Spaceflight Now’s camera at the Kennedy Space Center’s Complex 39 press site captured this view of the Falcon 9 rocket’s high-altitude anomaly Sunday.
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Spaceflight Now’s camera at the Kennedy Space Center’s Complex 39 press site captured this view of the Falcon 9 rocket’s high-altitude anomaly Sunday.
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A year after a launch mishap left Orbital ATK’s Cygnus supply ship without a ride to the International Space Station, company officials say the cargo delivery system is on the verge of a comeback, thanks to deals with United Launch Alliance and a decision to redesign its Antares booster with new rocket engines.
Singed and blackened from three fiery trips to the edge of space and back, a Falcon 9 rocket returned to Cape Canaveral on Sunday after a mission last that week carried the Israeli Beresheet moon lander into orbit, ready for inspections before attempting a fourth — and likely final — launch this spring.
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