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FAA clears Rocket Lab for first launch from U.S. spaceport
Rocket Lab said Saturday that the company received final approval from NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration to launch their first mission from the United States on Sunday, clearing final regulatory and technical hurdles with a new autonomous range safety destruct unit that delayed the launch more than two years.
VideoSpaceX booster launches for record 15th time on Starlink mission
SpaceX launched 54 more Starlink internet satellites Saturday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, using a Falcon 9 booster on its 15th flight to space, a record for the company's reusable rocket fleet. The mission was also the third Falcon 9 rocket flight in less than 34 hours from SpaceX's three active launch pads in less.
Video200th launch of SpaceX Falcon rocket boosts O3b mPOWER internet satellites
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Friday from Cape Canaveral on a mission to boost two high-power broadband satellites for SES's O3b mPOWER network toward a unique equatorial orbit some 5,000 miles above Earth. It was the 200th launch by SpaceX's Falcon rocket family since 2006.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches U.S.-French environmental satellite
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:46 a.m. PST (6:46 a.m. EST; 1146 GMT) Friday, carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite into orbit for NASA and the French space agency CNES. The Falcon 9's first stage booster returned to the California launch base for landing.
First O3b mPOWER broadband satellites set for liftoff after quick launch campaign
The first two spacecraft in an 11-satellite refresh of SES's Medium Earth Orbit O3b internet constellation are poised to rocket into space from Cape Canaveral on Friday, less than two weeks after shipment to the Florida spaceport from a Boeing factory in California already fully fueled and integrated for launch.
VideoSatellite to take pulse of Earth’s water cycle ready for launch on SpaceX rocket
A French-built satellite equipped with an innovative U.S.-made radar instrument is buttoned up for blastoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday from California, kicking off a mission to investigate the link between Earth's water cycle and our planet's changing climate.
Russian engineers assessing leak from Soyuz crew spacecraft
A Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship docked to the International Space Station spewed particles of an unknown substance, presumably coolant fluid, into space Wednesday night, forcing two Russian cosmonauts to call off a planned spacewalk as engineers on the ground scrambled to determine the source and the effects of the leak.
VideoLive coverage: Mission control evaluating coolant leak on Soyuz spacecraft
Russian engineers are evaluating an apparent coolant leak coming from the Soyuz MS-22 crew ferry ship docked to the International Space Station. The leak was discovered around 7:45 p.m. EST Wednesday (0045 GMT Thursday) and forced the cancellation of a planned spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts.
SpaceX launch from California delayed to review engine data
SpaceX has delayed the launch from California of a Falcon 9 rocket with a U.S.-French environmental monitoring satellite from Thursday to Friday, allowing more time to review the source of moisture in two of the launcher's booster engines.
Ariane 5 rocket launches new European Meteosat satellite, two Intelsat comsats
A European Ariane 5 rocket fired off a launching stand Tuesday in tropical South America with the vanguard of a modernized series of weather satellites to improve storm forecasts for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and two Intelsat television broadcasting satellites to cover the United States, a heavyweight payload totaling 12 tons.