SpaceX launches more direct to cell capable Starlink satellites

SpaceX launched 20 more Starlink satellites last night from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission took off at 9:30 pm ET and headed south along the Californian coast as the Falcon 9 ascended into space. Falcon 9 lifts off for the 75th time from pad 4E in […]

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SpaceX reveals its first Extravehicular Activity Suits (EVA) for Polaris Dawn mission

SpaceX has revealed its first-ever Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Suits that will be used on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. The Polaris Dawn mission, which is currently scheduled for later this Summer, will feature the first time a commercial astronaut crew conducts a spacewalk. The SpaceX Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit → https://t.co/z2Z9iVpt6x #Maythe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/peETlLCcDP — SpaceX […]

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SpaceX conducts a successful static fire of Starship

SpaceX is moving rapidly with the Starship program. They have now conducted the first static fire of the Starship, which will be flying the fifth mission. Firing all 6 Raptor engines, Starship 30 began its test campaign. The company is waiting for approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct the fourth flight of Starship, […]

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SpaceX launches yet another batch of Starlink satellites

SpaceX sent 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit yesterday afternoon with a lift-off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The original launch time was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET, but SpaceX decided to push it until the end of the launch window, taking off at 2:42 p.m. ET. Falcon 9 […]

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United Launch Alliance delays the first crewed Boeing Starliner launch

United Launch Alliance has delayed the launch of the first crewed Starliner launch to no earlier than May 17th at 6:16 pm ET. The delay comes after an upper-stage liquid oxygen pressure relief valve didn’t fully close and was making a noise as pad crew were loading astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams into their […]

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SpaceX sends another 23 Starlink satellites to orbit

SpaceX launched another 23 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday. This batch of Starlinks, Group 6-57, was launched to the Southeast and into a 43-degree orbital inclination. The satellites deployed just over an hour after lift-off. Engines full power and liftoff! Go Falcon 9, […]

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SpaceX launches two next-generation Earth observation satellites

SpaceX successfully launched two next-generation Earth observation satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:36 am PT. These two satellites, built by Maxar Technologies, are the first of six currently planned to replace older observation satellites. They were deployed into a Sun-synchronous orbit at around 13 and […]

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SpaceX Cargo Dragon returns from International Space Station after 36-day stay

After 36 days docked to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida. In all, the Cargo Dragon, C209, spent 39 days in space after launching from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on March 21st. This […]

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Rocket Lab prepares for back-to-back launches for NASA

Rocket Lab is preparing for back-to-back missions for NASA, which will see them launch twice within three weeks from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The first mission is named Ready, Aim, PREFIRE, with PREFIRE standing for Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment. The first launch will take place on […]

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SpaceX launches 12th mission of the month

SpaceX launched its 12th mission of the month on Sunday, sending 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The 23 Starlink satellites started their journey to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:08 pm ET and were successfully deployed just over an hour later. Liftoff and ascent of […]

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