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[ September 28, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship Mission Reports
[ September 26, 2026 ] Next crew bound for the space station arrive in Florida Mission Reports
[ September 25, 2026 ] SpaceX Falcon 9 launches classified mission for U.S. Space Force from West Coast Falcon 9
[ September 24, 2026 ] NASA announces new space telescope ‘PRIMA’ to launch in 2033 News
[ September 23, 2026 ] SpaceX stack Starship and Super Heavy for first orbital flight Mission Reports

SpaceX rocket and Israeli satellite destroyed in launch pad explosion

September 1, 2016 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded in the final minutes of a simulated countdown at Cape Canaveral on Thursday, destroying the booster and an Israeli communications satellite valued at nearly $200 million.

Tropical storm could be a factor in SpaceX launch Saturday

August 31, 2016 Stephen Clark

Weather forecasters at Cape Canaveral are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hermine in the Gulf of Mexico in case winds and thick clouds from the cyclone threaten the scheduled launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday.