Liftoff Videos
Every mission, with the videos that tell it
Every mission we cover, by year.
Published: 23 Oct 2026
A roundup of space news from early to late October, covering launches from Korea, China, the US and Japan, including Japan's H3 launch of the Martian Moons Explorer.
Rocket Lab launched its 98th Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on the mission 'We're Not Hawking Around', its third dedicated launch for HawkEye 360.
Published: 22 Oct 2026
Rocket Lab CEO Sir Peter Beck explains why Neutron's first flight has moved into 2027.
Published: 7 Oct 2026
A roundup of space news from roughly the last two weeks before October 6th.
Mission: 2026Published: 26 Sep 2026
Rocket Lab's Electron launched from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand with the 13th StriX radar satellite for Synspective.
Mission: 2026Published: 19 Sep 2026
Rocket Lab launched Electron from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 19 September 2026 with a StriX radar satellite for Synspective.
Published: 18 Sep 2026
A September 18th news round-up covering launches from the first half of September, including the debut orbital successes of China's Pallas-1 and Isar Aerospace's Spectrum.
Published: 1 Sep 2026
A roundup of space news from the second half of August.
Mission: 2026Published: 20 Aug 2026
Rocket Lab launched Electron on The Lightning God Defends mission for iQPS from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 20 August 2026.
Mission: 2026Published: 6 Aug 2026
Rocket Lab launched Electron from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 6 August 2026 carrying QPS-SAR-13, nicknamed MIKURA-I, for iQPS.
Mission: 2026Published: 26 Jun 2026
Rocket Lab's 91st Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 5:43 a.m. local time on 27 June 2026, carrying a single StriX radar satellite for Synspective.
Mission: 2026Published: 24 Jun 2026
Rocket Lab describes its role in the U.S.
Mission: 2026Published: 22 Jun 2026
Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for the US Space Force's Victus Haze responsive space mission, carrying Rocket Lab's own Pioneer spacecraft.
Mission: 2026Published: 22 May 2026
Rocket Lab's Electron launched the 'Viva La StriX' mission from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 22 May 2026 at 09:33 UTC, carrying one StriX radar satellite for Synspective.
Mission: 2026Published: 23 Apr 2026
Rocket Lab's Electron launched the Kakushin Rising mission for JAXA on 23 April 2026 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, carrying eight small satellites to a 540 km circular orbit.
Mission: 2026Published: 28 Mar 2026
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 28 March 2026 NZT, carrying the two Celeste IOD demonstrator satellites for the European Space Agency.
Mission: 2026Published: 20 Mar 2026
Rocket Lab's live broadcast of the dedicated Electron launch "Eight Days A Week" from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, which lifted off at 7:10 a.m.
Mission: 2026Published: 6 Mar 2026
Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, carrying a single Earth observation satellite for a confidential commercial customer.
Published: 11 Dec 2025
Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut hosts a watch-along of Rocket Lab's webcast for the Electron mission "Bridging the Swarm", which was to carry the NEONSAT-1A satellite for KAIST from Launch Complex 1…
Published: 13 Nov 2025
Livestream coverage of the countdown for NG-2, the second New Glenn flight, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral.
Published: 9 Nov 2025
Live coverage of Blue Origin's second New Glenn launch, NG-2, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft toward Mars along with a Viasat…
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