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VideoSpaceX scrubs crucial 10th test flight of Starship
Watch live as a Super Heavy booster and Starship launch on a crucial test flight for SpaceX's fully reusable rocket, following three consecutive failures of the Starship upper stage in-flight and an explosion on the test stand. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC.
NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon to the ISS on extended cargo, station boosting mission
This will be the 50th Dragon vehicle to visit the International Space Station, including the Dragon 1 vehicles that were berthed to the orbiting lab. Docking with the Harmony module is anticipated Monday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC).
VideoLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch Cargo Dragon on a mission to boost space station orbit
This will be the first Cargo Dragon flight featuring a modified trunk that allows it to perform multiple orbital boosts of the International Space Station. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The mission will include the 1,800th Starlink satellite launched in 2025. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 10:04 a.m. PDT (1:04 p.m. EDT / 1704 UTC).
SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane to demo laser communications, quantum navigation
The uncrewed spacecraft will operate in low Earth orbit for an unspecified amount of time. This is the eighth launch of an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle since its first flight in 2010.
VideoLaunch preview: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
This will be the eighth flight of the X-37B and the third time that it will be launched by SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 UTC).
VideoSpaceX flies 24 Starlink satellites on its 100th Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2025
The Starlink 17-5 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s constellation of more than 8,100 currently in orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at 9:26 a.m. PDT (12:26 p.m. EDT / 1626 UTC).
SpaceX schedules 10th test flight for Starship, details recent setbacks
The next launch of SpaceX’s super heavy lift rocket would come nearly three months after the last test flight. Liftoff from Starbase, Texas, is planned during a one-hour window that opens at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Starlink 10-20 mission will add another 28 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 8:29 a.m. EDT (1229 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on fifth scheduled attempt
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida happened Monday at 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 UTC), after four earlier attempts were scrubbed.