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VideoWeather scrubs Falcon 9 launch of Starlink internet satellites
Stormy weather forced SpaceX to scrub Saturday's launch of the Falcon 9 before the completion of propellant load. The next launch opportunity carrying 22 more second-generation Starlink satellites is Sunday at 7:09 p.m. EDT (2309 UTC).
Falcon 9 punches through fog on first West Coast launch of Starlink second-generation satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is lifted off Wednesday night/Thursday morning carrying the first batch of second-generation Starlink satellites to be lofted from the West Coast. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 9:09 p.m. PDT (1209 a.m. EDT / 0409 UTC July 19).
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 launches 2nd generation Starlinks from West Coast
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first batch of second-generation Starlink satellites to be lofted from the West Coast. Liftoff is occurred at 9:09 p.m. PDT (12:09 a.m. EDT / 0409 UTC ). The launch was aborted Tuesday in the final seconds of the countdown.
VideoRocket Lab launches seven satellites, recovers Electron booster after splashdown
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket, carrying seven small satellites, from its launch site on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand at 9:27 p.m. EDT (0127 UTC). The first stage of the Electron rocket parachuted into the ocean for recovery as part of Rocket Lab's efforts to reuse the rocket.
VideoSpaceX launches second Falcon 9 booster on a 16th flight
For the second time this week, SpaceX pushed the envelope by flying a Falcon 9 rocket for a 16th time. Booster 1060 lifted off from Cape Canaveral's pad 40 at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 UTC) Saturday carrying 54 Starlink satellites into orbit.
VideoSpaceX test fires Falcon 9 booster following last-minute launch scrub
SpaceX test fired a Falcon 9 on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral tonight to try to clear the booster for its 16th flight. A launch attempt early Friday was aborted in the final minute of the countdown. SpaceX did not disclose the reason for the scrub.
VideoScrub called in final minute of SpaceX’s attempt to launch another booster on 16th mission
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a Falcon 9, that was due to make its 16th flight, in the final minute of the countdown. No reason was given for the hold and SpaceX said it was targeting no earlier than Saturday at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 UTC) for another launch attempt.
VideoNASA celebrates Webb science anniversary with mesmerising new image
NASA marks the first anniversary of Webb science observations with a spectacular look into a nearby stellar nursery where 50 young sun-like stars are lighting up their surroundings.
VideoSpaceX pushes the envelope with record-breaking 16th flight for a Falcon 9 booster
SpaceX tested the limits of its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday evening when it launches a booster on a record-breaking 16th flight. The Falcon 9 is lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:58 p.m. EDT (0358 UTC Monday) carrying a batch of second-generation Starlink satellites.
West Coast launch puts 48 more Starlink internet satellites in orbit
SpaceX lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9, with 48 satellites inside its payload fairing, lifted off at 12:29:50 p.m. PDT (3:29:50 p.m. EDT; 1929:50 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4-East.