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SpaceX breaks record, launches 73rd rocket of the year from Florida coast
Read full article: SpaceX breaks record, launches 73rd rocket of the year from Florida coastSpaceX broke a record with its 73rd launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast with a successful liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday.
SpaceX pulls off spectacular Starship launch; 5th test flight includes booster catch
Read full article: SpaceX pulls off spectacular Starship launch; 5th test flight includes booster catchSpaceX’s fifth test flight of its massive Starship rocket completed a “catching” primary objective: the first-ever return and catch of a Super Heavy booster.
SpaceX launches ‘BlueBirds’ communications satellites from Florida coast
Read full article: SpaceX launches ‘BlueBirds’ communications satellites from Florida coastThe launch is set to send five communications satellites — dubbed “BlueBirds” — for AST SpaceMobile into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX executes successful Starlink mission after being cleared to launch again
Read full article: SpaceX executes successful Starlink mission after being cleared to launch againAfter being grounded over an accident with its first-stage booster last week, SpaceX is once again launching Falcon 9 rockets.
Boeing calls off first Starliner astronaut launch because of valve issue on rocket. Here’s what’s next
Read full article: Boeing calls off first Starliner astronaut launch because of valve issue on rocket. Here’s what’s nextBoeing has called off its first astronaut launch because of a fluttering rocket valve.
WATCH LIVE: SpaceX launches another Starlink mission from Florida coast
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: SpaceX launches another Starlink mission from Florida coastSpaceX on Friday night successfully launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast.
WATCH LIVE: SpaceX prepares another Starlink launch from Florida coast
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: SpaceX prepares another Starlink launch from Florida coastSpaceX on Sunday evening will attempt to send another batch of Starlink internet satellites to low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast.
SpaceX achieves launches of Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 rockets in same night
Read full article: SpaceX achieves launches of Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 rockets in same nightSpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 rockets from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday night in a rare double header.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch of X-37B spacecraft on hold ‘until further notice’
Read full article: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch of X-37B spacecraft on hold ‘until further notice’SpaceX delayed the launch its Falcon Heavy rocket to help get the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and U.S. Space Force’s seventh X-37B mission off the ground, the agency announced Monday evening.
ULA targets Christmas Eve for inaugural launch of Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral
Read full article: ULA targets Christmas Eve for inaugural launch of Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape CanaveralUnited Launch Alliance is now targeting Christmas Eve to attempt to launch its new Vulcan Centaur rocket on an inaugural mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Weekend SpaceX mission from Florida breaks launch record. Here’s what to know
Read full article: Weekend SpaceX mission from Florida breaks launch record. Here’s what to knowSpaceX plans launched another Falcon 9 rocket from Florida late Saturday, marking a new record for launches performed on the Space Coast in a year’s time.
WATCH LIVE: ULA launches SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission from Florida
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: ULA launches SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission from FloridaUnited Launch Alliance will attempt to send its Atlas V rocket skyward from Cape Canaveral, carrying with it a payload meant to bolster U.S. “space domain awareness.”
Three launches set this week from the Cape. Is one a DoD hypersonic missile weapons test?
Read full article: Three launches set this week from the Cape. Is one a DoD hypersonic missile weapons test?Launch activity from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this week is seeing an uptick. As many as three launches are on deck through the weekend.
SpaceX launches European space telescope from Cape Canaveral with Falcon 9 rocket
Read full article: SpaceX launches European space telescope from Cape Canaveral with Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX picked Saturday morning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending off an ESA space telescope to go orbit the sun.
SpaceX succeeds with Starlink satellites on planned double-launch day in Florida
Read full article: SpaceX succeeds with Starlink satellites on planned double-launch day in FloridaSpaceX put another batch of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit Sunday with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
WATCH AGAIN: SpaceX launches resupply mission to space station
Read full article: WATCH AGAIN: SpaceX launches resupply mission to space stationSpaceX launched the CRS-SpX28 mission Monday, sending a Cargo Dragon 2 capsule laden with supplies to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX launches Iridium, OneWeb communications satellites from California
Read full article: SpaceX launches Iridium, OneWeb communications satellites from CaliforniaSpaceX on Saturday morning launched the Iridium OneWeb mission from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base, following a scrub on Friday.
SpaceX targets Monday evening for Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
Read full article: SpaceX targets Monday evening for Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape CanaveralSpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday evening from Florida’s Space Coast after an attempt was scrubbed over the weekend.
