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

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

A Smart Dragon 3 rocket lifts off in East China's Shandong province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit, Jan 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] ...

China has successfully conducted its first sea-based rocket launch of the ... On Monday, 13 January 2025, the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket lifted off from the waters near Haiyang, Shandong ...

marking the rocket model’s fifth sea-based launch, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, maker of the Smart Dragon 3 series, said in a news release after the liftoff. The Smart Dragon 3 is ...