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SpaceX tentatively targets March 14 for third Starship flight

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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SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites

A Falcon 9 rocket soars through thick fog around Florida’s Space Coast during the launch of the Starlink 6-41 mission on Monday, March 4, 2024. Image: Pete Carstens/Max Q Productions for Spaceflight Now Coming on the heels of the successful launch of the four-person Crew-8 mission heading up to the International Space Station, SpaceX pulled …

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Live coverage: Propulsion demo, climate change monitoring satellite among 53 payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 rideshare flight

A collection of 53 payloads are encapsulated inside a pair of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairings ahead of the launch of the Transporter-10 rideshare mission set for March 4, 2024. Image: SpaceX For a tenth time in a little more than three years, SpaceX will conduct a rideshare mission, carrying dozens of small payloads, called …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on astronaut mission to the International Space Station

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the launch of the Crew-8 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now For the second time this year, SpaceX is preparing to send a quartet of people up to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon …

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Live coverage: SpaceX squeezes in Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites from the Cape following Crew-8 astronaut delay

A Falcon 9 rocket stands at the center of Space Launch Complex 40 ahead of the planned launch of the Starlink 6-40 mission on Feb. 29, 2024. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX is making the most of a weather delay to an astronaut launch from Florida’s Space Coast. The company is preparing to launch a batch …

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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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Astronauts, cosmonaut arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA, SpaceX Crew-8 launch

The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission pose in front of the NASA Gulfstream plane at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility. (Left to right) Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA Astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick and Michael Barratt. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Set against a bright, blue Florida skyline, the three astronauts and …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

File photo of Starlink V2 Mini satellites being prepared for launch in a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch its biggest batch of second generation Starlink satellites to date on Saturday. The company loaded 24 Starlink V2 Minis onto its Falcon 9 rocket, which is preparing for flight …

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Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Indonesian satellite from Cape Canaveral

A rendering of Telkomsat’s Merah Putih 2 satellite. Graphic: Thales Alenia Space Indonesia aims to increase broadband internet access across its country through the launch of its latest communications satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Telkomsat HTS 113BT satellite, also referred to as Merah Putih 2, is set to launch from Cape Canaveral …

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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX hopes to keep the love of Falcon 9 flights going this Valentine’s Day with a launch launching from California. The Starlink 7-14 mission is poised to the second of up to three rocket launches …

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