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SpaceX delays launch to study data from recent payload fairing test
SpaceX has postponed its next launch from the Kennedy Space Center indefinitely to examine data from a recent payload fairing test for another customer.
Top secret ‘Zuma’ mission puzzles satellite trackers
A top secret payload developed in secrecy for the U.S. government is set to ride into orbit from Florida's Space Coast aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday.
Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher's ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened to the top of the rocket.
VideoLive coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launch put on hold
SpaceX has postponed the launch of its next Falcon 9 rocket indefinitely. The rocket was originally scheduled take off Wednesday from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a top secret U.S. government payload named Zuma. A few minutes after launch, the Falcon 9's first stage will return for a landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Israel’s Spacecom books launch with SpaceX using pre-paid Amos 6 credits
The Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has tapped a Falcon 9 rocket to deliver its next geostationary communications satellite to orbit in 2019 using approximately $50 million in credits the company paid SpaceX for a mission last year that ended in an explosion on the launch pad.
Iridium swaps two new Falcon 9 rockets for “flight-proven” boosters
Citing schedule concerns over price benefits, Iridium announced Thursday it will launch its next 20 satellites on a pair of previously-flown Falcon 9 boosters from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, beginning with a Dec. 22 mission.
Regulatory filings suggest SpaceX plans November launch with mystery payload
Information found in federal regulatory filings suggests SpaceX plans to conduct a Falcon 9 rocket launch as soon as mid-November with an unidentified payload that has so far escaped public disclosure.
Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at twilight
Launching into a clear autumn sky at sunset, a Falcon 9 rocket took off Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and delivered the SES 11/EchoStar 105 communications satellite to orbit.
VideoVideo: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with joint satellite for SES, EchoStar
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast Wednesday evening with the SES 11/EchoStar 105 communications satellite, a video relay and data distribution platform jointly developed by SES and EchoStar.
SpaceX launches its 15th mission of the year
Maintaining a brisk flight rate three days after its last launch, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 booster powered by a reused first stage into orbit Wednesday evening from Florida with an Airbus-built communications satellite for SES and EchoStar.