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Watch live: SpaceX to complete Friday doubleheader with launch for Inmarsat

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Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Inmarsat 6 F2 communications satellite. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX Webcast SpaceX will try to complete a launch doubleheader Friday night with …

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Falcon 9 launch from California adds 51 more satellites to Starlink network

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, powered by nine Merlin engines, climbs through the atmosphere after liftoff from California Friday with 51 more Starlink internet satellites. Credit: SpaceX A Falcon 9 rocket delivered 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit Friday after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, adding to SpaceX’s global broadband network that …

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First launch of Japan’s H3 rocket aborted moments before liftoff

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The first launch of Japan’s H3 rocket was aborted moments before liftoff Thursday (U.S. time). Credit: JAXA Japan’s first H3 rocket, nearly a decade in development, was moments from liftoff Thursday (U.S. time) when the launch vehicle detected a problem and cut off the countdown just before sending a command to ignite two strap-on solid-fueled …

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Watch live: Japan’s new H3 rocket ready for first test flight

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Japan is set to test its new flagship launch vehicle, the H3, with a demonstration flight Thursday night from the Tanegashima Space Center, debuting a rocket that is less expensive, more capable, and more flexible than the country’s previous generation of launchers. Covered in orange foam insulation, the first H3 rocket rolled out to its …

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SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with midnight mission

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Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 5-4 mission at 12:10 a.m. EST (0510 GMT) on Feb. 12 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hauled …

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SpaceX test-fires 31 engines on Starship’s gigantic Super Heavy booster

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SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster fired for approximately seven seconds at 3:14 p.m. CST (4:14 p.m. EST; 2114 GMT) Thursday. Credit: LabPadre In a significant milestone preparing for liftoff of the world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX test-fired 31 of the booster’s 33 methane-fueled engines Thursday in South Texas as the company eyes a launch attempt as …

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SpaceX launches communications satellite for Spain’s Hispasat

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Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket launched the the Amazonas Nexus geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. Follow us on Twitter. Launch Replay SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket …

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SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink internet satellites

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Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 5-3 mission at 2:58 a.m. EST (0758 GMT) on Feb. 2 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center …

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