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  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
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  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 31st flight
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  • Orion spacecraft arrives at VAB ahead of stacking for Artemis 2
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  • SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit in predawn launch
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  • SpaceX launches 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency following weather scrub
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  • SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket
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