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Live coverage: Atlas 5 countdown and launch journal

June 23, 2016 Justin Ray


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  • Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
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  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California
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  • SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency
    October 4, 2026
  • Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency
    October 1, 2026
  • Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station
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  • Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station
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  • NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year
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  • Starship returns to Earth; rocket splashes down north of Hawaii after three-hour flight
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