The Germany company's first Spectrum rocket lifted off Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway on the first-ever orbital launch attempt from European soil.

Other space companies have been scrambling to compete with SpaceX for years, but developing a reliable rocket takes slow, steady work and big budgets. Now, some rivals are catching up.

DARPA's AtmoSense program uses Earth's atmosphere as a global sensor to detect disturbances like underground explosions and national security threats.

Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.

A federal program that helps hundreds of young Vermonters each year learn through model rockets may no longer be taking off in local schools.

Lightning flashed in the distance as storms rolled off shore, yet the launch occurred without delay. Original story: Tonight, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Fram2 crew into an orbit never flown by astronauts − around the North and South Pole.

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