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NASA pushes Crew-9 launch to September amid uncertainty of Starliner’s return timeline
The adjustment of the launch manifest is in line with NASA’s desire to have a direct handover between its two long-duration crews on the International Space Station.
Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut crew named, begins training in Houston
Ax-4 will mark the first time an astronaut from India or Poland visits the International Space Station. The mission will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, making her second trip to the ISS on behalf of Axiom Space.
VideoSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The launch comes following a scrub for weather of the NG-21 mission at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-1 mission happened at 12:24 a.m. PDT (3:24 a.m. EDT, 0724 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E).
VideoNASA and SpaceX launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station
The mission, dubbed NG-21, was the second out of three planned launches of a Cygnus spacecraft onboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff happened on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 11:02 a.m. EDT (1502 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
The launch came as SpaceX is also preparing to launch a Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station over the weekend. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-6 mission happened at 1:01 a.m. EDT (0501 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The mission will complete a back-to-back schedule for SpaceX on Sunday morning. Liftoff from SLC-4E happened at 2:22 a.m. PDT (5:22 a.m. EDT, 0922 UTC).
VideoSpaceX completes 300th booster reflight during first of planned back-to-back Falcon 9 launches
The overnight launch marked the second Falcon 9 flight since the July 11 mishap that grounded the rocket. Liftoff happened at 1:09 a.m. EDT (0509 UTC).
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).
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 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.