Tag: SpaceX
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SpaceX launches 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency following weather scrub
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 16, 2025. The rocket carried 21 satellites, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, to low Earth orbit on the Tranche 1 Transport Layer C mission for the Space Development Agency. Image: SpaceX Update Oct. 15, 7:38 p.m.…
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SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket
SpaceX launches its 11th Starship-Super Heavy rocket from its headquarters at Starbase, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Image: SpaceX SpaceX closed a chapter in its Starship saga on Monday. It launched what appeared to be a nearly flawless suborbital mission with its Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket, the final flight for this iteration of…
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SpaceX launches 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars away from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Kuiper Falcon 03 mission. The mission adds another 24 Project Kuiper satellites into low Earth orbit for Amazon. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Oct. 13, 11:27 p.m. EDT (0327 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment…
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Flight 11 Gives Pad 1 and Block 2 the Proper Send Off
After 11 flights, many static fires, tanking tests, cryogenic proof tests, and a few wet dress rehearsals, Pad 1(A) at Starbase is done in its current configuration. Flight 11 with Booster 15-2 and Ship 38 lifted off on Oct 13 at 6:23:45 CDT and gave Pad 1(A) and Block 1 and 2 vehicles the send…
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Launch preview: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase
SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy rocket stands atop the orbital launch mount at Pad A at Starbase, Texas. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing for a notable flight for its Starship program. The company is scheduled to launch its Starship-Super Heavy rocket from its headquarters in Starbase, Texas, on Monday evening. The 11th flight test of the integrated…
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U.S. Space Force picks Blue Origin bid for expanding satellite processing at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin’s New Glenn, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and ULA’s Vulcan rockets launch from their respective pads. Image: Blue Origin, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance Getting newer and increasingly more capable assets in space for U.S. service members and allies is a primary goal for the U.S. Space Force. Among the challenges to bolstering America’s various on…
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SpaceX delays launching Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites amid backdrop of poor weather
SpaceX transports 24 Project Kuiper satellites inside its payload fairings from Amazon’s Payload Processing Facility at the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility out to Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Amazon Update Oct. 11, 12:21 a.m. EDT (0421 UTC): SpaceX delayed the mission until Sunday, Oct. 12. Update…
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites with a Falcon 9 booster flying for a 29th time
SpaceX deployed 28 of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites (pictured here) at the conclusion of the Starlink 11-17 mission. They launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 7, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Oct. 8, 1:05 a.m. EDT (0505 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch three times, Blue Origin to launch crew
SpaceX leads the launch manifest for the first whole week of October with two Falcon 9 missions. Both of these missions will launch satellites into SpaceX’s internet constellation, Starlink. Meanwhile, Blue Origin joined the launch schedule by launching six people to suborbital space on its New Shepard vehicle, and Orienspace launched for the second time using…
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Elon Musk tries to make Apple and mobile carriers regret choosing Starlink rivals
SpaceX’s $17 billion deal to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar should help Starlink satellites deliver better service to smartphones, and it might give a few large corporations second thoughts about their current partnerships with Starlink competitors. The spectrum, combined with a SpaceX plan to launch up to 15,000 new and improved satellites for cellular service,…