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NASA announces new launch date for Crew-10, swap of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following construction delays

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members stand in front of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster at SpaceX’s HangarX facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Commander Anne McClain of NASA, Pilot Nichole Ayers of NASA, and Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos. Image: …

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX Update 9:38 p.m. EST (0238 UTC): The Falcon 9 first stage landed on the droneship. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 2 WorldView Legion satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) ahead of the launch of the Maxar 3 mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest pair of WorldView Legion satellites on behalf of Maxar Intelligence, a division of Maxar Technologies. The two satellites will launch into a mid-inclination Earth orbit (MEO) …

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on foggy Tuesday morning

Blanketed by early morning fog, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 12-3 mission on Feb. 4, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 5:42 a.m. EST (1042 UTC): SpaceX landed the first stage booster on its droneship. Against a densely foggy backdrop, SpaceX completed its second …

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Saturday Starlink launch marks 200th orbital flight from Vandenberg’s pad 4E

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday afternoon. The mission was the 111th orbital launch for SpaceX from its pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) …

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Former head of Boeing’s Starliner program returns to role

Officials from NASA, Boeing, United Launch Alliance and the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron participate in a prelaunch briefing for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dec. 17, 2019. From left are Kathy Lueders, NASA Commercial Crew Program; John Mulholland, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew …

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Musk: President Trump calls for fast-track return to Earth of the former Starliner astronauts

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Image: NASA. In a late afternoon post to X, SpaceX founder Elon Musk stirred up some confusion and consternation among the space community. Without any indication …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites from California during a Falcon 9 flight Friday morning. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-6 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California

File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Saturday morning mission is carrying 27 second-generation Starlinks, a new record for this type of satellite. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from …

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SpaceX successfully catches Super Heavy booster, loses Starship upper stage during Flight 7

A still image taken from video of what is reportedly the remnants of SpaceX’s Starship upper stage as seen from the vantage point of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Image: Alex Davenport SpaceX’s seventh flight of its Starship rocket was a combination of great success, with catch of its Super Heavy booster at the launch …

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