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VideoLive coverage: SpaceX calls off Falcon 9 launch attempt Saturday
SpaceX called off a planned launch attempt Saturday to deploy the next batch of satellites for the Starlink broadband network. Two commercial Earth-observing satellites for BlackSky are also awaiting a ride into orbit on the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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.
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.
VideoLive coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launches with more Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched the next group of satellites for the company's Starlink broadband network Wednesday at 9:25 p.m. EDT (0125 GMT Thursday) from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The satellites rode into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket with a first stage flown on four previous missions, and the booster made a successful fifth landing on a SpaceX drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
VideoSpaceX test-fires Raptor engine on Starship test rocket
A test-firing of a Raptor engine on the latest in a series of Starship test rockets Tuesday night in Texas moved SpaceX closer to performing a low-altitude "hop" to gather data on the vehicle's launch and landing characteristics.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink Internet satellites Wednesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 39A occurred at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT), and the Falcon 9's previously-flown first stage successfully landed on SpaceX's offshore drone ship.
VideoSpaceX loses third Starship prototype in cryogenic ground test
A prototype for SpaceX's Starship space vehicle collapsed during pressure testing early Friday at the company's facility in South Texas -- the program's third failure during such testing since November -- but assembly of a new version is already underway.
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.
VideoSecond Starship test article implodes during pressure test
A prototype for SpaceX's Starship vehicle imploded during a pressurization test at the company's facility in South Texas Friday night, an event captured on video by local residents.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites
SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink Internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral at 10:05 a.m. EST (1505 GMT) Monday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket powered by a thrice-flown first stage booster.