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India launches its first on-orbit docking demonstration in 5th and final launch of 2024

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The Indian Space Research Organization’s PSLV-C60 rocket lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to begin the SpaDeX mission. Image: ISRO India made another important leap forward in its space program with the launch of its first on-orbit docking demonstration mission on Friday, Dec. 30. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a PSLV …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

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File photo: A Falcon 9 booster stands ready for the Starlink 12-2 mission at launch complex 39A. Image: Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is preparing to end its orbital launch year in the same way it began, by launching a batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites including 13 featuring direct to cell phone capabilities. The Starlink 12-6 …

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FAA grants commercial launch license to Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket

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Blue Origin fuels its fully integrated New Glenn rocket on its third day of tanking testing in December. Image: Spaceflight Now Blue Origin is preparing to put on a display of fire and fury out at Launch Complex 36. The company is gearing up for a crucial hot fire test of its New Glenn rocket, …

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Nelson: Decision on Mars Sample Return expected before new administration takes office

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This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples of rocks and soil being collected from the Martian surface by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover.Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech One of the biggest decision points for the space community, how to redesign the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, may be weeks …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 21 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center

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A Falcon 9 booster stands ready for the Starlink 12-2 mission at launch complex 39A. Image: Spaceflight Now. SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in the midnight hour on Monday to add another 21 satellites to its orbiting Starlink fleet. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-2 mission from pad 39A is …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 4 Astranis MicroGEO satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

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Four MicroGEO satellites from Astranis are integrated on a Falcon 9 payload adaptor prior to being incapsulate inside the payload fairings. Image: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch four MicroGEO satellites for California-based Astranis to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The mission, dubbed ‘Astranis: From One to Many,’ includes the company’s UtilitySat, which is …

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Space Force says first national security Vulcan launch now anticipated in spring 2025

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) hoists its Vulcan first stage booster into the Vertical Integration Facility-G (VIF-G) adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The rocket will launch the USSF-106 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Vulcan’s first national security flight. Image: United Launch Alliance The first national …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch O3b mPOWER satellites for SES on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

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A pair of SES’ O3b mPOWER satellites are encapsulated inside SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairings ahed of launch. Image: SpaceX via SES Update 3:08 p.m. EST, (2008 UTC): SpaceX pushed back the T-0 liftoff time of the Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is preparing for its third Falcon 9 launch in less than 24 hours. On …

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U.S. Space Force launches expedited GPS mission using Falcon 9 rocket

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The GPS 3 Space Vehicle 07 stands in a clean room at Lockheed Martin’s facilities in Littleton, Colorado. Image: Lockheed Martin The latest third-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite launched to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday night. Unlike previous GPS missions though, the launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket marked a …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starshield satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California for the NRO

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File: The Falcon 9 at sunrise Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 as final preparations were made for the NROL-167 mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is preparing for its final mission supporting the National Reconnaissance Office in 2024. The NROL-149 mission is targeting liftoff on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at 5:20 …

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