The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California.

Sea-based launches are hitting their stride. That could lead to a lot more space missions with a lot less red tape.

A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit. #XinhuaNews ...

The Sea Dragon, a super-heavy lift launch vehicle, was a real concept under consideration with NASA in the 1960s. If the design had come to fruition, it would have been the largest rocket ever ...

HAIYANG, Shandong, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit. The ...

China has successfully conducted its first sea-based rocket launch of the ... The Smart Dragon-3, developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, is a commercial rocket designed ...

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...

The Sea Dragon was envisioned as partially reusable, with rocket sections designed for passive reentry and recovery, allowing for refurbishment and reuse. A typical launch sequence would begin ...

This launch marks a significant milestone as it is the first sea-based rocket launch of 2025 for China, conducted by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Listen to Story The Smart Dragon-3 is ...

China successfully launched its Smart Dragon-3 commercial carrier rocket on Monday, January 13, 2025, from the waters near Haiyang in Shandong Province. The rocket lifted off and successfully ...