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VideoSpaceX launches 400th flight-proven Falcon booster with Saturday Starlink mission
The Starlink 12-17 mission carried 13 Starlink V2 Mini satellites that feature Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened Saturday, April 12, at 8:53 p.m. EDT (1253 UTC).
SpaceX to launch second accelerated GPS 3 satellite mission in late May
This mission follows a similar model of processing used during the Rapid Response Trailblazer (RRT-1) mission, which saw the launch of the GPS 3 Space Vehicle 07 (SV-07) spacecraft on a Falcon 9 instead of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket as originally planned.
VideoSpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East occurred at 4:06 p.m. PDT (7:06 p.m. EDT, 2306 UTC) on Monday, April 7.
U.S. Space Force awards $13.7 billion in new national security launch contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULA
The 54 national security missions will be awarded over the course of five years spanning FY25-FY29. The U.S. Space Force said missions are anticipated to fly from FY27-FY32.
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Saturday night Falcon 9 flight
The Starlink 6-72 mission was the 26th launch of Starlink satellites in 2025. Liftoff of from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:07 p.m. EDT (0307 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Thursday night for Falcon 9 launch with 27 Starlink satellites
This will be the 12th launch of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened on Thursday, April 3, at 6:02 p.m. PDT (9:02 p.m. EDT, 0102 UTC).
VideoFram2 astronauts begin historic polar orbit spaceflight following a launch from the Kennedy Space Center
The launch will be the first human spaceflight mission to a polar orbit. Liftoff is set for Monday, March 31, at 9:46 p.m. EDT (0146 UTC).
Meet the Fram2 crew: A cryptocurrency entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a robotics engineer and an Arctic explorer
The roughly 3.5 to 5-day mission will be the first human spaceflight over the arctic and antarctic poles. Launch happened on the evening of Monday, March 31, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
VideoSpaceX launches 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The flight will be the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a single Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff happened on Monday, March 31, at 3:52 p.m. EDT (1952 UTC).
VideoFram2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of polar spaceflight
The four astronauts will spend three to five days in a free-flier Dragon mission that will see them orbit over the north and south poles. The crew arrived in Florida on Monday for their final week of quarantine before launch.