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First operational Crew Dragon launch slips to Halloween
NASA announced Monday that the launch of the first operational crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is set for the predawn hours of Halloween, eight days later than previously planned.
After weather scrub, Starlink launch to wait for pair of national security missions
Continuing a dizzying series of rescheduled launches from Florida's Space Coast, poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center forced SpaceX to keep a Falcon 9 rocket and 60 Starlink broadband satellites on the ground Monday. The Starlink launch is expected to be delayed until Thursday, after a pair of national security missions are set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Tuesday.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch due to weather
After an 11-day delay, SpaceX planned to deploy 60 more Starlink broadband satellites with a Falcon 9 rocket launch scheduled for 10:22 a.m. EDT (1422 GMT) Monday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. But SpaceX scrubbed the launch less than a minute before liftoff due to bad weather.
Delta 4-Heavy launch delayed by ground system issue
United Launch Alliance’s next launch attempt for its Delta 4-Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral with a top secret U.S. government spy satellite will be delayed to no earlier than early Tuesday.
Axiom finalizing agreements for private astronaut mission to space station
The chief executive of Axiom Space says agreements with NASA, SpaceX, and fare-paying passengers should be finalized in the coming weeks for the launch of the first all-private crew to the International Space Station in October 2021, and former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is set to command the mission.
Next SpaceX launch will wait for improved ocean conditions
The launch of SpaceX's next 60 Starlink satellites will wait for better weather and sea conditions after currents were too strong for the company's rocket landing platform to hold position in the Atlantic Ocean for a launch attempt Thursday.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX grounds launch to wait for better recovery weather
SpaceX scrubbed a Falcon 9 launch attempt Thursday, citing an issue associated with the planned recovery of the rocket's first stage or payload fairing in the Atlantic Ocean. Officials later said the mission would be grounded to await improved weather in downrange recovery area in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX plans Falcon 9 launch Thursday from Kennedy Space Center
Forecasters predict a 60 percent chance of favorable weather for launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to carry more Starlink broadband satellites into orbit.
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, beta testing well underway
Sixty more satellites launched Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center to join SpaceX's Starlink fleet, adding coverage to the broadband network as it is already "well into the first phase of testing."
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites
SpaceX completed another another launch to add to the company's Starlink broadband network Thursday. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 8:46 a.m. EDT (1246 GMT) Thursday from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.