Mission Reports

Live coverage: ULA, NRO to launch final Delta 4 Heavy rocket

The final Delta 4 Heavy pictured on the eve of its final mission inside the Mobile Service Tower at Cape Canaveral’s pad 37. Photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. United Launch Alliance is preparing to bid a fond farewell to what its CEO calls “the most metal of all rockets.” The last Delta rocket, flying in its …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini satellites inside a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday evening with 23 Starlink satellites on board. This mission will mark the 175th launch for SpaceX from its workhorse pad to date. Liftoff of …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch at pad 39A on a mission to deliver another 23 Starlink satellites to orbit. Image: Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is gearing up for the first of two Starlink missions from Cape Canaveral in 48 hours. A Falcon 9 rocket will launch from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space …

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Live coverage: Soyuz launch to add 3 more crew members to the ISS roster

Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Dyson, Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft on …

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Live coverage: Dragon flights return to Cape Canaveral’s pad 40 with SpaceX’s 30th cargo mission to the Space Station

For the first time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon 2 spacecraft on top is positioned in launch configuration at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up for the next phase of launches from Cape Canaveral that is, in a way, a callback to a previous …

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SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base

File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at pad 4E ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up for another busy week following the third test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday and three Falcon 9 missions. The company is planning for a Monday launch with 22 Starlink satellites …

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Live coverage: SpaceX prepares for third flight test of its Starship rocket from southern Texas

SpaceX Starship rocket stands ready to launch on its third integrated flight test from southern Texas. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s Starship rocket is poised to take to the skies over Texas for a third time Thursday morning. The launch is moving forward thanks to the final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, which issued …

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Live coverage: SpaceX targets Wednesday evening Starlink launch, prepares for Starship’s 3rd flight

A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to support the Starlink 6-44 launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 13, 2024. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX is busily preparing for two missions from launchpads in both Florida and Texas. It’s poised to launch the third integrated flight test (IFT-3) of its Starship …

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Rocket Lab prepares to launch fourth satellite for Japanese Earth-imaging company, Synspective

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket prepares to launch the ‘Owl Night Long’ mission for Japan-based company, Synspective. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its third Electron mission of the year and its fourth for Japanese Earth-imaging company, Synspective. The mission, dubbed “Owl Night Long,” is set to lift off on March 13 …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base

File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX hopes to complete a double launch day on Sunday with the flight of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Starlink 7-17 mission will add another 23 satellites to the growing low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from …

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