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  • [ August 10, 2025 ] SpaceX launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on fifth scheduled attempt Falcon 9

Articles by Will Robinson-Smith

Falcon 9

SpaceX aces Starlink 6-77 mission launch from Cape Canaveral on 3rd launch attempt

November 6, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was at 3:19 p.m. EST (2019 UTC) on Thursday Nov. 7. It was the 72nd Starlink launch of 2024.

Eris

Gilmour Space touts permit for launch of Australia’s first orbital-class rocket

November 5, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The Eris rocket was first vertically raised at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Australia on April 4, 2024. A specific launch date for Eris TestFlight 1 hasn’t been announced, but is anticipated between “early December or mid-January,” per Gilmour Space.

Mission Reports

As it happened: SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon docks with the International Space Station

November 5, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station to begin a one-month stay at the orbiting outpost. Dragon launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 9:29 p.m. EST (0229 UTC) for the Commercial Resupply Services 31 (CRS-31) mission.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 400th Falcon rocket on 31st cargo resupply mission to the space station for NASA

November 4, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

A Cargo Dragon spacecraft launched to begin its fifth journey to the International Space Station, carrying with it more than 6,000 pounds of science and supplies. Liftoff happened at 9:29 p.m. EST Monday (0229 UTC Tuesday).

Falcon 9

Helium issue on Falcon 9 booster scrubs Starlink 6-77 mission at Cape Canaveral

November 3, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was set for 4:57 p.m. EST (2157 UTC) Sunday before the mission was scrubbed. SpaceX has not announce a new launch date or time for the mission.

Mission Reports

ULA’s Vulcan rocket in “final phase” of certification, awaiting first national security launch date

November 3, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

Vulcan completed the second of two planned certification mission on Oct. 4. ULA began stacking the rocket for the USSF-106 mission on Oct. 21.

Mission Reports

Starship booster catch brings NASA, SpaceX closer to Artemis 3 Moon landing

November 1, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

As a milestone for NASA’s Human Landing System program, SpaceX is working towards an on-orbit propellant transfer demonstration campaign, beginning in spring 2025. The Artemis 3 Moon landing is targeting touchdown in Fall 2026.

Falcon 9

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

October 30, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The second Falcon 9 launch of the day was the 71st dedicated Starlink mission of 2024. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:10 p.m. EDT (2110 UTC).

LongMarch

China taikonaut trio arrives at the Tiangong space station

October 29, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch features two crew members who are making their first trip to space. Liftoff happened at 4:27 a.m. BJT on Oct. 30 (4:27 p.m. EDT, 2027 UTC on Oct. 29).

Falcon 9

SpaceX closes in on Direct to Cell Starlink constellation completion

October 28, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch added another 13 satellites featuring Direct to Cell capabilities to SpaceX’s growing constellation. Liftoff happened at 5:07 a.m. PDT (8:07 a.m. EDT, 1207 UTC)

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX schedules 10th test flight for Starship, details recent setbacks
    August 16, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    August 14, 2025
  • ULA launches Vulcan rocket on first Space Force mission
    August 13, 2025
  • Launch preview: ULA to launch first national security mission on a Vulcan rocket
    August 12, 2025
  • SpaceX launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on fifth scheduled attempt
    August 10, 2025
  • Crew 10 returns to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown
    August 9, 2025
  • Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 & 13 astronaut, dies at 97
    August 8, 2025
  • SpaceX launches first Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast in two weeks
    August 8, 2025
  • ULA’s Tory Bruno lays out plans for ramping up launch cadence
    August 7, 2025
  • Poor weather scrubs SpaceX’s second launch attempt to launch 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites from CAPE CANAVERAL
    August 6, 2025
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