Tag: SpaceX
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SpaceX breaks Space Shuttle pad record with Falcon 9 Starlink mission
SpaceX launches its 74th Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. This mission, combined with the preceding Falcon 9 launches and the nine Falcon Heavy flights, allowed SpaceX to surpass the total number of Space Shuttle launches from this pad. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 3:14 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed…
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SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight is still historic
If you want to know what it’s like to take a new spacecraft on its first test run in orbit, there are only three people in the Western world you can call. That fact should drive home the rarity of debuting a new human-rated spaceship. When Boeing’s Starliner capsule lifts off Monday night, this group…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites from Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Florida to deliver another 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on May 6, 2024. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched the first of two Starlink missions from Florida set this week, as Boeing prepared for the first piloted launch of its Starliner capsule. A Falcon 9 rocket launched…
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Ship 30 set to Static Fire next week as Flight 4 Preparations Continue
SpaceX has rolled out Ship 30 to complete its engine testing campaign and has completed Booster 13’s cryogenic proof testing. Meanwhile, upgrades and preparations continue ahead of Flight 4, which could happen by the end of May. Ship 30 Engine Testing See Also SpaceX Starship Section L2 SpaceX/Starship Section Click here to Join L2 Ship…
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News from the Press Site: Boeing approaches first astronaut mission with Starliner
In this week’s edition of News from the Press Site, Spaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Rachel Jewett, Senior Managing Editor for Via Satellite, and Joey Roulette, U.S. Business of Space Correspondent for Reuters. The panel discusses the pending launch of Boeing’s first crewed Starliner mission to the International Space Station, NASA’s Office of…
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Rocket Report: Astroscale chases down dead rocket; Ariane 6 on the pad
Welcome to Edition 6.42 of the Rocket Report! Several major missions are set for launch in the next few months. These include the first crew flight on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, set for liftoff on May 6, and the next test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, which could happen before the end of May. Perhaps as…
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SpaceX launches Maxar’s first WorldView Legion satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying the first pair of WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Space Systems. Image: SpaceX SpaceX completed the first of a planned pair of Falcon 9 launches on Thursday, hours after it worked with NASA to relocate its Crew Dragon spacecraft on the…
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SpaceX launches 30th Starlink mission of 2024 on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 6-55 mission on May 2, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 10:58 p.m. EDT: SpaceX launched the Starlink 6-55 mission. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on its 30th Starlink flight of the year. The mission…
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Two giants in the satellite telecom industry join forces to counter Starlink
Facing competition from Starlink and other emerging satellite broadband networks, the two companies that own most of the traditional commercial communications spacecraft in geostationary orbit announced plans to join forces Tuesday. SES, based in Luxembourg, will buy Intelsat for $3.1 billion. The acquisition will create a combined company boasting a fleet of some 100 multi-ton satellites…
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NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit
Some time next year, NASA believes SpaceX will be ready to link two Starships in orbit for an ambitious refueling demonstration, a technical feat that will put the Moon within reach. SpaceX is under contract with NASA to supply two human-rated Starships for the first two astronaut landings on the Moon through the agency’s Artemis…