Tag: SpaceX
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SpaceX, NASA launch TRACERS to study Earth’s magnetic field
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California, carrying a series of investigative missions and technology demonstrators designed to enable new capabilities and reduce time to launch, with several of them fielded under various NASA programs. NASA’s TRACERS mission and other payloads launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East…
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FAA: ‘Regional power outage’ causes last-minute scrub of NASA’s TRACERS mission
NASA’s two TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) are encapsulated along with five other satellites ahead of launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Image: NASA Update July 23, 2:30 p.m. EDT: Launch occurred at 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT, 1813 UTC). Update July 22, 6 p.m.…
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SpaceX launches 15th mission for SES following one-day scrub
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars away from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, carrying the fifth pair of SES’ O3b mPOWER satellites for its medium Earth orbit constellation. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update July 22, 5:47 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed the first stage booster on the droneship, ‘Just Read the…
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Launch Roundup: Russian and European science missions launched during busy week
Seven launches took place this week. Four of these are Falcon 9s, with SpaceX launching two customer missions and two Starlink missions. Internationally, Russia and Europe have both launched science payloads, while, in Australia, Gilmour Space intended to attempt to launch its Eris rocket once again, but has delayed again, into next week. In China,…
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit on Falcon 9 rocket from California
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position during sunset at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX Update July 19, 12:19 a.m. EDT: SpaceX adjusted the launch time. SpaceX launched for a rare launch of its Starlink Version 2 Mini satellites into a…
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Starship Salvage Operation off Coast of Mexico complete as B13 aft returns home
July 18, 2025: 1:29 PM Eastern – First Publication. NASASpaceflight.com is tracking a developing situation involving the salvage of SpaceX Starship booster parts off the coast near Brownsville, Texas. The construction and salvage ship LB Jill appeared on the Port of Brownsville’s manifest, explicitly stating “To Load Rocket Parts 1 M/T,” strongly suggesting salvage operations…
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Rivals team up: SpaceX sends 24 satellites into orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into space. (SpaceX / Amazon via LinkedIn) In a case of strange space bedfellows, SpaceX launched 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation — which is competing with SpaceX’s Starlink network to provide internet access from low Earth orbit. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent…
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Starship at Cape Canaveral making progress as SpaceX tries to push the program forward
While SpaceX continues to attempt to launch flight tests at Starbase, crews are working diligently to bring the next several pads and the next production facility online. Roberts Road and LC-39A have seen significant progress, while demolition of SLC-37 continues. Roberts Road Over the past several months, SpaceX has been significantly expanding its operations at…
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SpaceX launches first of three missions for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet constellation. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update July 16, 2:53 a.m. EDT: The Falcon 9 booster landed on the droneship. Amazon now has the third launch of its Project Kuiper…
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SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites pictured before the batch of 26 were deployed from the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage. Image: SpaceX Update July 16, 1 a.m.: SpaceX confirmed deployment of the satellites. SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base about an hour before sunset on…