File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of 21 Starlink satellites on a Thursday night Falcon 9 launch from California. The Falcon 9 rocket launch will set a new record for Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the first time that …
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) ahead of the launch of the Starlink 8-11 mission on Sept. 4, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 12:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the mission due to poor weather in the booster recovery zone. SpaceX is targeting Thursday morning for the 85th launch …
A Falcon 9 stands ready for the Starlink 8-10 mission at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. Update 4:04 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launched the mission and landed its first stage booster on its droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions.’ After shuffling the launch schedule a bit, SpaceX kicked off what it hopes …
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File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing for its second return to flight mission in as many months with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch of 21 Starlink satellites comes just days after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily …
A streak shot of the Starlink 8-6 mission showing the Falcon 9 rocket flying away from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 28, 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration for the second time in less than two months, …
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SpaceX lost its flight leader booster, tail number B1062, during its landing attempt on the droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ This was the booster’s 23rd flight. Image: SpaceX Update 5:20 a.m. EDT: SpaceX is scrubbing the Starlink 9-5 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to allow more time to review the data from the B1062 …
The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission pose in front of the Alpha jets they flew in on to the Kennedy Space Center. Left to right: Mission Specialist Anna Menon, Pilot Scott “Kidd” Potent, Commander Jared Isaacman, Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now The four-member crew of what is set to be an …
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stood at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of a static fire test of the first stage booster. It will be used to launch the Starlink 10-5 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites to low …
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of a planned static fire test of the first stage booster. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is preparing to test fire a brand-new Falcon 9 rocket that will eventually carry the Crew 9 mission to the …
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Launch Complex 39A in preparation for launching the Starlink 10-7 mission. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX is preparing for the second of three planned launches over the weekend. A Falcon 9 rocket will send 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff …
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