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VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 return to flight mission from the Kennedy Space Center
The rocket launched more than 340 times successively and successfully before it encountered an issue with its upper stage on July 11. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-9 mission happened at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 UTC).
VideoAs it happened: NASA holds briefings on Crew 9 mission as SpaceX nears return to flight
Watch live as NASA holds briefings at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on the upcoming Crew 9 mission and SpaceX rolls out a Falcon 9 as it prepares to return to flight with its workhorse rocket.
Make-or-break tests on tap for Boeing’s Starliner capsule
Critical tests are on tap this weekend to confirm Boeing's Starliner capsule can safety carry its two-person crew back to Earth despite unexpected helium leaks and degraded maneuvering thrusters, officials said Thursday.
VideoAs it happened: NASA, Boeing provide update on the Starliner Crew Flight Test mission
The update comes after NASA said it and Boeing completed ground hot fire testing of a reaction control system (RCS) to better understand some of the in-flight anomalies seen during the spacecraft's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station.
VideoSpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test amid return to flight campaign
An upper stage anomaly during the Starlink 9-3 mission on July 11 grounded the Falcon 9 rocket. The FAA is evaluating SpaceX’s request for a public safety determination to resume launches.
NASA plans for space station’s demise with new SpaceX ‘Deorbit Vehicle’
The ISS Deorbit Vehicle, or DV, will be a custom-built, one-of-a-kind spacecraft needed to make sure the space station re-enters the atmosphere at the precise place and in the proper orientation to insure any wreckage that survives the 3,000-degree heat of re-entry will crash harmlessly into the sea.
VideoSpaceX requests public safety determination for early return to flight for its Falcon 9 rocket
The FAA ordered an investigation following a second stage failure during the Starlink 9-3 mission on July 11.
Starliner crew confident spacecraft will bring them safely home
Helium leaks and thruster issues prompted NASA to extend their stay aboard the space station indefinitely -- Wednesday marked their 35th day in orbit -- while engineers carry out tests and analysis to better understand what caused the problems and to make sure the spacecraft can safely being Wilmore and Williams home.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage fails leaving Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
It was the first failure of a Falcon 9 rocket in flight since 2015. Liftoff occurred at 7:35 p.m. PDT (10:35 p.m. EDT, 0235 UTC) from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
VideoSpaceX launches Türksat 6A satellite, Turkey’s first domestically-built satellite
The spacecraft is Turkey's first home-grown communications satellite. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 UTC).