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Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails

September 18, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket failed to launch a radar-imaging satellite for Capella Space on Tuesday after a problem occurred shortly after separation of the first stage about two and a half minutes into flight.

Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station

September 15, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:44 a.m. EDT (1544 UTC) to relieve a space station crew that unexpectedly served a year in space. Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, Russian flight engineer Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara took a fast-track trajectory to the station to dock at about 2:56 p.m. EDT (1856 UTC).

FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation

September 12, 2023 Spaceflight Now

The FAA has closed the SpaceX-led mishap investigation following the first Starship Integrated Test Flight (IFT). SpaceX founder Elon Musk also published the checklist of 63 items to be completed before the company can apply for a launch license modification for IFT-2.

Loral O’Hara Interview

September 12, 2023 Spaceflight Now

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, a former underwater vehicle researcher, spoke with Spaceflight Now in the run-up to her first launch.

Falcon 9 rocket launches another batch of Starlink satellites from California

September 12, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:57 p.m. PDT Monday (2:57 a.m. EDT / 0657 UTC Tuesday).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

September 8, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 second-generation Starlink internet satellites at 11:12 p.m. EDT on Sept. 8 (0312 UTC on Sept. 9) from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Next-generation X-ray space telescope and lunar lander launches from Japan

September 6, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A next-generation X-ray space telescope and an experimental lunar lander are back on the launch pad Wednesday after a ten-day delay. An H-2A rocket is scheduled to liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 7:42 p.m. EDT (8:42 a.m. local time / 2342 UTC).

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.