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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle ...

SpaceX’s market share in the commercial space launch industry: What investors need to know

The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Returning to the scene of the Challenger explosion, with a NH journalist who was there

We're revisiting live broadcasts from Cape Canaveral, with one of the local reporters who covered the launch in real time.
The Root

NASA Chief: Final Shuttle Launch Begins New Era

When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on Friday, it will mark the final NASA shuttle mission ever. But the shuttering of the 30-year-old program isn’t the end of American space exploration — in ...

Here's the list of all 2026 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida

FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team provides live blog coverage of all 2026 launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and ...