A small rocket has been launched to mark the opening of a space centre that aims to inspire the next generation of Welsh astronauts. The Snowdonia Space Centre, in Llanbedr, Gwynedd, will provide testing facilities for the development of new products and technologies in the space industry.

SpaceX rocket launch from Vandenberg, California, will send Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. After liftoff, there may be sonic booms

On the night of May 20, a SpaceX rocket launched from Cape Canaveral for its first time. The mission was the latest batch of Starlink satellites.