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ULA, SpaceX face off in landmark Air Force launch competition
The U.S. Air Force has identified the launch of a next-generation GPS navigation satellite for the first in a series of competitive rocket procurements between United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, service officials announced Wednesday.
Photos: Falcon 9 rockets into dusky sky
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral on Monday after a 49-minute weather hold to wait for clouds to thin out overhead. The rocket finally lifted off into an overcast sky with a communications satellite built for Turkmenistan.
Falcon 9 rocket powers into space with satellite for Turkmenistan
A communications satellite for Turkmenistan soared into orbit Monday, climbing through gloomy skies over Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to give the Central Asian nation its first foothold in space.
Turkmenistan’s first satellite braced for liftoff
SpaceX ground crews transferred a Falcon 9 rocket to its seaside launch mount at Cape Canaveral on Sunday evening in preparation for liftoff Monday with Turkmenistan's first satellite.
Live coverage: SpaceX launches its fifth Falcon 9 flight of the year
Turkmenistan's first satellite has blasted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida after a weather delay. Liftoff occurred at 7:03 p.m. EDT (2303 GMT).
Clouds in the forecast for Monday’s Falcon 9 launch
Forecasters will be watching clouds and rain showers during the countdown before Monday's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Turkmenistan's first communications satellite.
VideoThrottle valve blamed for Falcon 9’s unsuccessful landing
SpaceX engineers have narrowed the cause of last week's unsuccessful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket booster on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean on a commanding issue with an engine throttle valve, according to Elon Musk, the company's founder and chief executive.
Photos: SpaceX’s debris-strewn landing barge back in port
Returning to port late Thursday under the cover of darkness, SpaceX's rocket recovery platform has moored at a dock in Jacksonville, Florida, for unloading of charred debris from Tuesday's crash landing of a Falcon 9 booster.
No time wasted in SpaceX’s rapid-fire launch campaign
Hours after launching a batch of cargo and provisions to the International Space Station on Tuesday, SpaceX ground teams wheeled another Falcon 9 rocket into the hangar at Cape Canaveral for a commercial satellite launch set for April 27.
VideoNew, longer video hits Internet and shows Falcon’s landing demise
New video released from SpaceX on Wednesday shows a longer sequence of events during the failed landing reusability attempt on Tuesday.