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News from the Press Site: Boeing Starliner gets go ahead for Crew Flight Test

April 27, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

In this week’s edition of News from the Press Site, Spaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Tariq Malik, editor-in-chief of Space.com, and Passant Rabie, space reporter for Gizmodo.

SpaceX completes 300th Falcon booster landing during Starlink mission

April 23, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission was the 30th orbital launch from Florida in 2024. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 6:17 p.m. EDT (2217 UTC).

News from the Press Site: NASA explores new path for Mars Sample Return, Dragonfly mission to Titan gets green light

April 22, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

Joining the video podcast on Friday, April 19, in this episode were Marina Koren, staff writer for The Atlantic, and Jack Kuhr, research editor for Payload Space.

SpaceX completes 40th Falcon 9 launch of the year with Starlink mission

April 18, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission comes a day after launching 23 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-52 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 6:40 p.m. EDT (2240 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center

April 17, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

With this launch, SpaceX is now one flight shy of tying the total number of Space Shuttle missions from this historic launch pad. This was the 81st flight of a Falcon rocket compared to the 82 total shuttle flights. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-51 mission happened at 5:26 p.m. EDT (2126 UTC).

SpaceX launches Space Force weather satellite designed to take over for a program with roots to the 1960s

April 11, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The USSF-62 mission will feature the first National Security Space Launch mission using flight-proven payload fairings. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. EDT (1425 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral

April 9, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission came less than a day after SpaceX announced Albania as the latest country to gain access to the service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 1:40 a.m. EDT (0540 UTC).

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on 1st ‘Bandwagon’ mission

April 7, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The Bandwagon-1 mission features 11 satellites, which headed up a 45-degree, mid-inclination orbit. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 7:16 p.m. EDT (2316 UTC).

SpaceX begins commercial Direct to Cell Starlink constellation with Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base

April 6, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 8-1 mission marked the second declared launch of Starlink satellites featuring the Direct to Cell capability. Liftoff from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened on Saturday, April 6, at 7:25 p.m. PDT (10:25 EDT, 0225 UTC).

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

April 4, 2024 Will Robinson-Smith

The launch came on the heels of a record month for the company, which saw 12 Falcon 9 flights. Liftoff happened at 5:12 a.m. EDT (0912 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40.