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SpaceX launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on fifth scheduled attempt

August 10, 2025 Spaceflight Now

Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida happened Monday at 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 UTC), after four earlier attempts were scrubbed.

Crew 10 returns to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown

August 9, 2025 William Harwood

Two NASA astronauts, a Japanese flier and a Russian cosmonaut plunged back to Earth Saturday, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego to wrap up a five-month mission.

SpaceX launches first Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast in two weeks

August 8, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 17-4 mission adds another 24 satellites to the growing megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred Wednesday, August 13, at 10:05 p.m. PDT (1:05 a.m. EDT / 0505 UTC).

Poor weather scrubs SpaceX’s second launch attempt to launch 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral

August 6, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission, dubbed KF-02, is the fourth flight to date of Project Kuiper satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 8:57 a.m. EDT (1257 UTC) on Sunday, Aug. 10.

Starlink mission marks SpaceX’s 450th flight-proven Falcon booster launched

August 3, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-30 mission will add 28 more satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 3:57 a.m. EDT (0757 UTC) on Monday.

NASA, SpaceX ‘thread the clouds’ to launch Crew-11 to the International Space Station

August 1, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Crew Dragon mission was delayed a day due to cumulus clouds, but had enough clearance to allow for a launch on August 1. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 UTC).

SpaceX launches West Coast Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink 13-4 mission

July 31, 2025 Spaceflight Now

Some classified satellites might have hitched a ride with 19 Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX from the company’s West Coast launch site on Thursday.

Launch preview: SpaceX, NASA launches Crew-11 following 1-day weather scrub

July 31, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The four members of the SpaceX Crew-11 flight were previously set to fly on different missions before they ended up as a quartet on the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for no earlier than Friday, Aug. 1, at 11:43 a.m. EDT (1543 UTC).

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

July 29, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Starlink 10-29 mission added another 28 satellites into the low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 11:37 p.m. EDT (0337 UTC).

SpaceX, NASA conduct static fire test of a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the Crew-11 launch

July 28, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The rescheduled test came a day after a launch day rehearsal with the Crew-11 astronauts and cosmonaut in the loop, referred to as a dry dress rehearsal. The Crew-11 launch is currently scheduled for Thursday, July 31 at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 UTC).