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Satellite owners among bystanders in Falcon 9 accident
The long queue of satellites waiting on launches aboard SpaceX's Falcon rockets -- a backlog the company says is worth $7 billion -- will stay grounded while investigators determine what caused a Falcon 9 booster to disintegrate after liftoff Sunday.
Jason 3 satellite shipped to Vandenberg for SpaceX launch
An international oceanography satellite arrived at its California launch base from a factory in France on Thursday for fueling, testing and other final preps before its scheduled Aug. 8 blastoff on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Launch of U.S.-French oceanography satellite postponed
The launch of a U.S.-French oceanography satellite from California has been postponed from July 22 after engineers discovered contamination in one of the spacecraft's thrusters at its factory in France.
Space weather observatory blasts off after 17-year wait
An interplanetary space weather station rocketed away from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, speeding toward a remote operating post a million miles from Earth to help forecasters warn of intense solar storms.
Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by high winds aloft
Unfavorable high-altitude winds above Cape Canaveral on Tuesday kept a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket loaded with a NOAA space weather observatory on the ground another day.
VideoStoried space weather observatory finally ready for launch
The world's most distant weather outpost is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launching to a point a million miles from Earth to warn forecasters of solar storms that could disrupt global air traffic, satellite navigation and power grids.
Near-ideal weather expected for Sunday’s Falcon 9 launch
Forecasters predict mostly clear skies, light winds and comfortable temperatures for Sunday's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with a NOAA satellite designed to warn of solar storms that could disrupt navigation and communication technology on Earth.
NOAA space weather sentinel joined with Falcon 9 rocket
A new space weather observatory to be stationed a million miles from Earth has been enclosed inside the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff Sunday from Cape Canaveral.
Next Falcon 9 launch rescheduled for Feb. 8
The next liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been reset for no earlier than Feb. 8, NOAA and NASA officials said Tuesday, apparently to give the launch provider more time to prepare for the mission.