Humankind's first Space Race began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite (Sputnik) into orbit around Earth. The unparalleled and exponential explosion ...

Falcon 9 rockets are propelled by nine Merlin engines, which use kerosene and liquid oxygen as fuel. Upon its eventual launch, the rocket will deploy a batch of 22 Starlink internet-beaming ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today (May 14), carrying 28 Starlink ...

After taking off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the Falcon 9's first stage fired its nine kerosene-burning Merlin engines for about two-and-a-half minutes, accelerating the ...

A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX 's Starlink 6-74 mission Thursday night, April 24, out of Florida's Space Coast. Liftoff occurred at 9:52 p.m. ET (0152 GMT, April 25) from Launch Complex-40 (LC-40) ...

A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX 's Starlink 6-93 mission Tuesday night (May 6) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ...

The upgraded V1.5 units are heavier, compelling SpaceX to launch lesser quantities with its reusable Falcon 9. The medium-lift rocket’s nine Merlin engines exert 1.7 million pounds of thrust at ...

The Merlin engine in the upper stage of the Falcon 9 during its first burn on the Sept. 28 Crew-9 launch. The engine suffered an “off-nominal” burn when later deorbiting the stage. Credit ...

This breathtaking long-exposure image captured the full arc of Falcon 9's ascent as it launched Starlink 6-74 from Cape Canaveral on April 24, 2025. The rocket lit up the sky as it carried 28 ...

the newest additions to SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation headed toward low Earth orbit (LEO), powered by the Falcon 9's nine first-stage Merlin engines. The rocket's first stage booster ...