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Time-lapse video: First Falcon 9 Block 5 arrives at pad 39A for hotfire test
SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, sporting changes to make the booster easier to reuse, rolled out of its hangar and up the ramp to launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday ahead of a planned hold-down engine firing. The two-stage rocket, revealed for the first time Thursday, features black landing…
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SpaceX set to debut upgraded Falcon 9 rocket
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) to correct schedule for first Crew Dragon mission. File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket standing at launch pad 39A in Florida before a previous mission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX technicians at Cape Canaveral are readying for the first launch of an upgraded Falcon 9 rocket configuration…
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India launches satellite linking its South Asian neighbors
A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast Friday. Credit: ISRO An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off under a veil of secrecy Friday with a nearly 2.5-ton (2.2-metric ton) spacecraft designed to relay video broadcasts and data between India and its South Asian neighbors.…