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SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink satellites back on the launch pad
SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Tuesday on pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, positioning the launch vehicle for a flight Wednesday carrying 57 more Starlink Internet satellites and two commercial Earth-imaging microsatellites for BlackSky.
SpaceX postpones Starlink launch
SpaceX scrubbed the planned launch from the Kennedy Space Center of a Falcon 9 rocket Friday with the company's next 57 Starlink Internet satellites and a pair of commercial Earth-imaging surveillance satellites. Officials did not immediately confirm a new target launch date.
SpaceX rideshare provides new path to orbit for BlackSky
Despite a growing number of rocket options, the availability of on-time launch services remains a key factor in getting BlackSky's constellation of Earth-imaging smallsats into orbit. SpaceX's rideshare launch service will give BlackSky a chance to add two more spacecraft to its fleet on a Falcon 9 rocket with the next batch of Starlink Internet payloads.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX scrubs Starlink launch
SpaceX scrubbed the planned launch of its next set of Starlink satellites Friday. A Falcon 9 rocket is awaiting liftoff from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with 57 Starlink Internet satellites and two commercial Earth-imaging microsatellites for BlackSky.
SpaceX gearing up for another launch of Starlink broadband satellites this week
For the third time in three weeks, SpaceX is preparing to launch a batch of satellites for the company's Starlink Internet network from Florida's Space Coast. Liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket is set for Thursday afternoon from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, weather permitting.
Starlink satellite deployments continue with successful Falcon 9 launch
Breaking a SpaceX record for the shortest span between two missions from the same launch pad, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Saturday from Cape Canaveral carrying 58 more Starlink broadband satellites and three Earth-imaging spacecraft for Planet.
VideoLive coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on first Starlink rideshare mission
Another batch of Starlink Internet satellites shared a ride into orbit with three of Planet's SkySat Earth-imaging satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:21 a.m. EDT (0921 GMT) from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Hitching a ride with SpaceX, Planet poised to complete SkySat fleet
Three of Planet's SkySat Earth-imaging satellites are mounted on top of 58 of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites for launch Saturday from Cape Canaveral on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, the first secondary payloads to ride to orbit on SpaceX's commercial rideshare service.
NASA signs Gateway habitat design contract with Northrop Grumman
NASA has signed a $187 million contract with Northrop Grumman to complete the preliminary design of a pressurized crew habitat for the planned Gateway mini-space station near the moon, and agency officials have discussed new details about plans to launch first two Gateway modules on a single heavy-lift rocket.
SpaceX sets new mark in rocket reuse 10 years after first Falcon 9 launch
On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Falcon 9 rocket's debut flight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral with a reused first stage Wednesday, then landed the previously-flown booster for a record fifth time after sending 60 more Starlink Internet satellites into space.