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SpaceX adds more satellites to Starlink internet fleet

March 11, 2021 Stephen Clark

Continuing a high-tempo launch cadence, SpaceX delivered another batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Thursday after a seemingly flawless liftoff from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

Watch a 4K video replay of the Falcon 9 static fire (members only)

March 9, 2021 Stephen Clark

SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Monday evening at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, paving the way for launch of 60 more Starlink internet satellites Tuesday night.

Live coverage: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fires into orbit from Cape Canaveral

March 8, 2021 Stephen Clark

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the next batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites at 3:13 a.m. EST (0813 GMT) Thursday from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The reusable first stage successfully landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX eyes mobile connectivity market on eve of launching 60 more Starlink satellites

March 8, 2021 Stephen Clark

The next 60 Starlink internet satellites are awaiting a ride from Cape Canaveral into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday night as SpaceX seeks regulatory authority to expand the network’s services from homes and offices to airplanes, ships, and trucks.

Video: 4K video replay of SpaceX’s CRS-21 launch (members only)

December 6, 2020 Stephen Clark

Watch a 4K video replay of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon spacecraft Dec. 6 on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX launches first in new line of upgraded space station cargo ships

December 6, 2020 Stephen Clark

An upgraded version of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo freighter launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loaded with 3.2 tons of supplies and experiments in the first of at least nine resupply flights to the International Space Station under a new NASA contract.

Photos: Upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolls out to pad 39A

December 4, 2020 Stephen Clark

Ready for a flight to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s first upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolled out to pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week in preparation for launch on top of a Falcon 9 rocket.

Space station to receive new commercial airlock from Nanoracks

December 4, 2020 Stephen Clark

A privately-funded airlock from Nanoracks will head for the International Space Station this weekend in the trunk of a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule, adding to the orbiting lab’s capacity for scientific experiments in another milestone for commercial space development.

Live coverage: Cargo Dragon arrives at space station

December 3, 2020 Stephen Clark

Loaded with more than 6,000 pounds of supplies, experiments, and hardware, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon freighter docked with the International Space Station at 1:40 p.m. EST (1840 GMT) Monday, one day after taking off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the first Dragon cargo mission to automatically dock with the space station.

SpaceX breaks cycle of scrubs with successful Falcon 9 launch

October 6, 2020 Stephen Clark

Sixty more SpaceX Starlink broadband satellites rocketed into orbit Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center, breaking a streak canceled launch attempts at the Florida spaceport in recent weeks and nudging the Starlink network closer to reaching a wider population.