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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight, FAA says
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX can resume flying its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced this evening (Aug. 30), two days after a landing failure grounded the vehicle.

Private astronauts of Polaris Dawn mission patiently await SpaceX launch amid multiple delays
By Josh Dinner published
Weather conditions at the mission's landing zones have postponed the Polaris Dawn launch, and also the FAA grounded the Falcon 9, so the crew might be waiting a minute.

'One of the cleanest flights I've seen.' Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin launched its eighth suborbital space tourism mission this morning (Aug. 29), sending six people to space and back.

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to debut Oct. 13 with NASA Mars launch
By Samantha Mathewson published
The inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA's two-satellite ESCAPADE mission toward Mars, will launch no earlier than Oct. 13.

The FAA is investigating SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket landing failure, launch delays possible
By Mike Wall published
The FAA is requiring an investigation into the failed touchdown attempt of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's first stage after a successful Starlink satellite launch early Wednesday morning (Aug. 28).

SpaceX rocket catches fire, falls over while landing at sea after record-breaking Starlink launch (video)
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set a reusability record during a Starlink satellite launch early Wednesday morning (Aug. 28) but failed to stick its landing.

What time is Blue Origin's private NS-26 astronaut launch on Aug. 29 (and how to watch live)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A Blue Origin rocket will launch a new private astronaut mission to suborbital space this week. Here's what time and where to watch.

Europe's 1st commercial rocket by RFA explodes on test stand at Scotland spaceport
By Brett Tingley published
Rocket Factory Augsburg's first rocket was destroyed in an explosion on Aug. 19 during a static fire test at Saxavord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
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