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Live coverage: NRO, SpaceX to launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg

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The mission patch symbolizing the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Graphic: NRO SpaceX is preparing for a late night Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday, which will carry an undisclosed number of intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, NROL-105, has a payload of satellites heading to …

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Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX prepare ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth

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The four members of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission are shown suited in their intra-vehicular activity (IVA) flight suits ahead of their departure from the International Space Station. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui. Image: Mike Fincke/NASA The SpaceX Crew-11 mission is …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch midweek Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

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File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned launch of the Starlink 6-71 mission. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX aims to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday afternoon, but faces difficult weather. The Starlink …

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U.S. Space Force switches rockets for upcoming GPS satellite launch

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The GPS III Space Vehicle 09, the ninth GPS III spacecraft, is pictured traveling by road from Lockheed Martin facilities in Denver, CO, to Florida’s Space Coast. Image: Lockheed Martin The next Global Positioning System satellite is switching from a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket to a SpaceX Falcon 9, a spokesperson for the U.S. …

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ISS gains new commander as Crew-11 prepares midweek departure

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Four SpaceX Crew-11 members gather together for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module on Jan. 9, 2026. Clockwise from bottom left are, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 1st ‘Twilight’ rideshare mission

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File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is vertical at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the Starlink 9-10 mission on Nov. 8, 2024. Image: SpaceX SpaceX will debut a new class of rideshare mission on Sunday with the launch of its first Twilight flight. The …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on midday Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral

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File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned liftoff of the Starlink 6-61 mission on Oct. 22, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on an early afternoon flight to …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the Starlink 6-88 mission. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Starlink mission since one of its satellites in orbit was knocked out of action …

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Live coverage: SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy

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The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 spacecraft is pictured prior to being encapsulated within a pair of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairings. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is ringing in the new year with a Falcon 9 rocket launch slated for Friday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Aboard is a 1,700-kg (3,748 lb) …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Italian Earth observation satellite on final Falcon 9 flight of 2025

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The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 satellite undergoes testing ahead of its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Image: Ministry of Defense SpaceX is preparing for its final Falcon 9 flight of the year, carrying an Earth observation satellite for Italy from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight …

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