I took a break from crashing RC planes to try something new a model rocket launch on a windy day at the airfield. I set up the pad, wired everything, and even brought a scooter and my dog Jasper to help retrieve it if it went too far.

SpaceX is working toward a Saturday, Oct. 18, launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The launch, a mission to deploy Starlink satellites for Elon Musk's lucrative internet business, will be livestreamed ...

A Falcon 9 rocket will launch Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on December 16. The launch window is set for the morning, and the rocket will fly on a southeast trajectory. While the base is closed to the public, numerous viewing ...

SpaceX has one final launch scheduled from Southern California before Christmas. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Tuesday, Dec. 16 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will deploy 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

SpaceX is working toward a Saturday, Oct. 25, launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg in Santa Barbara County. SpaceX will launch its famous two-stage 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket, one of the world's most active, to deliver 28 Starlink satellites into ...

The launch window opens when it should still be plenty dark outside – increasing your chances of seeing the commercial spaceflight company's Falcon 9 rocket in the sky further from the launch site. If conditions are clear, rocket launches from Vandenberg ...

The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25 percent, with SpaceX and China accounting for the bulk of the launch activity, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports.