News Archive
Browse every article published on Spaceflight Now, from launch reports and mission previews to spacecraft development coverage. Use the filters to narrow by topic or search by keyword.
Matching Articles
453 articles
Live coverage: SpaceX launch moved up to Wednesday
SpaceX has moved up its next launch to Wednesday, one day earlier than previously planned. A Falcon 9 rocket will take off with the next 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband Internet network at 3:37 p.m. EDT (1937 GMT) Wednesday from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There's a 90 percent chance of favorable weather for launch Wednesday.
Florida launch range remains open; Falcon 9 mission postponed
Range personnel at Cape Canaveral will employ physical distancing, face covers and other cautionary measures to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus during launch operations, the commander of the U.S. military's 45th Space Wing said. But the next launch from Cape Canaveral has been postponed from Thursday until no earlier than next week, sources said. SpaceX is planning to fire off a Falcon 9 rocket with the next batch of Starlink Internet satellites.
SpaceX plans another Starlink launch next week
SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of satellites for the Starlink Internet network from Florida’s Space Coast as soon as April 16, a sign that launch operations at Cape Canaveral could continue at a reduced pace amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Video: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A (members only)
With nine engines firing, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Wednesday morning from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with 60 Starlink satellites on-board.
Falcon 9 rocket overcomes engine failure to deploy Starlink satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket overcame a rare in-flight engine failure soon after launch from Florida's Space Coast Wednesday to place 60 satellites in orbit for the company's Starlink Internet network. Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, promised a "thorough investigation" of the engine failure before the next Falcon 9 launch.
SpaceX launch aborted in final second before liftoff
The countdown for a planned launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida automatically aborted in the last second before liftoff Sunday after an on-board computer detected unexpected data during an engine power check.
Timeline for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket's ascent to orbit with 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network.
SpaceX set to fly Falcon 9 booster for fifth time on Starlink launch Sunday
The launch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will mark SpaceX's first mission to fly a Falcon first stage for a fifth time, and the second to launch with a reused payload fairing.
Video: Falcon 9 rocket test-fired at pad 39A (members only)
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Friday in preparation for launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX delivers Starlink satellites to orbit despite engine failure
SpaceX successfully deployed 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit Wednesday following launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:16 a.m. EDT (1216 GMT). One of the nine Merlin engines on the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage shut down prematurely during ascent, but the launcher was still able to reach the mission's targeted orbit.