SpaceX unveils first batch of larger upgraded Starlink satellites

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 27 with delay of Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX’s first batch of second-generation Starlink internet satellites, which the company calls “V2 Mini,” is ready for launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. Another batch of previous-generation Starlink satellites is visible at left. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX …

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SpaceX Crew Dragon poised for overnight launch to space station

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, pilot Warren “Woody” Hoburg, NASA commander Stephen Bowen, and Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi (left to right) are heading to the International Space Station for a six-month expedition. Credit: SpaceX In the first of three planned flights Monday, SpaceX counted down to the deep overnight …

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Unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft docks at space station to replace damaged crew capsule

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The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft closes in for docking Saturday night at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now A replacement for a damaged Russian Soyuz crew ferry spacecraft docked at the International Space Station Saturday night, two days after launching from Kazakhstan on a mission to give two Russian cosmonauts and a …

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Static fire test, dress rehearsal complete for Crew-6 launch

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NASA commander Steve Bowen, pilot Woody Hoburg, and mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi and Andrey Fedyaev inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A during a countdown rehearsal early Friday. Credit: SpaceX Led by a three-time space shuttle flier and former Navy submarine officer, the four-man team set to ride into orbit Monday on SpaceX’s …

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Replacement Soyuz launched on fight to space station

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft. Credit: Roscosmos A Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship blasted off from Kazakhstan Thursday, kicking off an unpiloted but critical flight to the International Space Station to replace a damaged Soyuz and provide …

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SpaceX postpones Starlink launch as NASA crew mission takes priority

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File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage firing into orbit Feb. 2 with a batch of Starlink internet satellites. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX has postponed the launch of another batch of Starlink internet satellites from Thursday as the company’s team in Florida prioritizes preparations for the launch of a four-man next week bound for …

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Relativity sets launch date for first flight of Terran 1 rocket

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Relativity Space’s first Terran 1 rocket inside the company’s hangar at Launch Complex 16. Credit: Relativity Space Relativity Space plans to skip a final test-firing of its first fully stacked Terran 1 rocket at Cape Canaveral and proceed with a launch attempt March 8 for the methane-fueled, 3D-printed launcher, the company said Wednesday. The first …

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Multinational crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, pilot Warren “Woody” Hoburg, and commander Stephen Bowen after their arrival at Kennedy Space Center Tuesday for launch preparations. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an Emirati flew to the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday to begin …

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Russia blames Progress leak on ‘external influences’ as new Soyuz preps for launch

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Russia’s Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft, perched atop a Soyuz rocket, rolled to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Tuesday, Feb. 21. Credit: Roscosmos Russia’s space agency said Tuesday that preliminary data suggest a coolant leak on a Progress cargo freighter docked at the International Space Station earlier this month was caused by “external influences” — …

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