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Commercial satellite images historic Apollo launch pads

July 9, 2019 Stephen Clark

Maxar’s eagle-eyed WorldView 3 satellite captured high-resolution views Monday of NASA’s twin Apollo-era launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, both now home to new launch vehicles 50 years after humans took their first steps on the moon.

Mission Reports

Second Iranian satellite launch attempt in a month fails

February 11, 2019 Stephen Clark

Iran’s second try in less than a month to send a satellite into orbit apparently failed shortly after liftoff from a remote desert launch pad under daily surveillance from a fleet of commercial imaging spacecraft, according to U.S. government officials and independent analysts.

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Destructive Canadian wildfire sighted from space

May 9, 2016 Stephen Clark

Satellites sailing hundreds of miles over a destructive wildfire ravaging the northern Alberta town of Fort McMurray have returning stunning images illustrating the extent of the blaze that has displaced tens of thousands of people.

News Headlines

  • Falcon 9 flies from California with 22 Starlink satellites, SpaceX’s 100th launch in 365 days
    December 8, 2023
  • SpaceX sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on 90th Falcon launch of 2023
    December 6, 2023
  • Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January
    December 6, 2023
  • SpaceX conducts static fire test ahead of fifth Falcon Heavy launch of 2023
    December 3, 2023
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission
    December 2, 2023
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