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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Crew-7 begins journey home following six-month stay at the International Space Station

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A view of the Crew Dragon Endurance as it prepared to undock from the International Space Station following 197 days at the orbiting outpost. Image: NASA A journey of more than half a year orbiting around the world is coming to an end for the four-member team of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission. The Crew Dragon …

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

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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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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mission, prepares to undock a Crew Dragon from ISS Monday

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File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is closing out the weekend with a pair of planned Falcon 9 launches from Florida and California while also preparing for the undocking of Crew Dragon Endurance from the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Starlink …

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SpaceX tentatively targets March 14 for third Starship flight

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SpaceX performs a tanking test, called a wet dress rehearsal, on its fully integrated Starship rocket on March 4, 2024. At the same time, it was preparing to launch the Crew-8 mission for NASA from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: SpaceX SpaceX may be on the cusp of launching its massive Starship rocket …

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