WATCH IT AGAIN: SpaceX launches more Intelsat satellites from Cape Canaveral
Read full article: WATCH IT AGAIN: SpaceX launches more Intelsat satellites from Cape CanaveralSpaceX will attempt to launch two more Intelsat communications satellites with a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral.
WATCH IT AGAIN: SpaceX successfully launches more Starlink satellites from Florida coast
Read full article: WATCH IT AGAIN: SpaceX successfully launches more Starlink satellites from Florida coastSpaceX successfully launched more Starlink internet satellites in low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday.
‘I’d still do it again in a heartbeat:’ Melbourne Blue Origin passenger reacts to in-flight abort
Read full article: ‘I’d still do it again in a heartbeat:’ Melbourne Blue Origin passenger reacts to in-flight abortSteve Young, the owner of Pineapples restaurant in Melbourne, rocketed to zero-gravity in August and said that even after Monday's failure for Blue Origin, the businessman is still confident the New Shepard is safe.
WATCH: Blue Origin rocket carrying Florida students’ experiment suffers ‘anomaly’
Read full article: WATCH: Blue Origin rocket carrying Florida students’ experiment suffers ‘anomaly’A New Shepard mission carrying dozens of small research projects, including one from a Kissimmee school, into space experienced an “anomaly” during launch at Blue Origin’s west Texas site.
Falcon 9 launch rescheduled for Sept. 13 at Florida’s Space Coast
Read full article: Falcon 9 launch rescheduled for Sept. 13 at Florida’s Space CoastSpaceX on Sunday will attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station laden with another batch of Starlink internet satellites, the second planned night launch on the Space Coast in just as many days.
Artemis I mission managers update timeline for Saturday launch
Read full article: Artemis I mission managers update timeline for Saturday launchWith one day to go until NASA’s next shot at getting the Artemis I mission off the ground, those in charge provided a timeline update during a pre-launch news briefing Friday morning.
Blue Origin scrubs launch carrying gravity experiments from Florida students, researchers
Read full article: Blue Origin scrubs launch carrying gravity experiments from Florida students, researchersA New Shepard mission that sought to carry dozens of small research projects to space was scrubbed due to weather at Blue Origin’s west Texas launch site.
WATCH LIVE: NASA provides update on Artemis moon mission scrub from Florida’s Space Coast
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: NASA provides update on Artemis moon mission scrub from Florida’s Space CoastNASA is set to attempt the first flight of its behemoth Space Launch System moon rocket Monday morning from Kennedy Space Center.
Customized Alexa and new survival suit will be on board of Artemis I launch
Read full article: Customized Alexa and new survival suit will be on board of Artemis I launchWhen the Artemis I moon rocket with the Orion crew capsule on board rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building one final time before launch, everything that is headed to space will be on board the crew capsule, including a brand-new space suit.
SpaceX announces July 10 for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites
Read full article: SpaceX announces July 10 for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellitesSpaceX announced it will be targeting Sunday, July 10 for the next launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to low-earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Mystery rocket leaves 2 new craters on moon, NASA says
Read full article: Mystery rocket leaves 2 new craters on moon, NASA saysA rocket body first spotted by astronomers on a collision course with the moon late last year is what NASA said left a new impact site on the lunar surface almost four months ago.
WATCH AGAIN: ULA launches Atlas V rocket following initial launch cancelation
Read full article: WATCH AGAIN: ULA launches Atlas V rocket following initial launch cancelationUnited Launch Alliance launched its Atlas V rocket Friday evening after canceling a Thursday launch due to poor weather conditions.
WATCH: SpaceX launches communications satellite from Cape Canaveral
Read full article: WATCH: SpaceX launches communications satellite from Cape CanaveralSpaceX early Sunday morning will attempt to send a satellite to low-Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
‘Possible close call:’ Astronauts aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon told to prepare for impact with space junk
Read full article: ‘Possible close call:’ Astronauts aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon told to prepare for impact with space junkA SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts to the space station had a close call with a UFO.
False alarm: No space junk threat after all to astronauts aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon
Read full article: False alarm: No space junk threat after all to astronauts aboard SpaceX Crew DragonThere was no threat of space junk after all last week to a SpaceX crew on their way to the International Space Station.
SpaceX delays Starlink launch until Sunday night
Read full article: SpaceX delays Starlink launch until Sunday nightSpaceX launched NASA’s Sentinel 6-Michael Freilich oceanography satellite from Vandenberg Air Force base at just before 12:30 a.m. EST. SpaceX was expected to have another launch Saturday night on the East coast, but the launch was delayed. According to Spaceflight Now, SpaceX has delayed the launch until 9:56 p.m. Sunday night. SpaceX is set to send its 16th batch of Starlink satellites to low earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida’s Space Coast. The Sentinel-6 mission will be the last of the three to launch and prove the replacement engines are viable.
