kuiper Broadband Satellites

European Spaceflight

HyPrSpace Secures DGA Agreement to Launch Baguette One from Mainland France French launch startup HyPrSpace has signed an agreement with the Direction Générale de l’Armement to conduct suborbital flights of its Baguette One demonstrator from a mainland launch site. The deal marks a strategic milestone in France’s drive to build sovereign launch capabilities.

2025-06-22T05:31:24.536415-07:00

HyPrSpace Secures DGA Agreement to Launch Baguette One from Mainland France

Los Angeles Times

'Your bones rattle': Lompoc emerges as launch-viewing hotspot for rocket enthusiasts Lompoc, about 22 miles north of Santa Barbara, has emerged as a day-trip destination for aerospace enthusiasts chasing rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Visitors gather along the coastline to experience windows rattling and a bone-deep rumble as boosters ignite, turning this quiet town into a launch-viewing hub.

2025-06-20T07:21:18.716045-07:00

'Your bones rattle': Lompoc emerges as launch-viewing hotspot for rocket enthusiasts

Reuters

HAL secures bid to manufacture India's SSLV small satellite launch vehicles Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has won a bid from India’s space regulator to build the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, marking New Delhi’s biggest move yet to open its fast-growing space industry to private participants under the IN-SPACe framework.

2025-06-20T03:59:23.889928-07:00

HAL secures bid to manufacture India's SSLV small satellite launch vehicles

Wall Street Journal

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SpaceX Starship prototype destroyed in static-fire test SpaceX’s next Starship prototype, Ship 36, was destroyed Wednesday night at its South Texas Starbase during a static-fire test. The vehicle suffered a major anomaly and exploded in a fireball while loading liquid methane and oxygen for its tenth flight attempt; all personnel were safe.

2025-06-20T02:39:32.840458-07:00

SpaceX Starship prototype destroyed in static-fire test

SpaceNews.com

Landspace completes nine-engine static-fire test of reusable Zhuque-3 rocket Chinese launch startup Landspace has conducted a nine-engine static fire test of the reusable Zhuque-3 orbital launcher at its engine test complex, marking a critical milestone ahead of its first orbital mission and underscoring rapid progress in China’s emerging private space industry.

2025-06-20T02:13:26.352116-07:00

Landspace completes nine-engine static-fire test of reusable Zhuque-3 rocket

Space.com

Rocket Lab to Launch Secret 'Symphony in the Stars' Satellite at 3:15 a.m. ET Friday Rocket Lab will send the classified "Symphony in the Stars" satellite to orbit aboard its Electron rocket at 3:15 a.m. ET Friday (June 20). Details on the payload and customer remain undisclosed, highlighting Rocket Lab’s expanding role in small-payload, rapid-response space missions.

2025-06-19T23:24:16.642082-07:00

Rocket Lab to Launch Secret 'Symphony in the Stars' Satellite at 3:15 a.m. ET Friday

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