The photo was taken by a remote camera set up in advance near the launch pad. Remote cameras provide spectacular, powerful views of launches not accessible from regular viewing locations. The specific launch occurred on July 21 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Lightning struck a Chinese Long March-3B rocket shortly after liftoff this week, but the launch still successfully placed its satellite payload in orbit.

SpaceX did not state a reason for the July 20 launch abort. Liftoff occurred today (July 21) at 10:49 a.m. EDT.

Indian space officials celebrated the debut flight of, India’s first fully commercial satellite launcher, as a “grand success” Saturday after an on-target climb into a 280-mile-high orbit following liftoff from an island spaceport in the Bay of Bengal.

The launch window opens at 7 p.m. PT on Friday, July 10, with a backup opportunity the next day. This mission will deploy 24 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. Viewers can watch the launch in person at various spectator spots or via a ...

Orienspace's Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid rocket, aced its third-ever mission on Tuesday (July 21), launching nine satellites to orbit from a ship at sea.

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket was struck by lightning moments after lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on Thursday, creating dramatic visuals as it climbed through stormy skies. Despite the lightning strike,

It was the 13th test overall of Starship. The success is a boon to NASA’s moon plans and SpaceX’s hopes to deploy a million data centers in orbit.