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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites onboard Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini satellites inside a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX hopes to follow the successful launch of a European television satellite with a pair of its own Starlink missions from both Florida and California. The first Falcon 9 flight is scheduled to depart from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …

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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 tests new emergency escape system to certify pad 40 at Cape Canaveral for astronaut missions

SpaceX performed a deployment test of its new emergency egress system from the crew access tower at Space Launch Complex 40 on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is closing in on certifying its launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 to support astronaut and cargo missions with its second-generation Dragon spacecraft. …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA’s PACE mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Falcon 9 with NASA’s PACE mission atop stands ready for launch at pad 40. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is preparing to launch its second NASA mission of the year on Tuesday morning. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Earth-observing spacecraft PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is set to liftoff Tuesday morning. After completing a …

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Live coverage: SpaceX prepares Falcon 9 rocket for 47th Starlink launch of 2023

SpaceX is looking to follow up a double launch day on Friday, Oct. 13, with an evening launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, which will send up another 22 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit. The mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeting a liftoff …

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