ULA launches national security satellite from Cape Canaveral
Read full article: ULA launches national security satellite from Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A United Launch Alliance rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Friday evening into a clear colorful sky carrying a secret spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The Atlas V rocket’s mission was to launch a satellite known as as NROL-101 for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff happened after a few brief delays at 5:32 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex-41. The liftoff was scheduled for about 20 minutes earlier but ULA reported a timing issue with some engine valves that was quickly resolved. Meanwhile, downrange SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center sending four astronauts to the International Space Station.
Atlas V rocket launch scheduled in Florida for Election Day
Read full article: Atlas V rocket launch scheduled in Florida for Election DayAll rights reserved)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The same day Americans head to the polls to elect a president, ULA will launch a rocket into space. ULA tweeted Monday that it will attempt to launch an Atlas V rocket Nov. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. [SPACE NEWS: When is next rocket launch from Florida?] The launch window opens at 5:30 p.m. and runs until 8:10 p.m. The rocket will carry the NROL101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Russian-US crew welcomed aboard the space station
Read full article: Russian-US crew welcomed aboard the space stationIn this image made from video footage released by Roscosmos Space Agency, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with the Soyuz MS-17 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP)MOSCOW – A trio of space travelers blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, using for the first time a fast-track maneuver that allowed them to reach the orbiting outpost in just a little over three hours. NASA’s Kate Rubins along with Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos lifted off as scheduled Wednesday morning from the Russia-leased Baikonur space launch facility in Kazakhstan for a six-month stint on the station. For the first time, they tried a two-orbit approach and docked with the space station in just a little over three hours after lift-off. Ryzhikov, who will be the station’s skipper, said the crew will try to pinpoint the exact location of a leak at a station’s Russian section that has slowly leaked oxygen.
SpaceX Starlink launch scrubbed Monday
Read full article: SpaceX Starlink launch scrubbed MondaySpaceX Starlink launch scrubbed MondayPublished: September 28, 2020, 3:00 pmSpaceX’s first launch of the week was scrubbed Monday due to cloudy weather but the company still has another mission ready to liftoff on Tuesday, meanwhile, downrange, there is a United Launch Alliance rocket waiting for liftoff just after midnight Tuesday following another technical delay.
All the best ways to watch a space launch
Read full article: All the best ways to watch a space launchHave you ever watched a rocket launch? Speck was featured in a recent episode of “The Best Advice Show,” and spoke about some of the best ways to take in this cool experience. “Watching a launch with a child, especially with one who has never seen a launch before, is the best experience,” Speck said. It is so cool.”If you’re trying to watch a launch online, put the launch feed up on the TV, maybe somewhere like your living room, for the best experience. What’s so cool about a rocket launch, anyway?
LIFTOFF! SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites
Read full article: LIFTOFF! SpaceX launches more Starlink satellitesSpaceX launches more Starlink satellitesPublished: September 3, 2020, 9:42 amSpaceX on Thursday launched its own payload in the form of 60 Starlink satellites, marking the 12th round of internet-beaming satellites.
SpaceX scrubs launch of Starlink satellites, targets Tuesday for next attempt
Read full article: SpaceX scrubs launch of Starlink satellites, targets Tuesday for next attemptSpaceX was expected to launch another round of Starlink satellites Sunday morning. However, due to inclement weather, the launch was postponed. SpaceX was expected to launch its own payload in the form of 60 Starlink satellites, marking the 12th round of internet-beaming satellites. [RELATED: ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrubbed again]Standing down from today’s launch of Starlink due to inclement weather during pre-flight operations. Next launch opportunity is Tuesday, September 1 at 9:29 a.m. EDT, pending Range acceptance — SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 30, 2020The launch will push the Starlink constellation above 600.
ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrubbed again
Read full article: ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket launch scrubbed againCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – ***4:15 a.m. Aug. 29, 2020 p.m.***The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launch of a national security satellite was scrubbed for the second time this week. ULA Launch Director Lou Mangieri announced another attempt would not be made Saturday within the launch window. ***ORIGINAL***United Launch Alliance will launch a U.S. national security mission using its Delta IV Heavy rocket early Saturday morning and it should be a treat for early risers because the heavy-lift rocket is a rare sight. The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Ahead of the launch, ULA did something unusual with the rocket.