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Crew Dragon safely splashes down east of Jacksonville

September 4, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Blazing like a shooting star as it streaked high above northern Florida, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carried four space station fliers back to Earth early Monday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonville to wrap up a six-month stay in orbit.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches record-breaking 62nd mission of the year

September 3, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket launched Sunday evening on a record-breaking 62nd orbital launch of the year for SpaceX. The previous record was set in 2022 with 61 launches by the company. Liftoff from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, with 21 Starlink satellites aboard, occurred at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 UTC).

Crew 6 astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX Dragon Endeavour

September 3, 2023 Spaceflight Now

The members of Crew 6 undocked from the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Dragon Endeavour at 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 UTC). The capsule splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida at 12:17 a.m. EDT (0417 UTC) on Monday.

Live Coverage: Crew 6 to return to Earth in SpaceX Dragon Endeavour

September 3, 2023 Spaceflight Now

The members of Crew 6 are preparing to return to Earth after almost 185 days in space. NASA and SpaceX are currently targeting a splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida at 12:17 a.m. EDT (0417 UTC) on Monday, Sept. 4, weather permitting.

West Coast Falcon 9 launches 13 demonstration satellites for military mega-constellation

September 2, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Falcon 9 rocket launched 13 demonstration satellites for a planned U.S. military mega-constellation from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday. It was the 61st orbital launch of the year for SpaceX.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 13 satellites for Space Development Agency

August 31, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 13 demonstration satellites for the US military’s Space Development Agency (SDA) on time at 7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC)7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC).

Launch of new X-ray space telescope and lunar lander from Japan delayed

August 27, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A next-generation X-ray space telescope and an experimental lunar lander are poised for launch from Japan. An H-2A rocket was scheduled to liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center Sunday but liftoff has been scrubbed due to upper level winds.

Meet Crew 7: A truly international space mission

August 27, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Dragon Endurance features crew members representing four different nations. The mission is commanded by NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli. The pilot is the European Space Agency’s Andreas Mogensen from Denmark. Mission specialists are Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov.

SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space station with international crew

August 27, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX Dragon Endurance docked with the International Space Station at 9:16 a.m. EDT (1316 UTC) this morning. The spacecraft carried an international crew of four, representing four different nations to begin a six-month mission.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

August 26, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 mission of the day, sending 22 second-generation Starlink satellites into orbit on Saturday at 9:05 p.m. EDT (0105 UTC). It followed the successful launch of a four-member crew to the International Space Station earlier in the day.