South Texas – Spaceflight Now

April 26, 2019

Breaking News

[ April 25, 2019 ] Russia ships X-ray astronomy satellite to launch site Mission Reports
[ April 25, 2019 ] Carbon-monitoring instrument poised for launch to International Space Station Falcon 9
[ April 25, 2019 ] Few details available in early days of SpaceX accident investigation Mission Reports
[ April 24, 2019 ] InSight lander detects first likely ‘quake’ on Mars Mission Reports
[ April 23, 2019 ] Photos: Antares rocket blasts off from Virginia Antares

SES satellites could be first to launch from Texas spaceport

February 25, 2015

Two communications satellites owned by SES are booked to fly into orbit — possibly from South Texas — on a pair of Falcon 9 rockets in 2017, giving SpaceX two payloads that could be assigned to launch from the new commercial spaceport, officials said Wednesday.