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September 20, 2024

Breaking News

[ September 20, 2024 ] SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9
[ September 18, 2024 ] Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket experiences abort as its Rutherford engines began firing, prior to liftoff Electron
[ September 17, 2024 ] SpaceX launches European Commission’s Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ September 15, 2024 ] Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth with splashdown in Gulf of Mexico Mission Reports
[ September 12, 2024 ] SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast Falcon 9

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket experiences abort as its Rutherford engines began firing, prior to liftoff

September 18, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

When it launches, the mission will be the 53rd launch of an Electron rocket to date. It was scrubbed as the nine Rutherford engines were firing, but prior to liftoff.

Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth with splashdown in Gulf of Mexico

September 15, 2024 William Harwood

The Polaris Dawn crew closed out a record-setting commercial spaceflight with a pre-dawn splashdown early Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico northwest of Key West, Florida. Splashdown occurred at 3:37 a.m. EDT (0737 UTC).