SpaceX’s Starship 12 rocket had a successful launch Friday night, before concluding its test run around the Earth with a planned fireball explosion as it splashed down in the Indian Ocean. The

Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective early Friday morning (May 22), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX seems to have mistaken shooting for the moon with shooting at the moon. Forecast to occur on Aug. 5, a five-story-long piece of a rocket from one of the private space exploration company's recent lunar missions is expected to hit the moon at around 5,

Rocket Lab (NasdaqGS:RKLB) has secured a $90 million multi year contract with the U.S. Space Force to build and operate geostationary defense satellites. The award is Rocket Lab's first major U.S. Space Force prime contract for complex GEO missions,

Long before it turned heads and roared on the road, the Rocket Car, a 28-foot-long stainless steel machine, flew in the sky at Euclid Beach Park.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) investors woke up to a different stock than the one they went to bed with. On May 20, RKLB closed at a fresh record of $134.28, up 5.47% on the day, capping a run that has more than doubled the shares since December.

Space stocks are back in rally mode at midday Friday, with the sector’s three highest-profile pure plays moving sharply higher in unison. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is up 7%, Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) shares are climbing 6%,

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