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VideoSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
The Falcon 9 launched a day before the company begins publicly trading on the Nasdaq. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California happened at 8:05:59 a.m. PDT (11:05:59 a.m. EDT / 1505:59 UTC).
VideoPreview: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission
The mission will be a low Earth orbit rendezvous between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of the Human Landing System landers: Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX’s Starship.
VideoSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket booster on record-breaking 35th flight
The Starlink 10-35 mission will be the 53rd dedicated launch for the satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled at 6:13:50 a.m. EDT (1013:50 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 2 Starshield satellites during Saturday night Starlink mission
The mission represents a rare public announcement of the launch of SpaceX’s Starshield satellites, a government variant of Starlink satellites. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:24:45 p.m. PDT on Saturday, June 6 (12:24:45 a.m. EDT / 0424:45 UTC on Sunday, June 7).
VideoNASA head urges new launcher for Blue Origin’s moon landers to meet Artemis mission deadlines
The change was confirmed by the agency a week after a New Glenn testing explosion destroyed the rocket and damaged Launch Complex 36.
VideoSpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
The Starlink 17-47 mission saw SpaceX attempt its 200th landing on the drone ship called ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’ Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 8:40:39 a.m. PDT (11:40:39 a.m. EDT / 1540:39 UTC).
VideoBlue Origin vows to resume New Glenn flights by year’s end
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, in an overnight post on the social media platform X, said propellant tanks at launch pad 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station made it through the blast in good shape, as did a nearby processing hangar. The main support gantry, while damaged, can be repaired in place.
VideoSpaceX launches sunrise Starlink mission following weather scrub
The Starlink 10-43 mission will fly on a Falcon 9 rocket heading on a north-easterly trajectory. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Thursday, June 4, at 6:26:30 a.m. EDT (1026:30 UTC).
VideoSpaceX launches 50th Starlink mission of 2026
The Starlink 17-41 mission was SpaceX’s 10th and final launch of May. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 8:25 a.m. PDT (11:25 a.m. EDT / 1525 UTC).
VideoULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Leo Atlas 07 mission was the second to last flight that Amazon booked on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 7:53 p.m. EDT (2353 UTC).