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VideoSpaceX breaks Space Shuttle pad record with Falcon 9 Starlink mission
SpaceX’s launch of the Starlink 6-56 mission will move the company past the total number of Space Shuttle Program missions from Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff is set for 2:42 p.m. EDT (1842 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX completed the first of two planned Starlink missions from Florida this week. The first launch lifted off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral on Monday at 2:14 p.m. EDT (1814 UTC).
VideoNews from the Press Site: Boeing approaches first astronaut mission with Starliner
In this week's edition of News from the Press Site, Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Rachel Jewett, Senior Managing Editor for Via Satellite, and Joey Roulette, U.S. Business of Space Correspondent for Reuters.
VideoSpaceX launches 30th Starlink mission of 2024 on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
Prior to launch, SpaceX sent 656 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit so far this year. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-55 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 10:37 p.m. EDT (0237 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Maxar’s first WorldView Legion satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The mission launched the first two of six Earth observation satellites built by Maxar Space Systems. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 11:36 a.m. PDT (2:36 p.m. EDT, 1836 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
The addition of these latest satellites will boost the growing constellation to nearly 5,900. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 6:08 p.m. EDT (2208 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches European Commission’s Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
The mission marked the first time that an American-made rocket launched Europe’s answer to the GPS satellite constellation. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 8:34 p.m. EDT (0034 UTC) on Saturday, April 27.
VideoNews from the Press Site: Boeing Starliner gets go ahead for Crew Flight Test
In this week's edition of News from the Press Site, Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Tariq Malik, editor-in-chief of Space.com, and Passant Rabie, space reporter for Gizmodo.
VideoSpaceX completes 300th Falcon booster landing during Starlink mission
The mission was the 30th orbital launch from Florida in 2024. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 6:17 p.m. EDT (2217 UTC).
VideoNews from the Press Site: NASA explores new path for Mars Sample Return, Dragonfly mission to Titan gets green light
Joining the video podcast on Friday, April 19, in this episode were Marina Koren, staff writer for The Atlantic, and Jack Kuhr, research editor for Payload Space.