"The rocket body disintegrated after falling into the ... Tianbing as "comparable to Space X's Falcon 9." The aerospace firm said the Tianlong-3 can take off with a mass of 590 tons, similar ...

It's the first time Falcon Heavy has launched a payload for the US Air Force, but it may not be the last. The rocket blasted off from the Kennedy ... Space Center shortly after takeoff.

Eight minutes and 40 seconds after taking off ... for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, and SpaceX's 341st recovery of an orbital-class rocket, including both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy boosters.

Launch Recap: Scroll down to read updates from the SpaceX Starlink 12-9 launch, which lifted off at 2:18 p.m. from Cape Canaveral, Launch Complex 40. After ... first Falcon Heavy and Starman ...