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VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket is to launch tonight with another batch of satellites for SpaceX's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 11:15 p.m. EDT (0415 UTC).
VideoFAA clears SpaceX for second Super Heavy-Starship test flight
SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket has been cleared for a second test flight in an attempt to boost the unpiloted Starship upper stage into space for the first time, the company announced Wednesday. On Thursday Elon Musk announced the launch has slipped to Saturday to replace a grid fin actuator.
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 3rd pair of O3b mPOWER satellites from Cape Canaveral
The launch of the SES O3b mPOWER satellites a day after the Transporter-9 rideshare mission from California. The Boeing-built O3b mPOWER 5&6 satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the start of the 89-minute window that opened at 4:08 p.m. EST (2108 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on 29th resupply mission to the Space Station
Rodents, water filters and a laser relay are among the 6,500 pounds of science and equipment that will launch to the International Space Station on Thursday evening. A Falcon 9 rocket launched carrying a SpaceX Cargo Dragon at 8:28 p.m. EST (0128 UTC on Nov. 10) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
VideoSpaceX poised for ‘mid-November’ launch of second Starship test flight
More than half a year after its first flight, SpaceX believes it’s on the cusp of getting to launch its Starship rocket for a second time.
VideoOn-time Artemis landings by SpaceX, Blue Origin possible, but face “great challenges”
The head of NASA's Human Landing System program sat down with Spaceflight Now to discuss the progress of getting humans back to the Moon for the first time since 1972.
VideoSpaceX Falcon 9 launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:17 p.m. EDT (0217 UTC on Oct. 22) carrying 23 Starlink satellites.
VideoSpaceX battles regulatory process that could hold up Starship test flight for months
SpaceX leadership is heading to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to lobby for greater efficiency when it comes regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The company is hoping to streamline the process of issuing launch licenses for both Starship test flights and more routine Falcon 9 rocket missions.
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites on its second Friday launch
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites, delayed by upper level winds and held up for the Falcon Heavy launch of NASA's Psyche, is scheduled to liftoff from Cape Canaveral's pad 40 at 7:01 p.m. EDT (2301 UTC) on Friday night.
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Strong winds stymie back-to-back SpaceX launch plans; Vandenberg launch successful
SpaceX planned a pair of back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from both coasts but upper level winds scrubbed the liftoff from Florida. A Falcon 9 was able to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:43 a.m. PDT (0743 UTC).