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SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Starlink mission

May 3, 2021 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX has performed a static test firing of a Falcon 9 rocket at launch pad 39A ahead of a planned liftoff on Tuesday with 60 more Starlink satellites.

Live coverage: Four astronauts return home after 167 days in space

May 1, 2021 Spaceflight Now

NASA commander Mike Hopkins, pilot Victor Glover, astronaut Shannon Walker, and Japanese mission specialist Soichi Noguchi wrapped up a 167-day mission early Sunday with a splashdown at sea aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at around 2:56 a.m. EDT (0656 GMT).

Watch a Falcon 9 launch the 21st batch of Starlink satellites in 4K video

March 13, 2021 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket’s lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:13:29 a.m. EST (0813:29 GMT) on Thursday, March 11, 2021 carrying 60 Starlink broadband internet satellites into orbit.

Watch live as SpaceX readies a Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A (members only)

February 24, 2021 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX is readying a Falcon 9 rocket for launch Sunday night from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch 60 more Starlink internet satellites.

Watch a live view of the Falcon 9 launch pad (members only)

February 4, 2021 Spaceflight Now

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Spaceflight Now Members.

Second high-altitude Starship test flight ends in landing explosion

February 2, 2021 Spaceflight Now

Starship completed a successful climb to approximately 10 kilometers altitude and then descended horizontally toward the landing site. It appeared to lose control as it was in the process of flipping back to a vertical position and exploded as it bellyflopped onto the landing pad. Watch a replay of the test flight.

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SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Starlink mission

Live coverage: Four astronauts return home after 167 days in space

Watch a Falcon 9 launch the 21st batch of Starlink satellites in 4K video

Watch live as SpaceX readies a Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A (members only)

Watch a live view of the Falcon 9 launch pad (members only)

Second high-altitude Starship test flight ends in landing explosion

Watch the Falcon 9 test fire its engines ahead of Starlink launch (members only)

Video: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying a classified payload (members only)

Watch as a Falcon 9 launches with a Sirius XM satellite (members only)

Spectators watch the final fiery moments of the Starship test flight