As SpaceX narrows on a second stage COPV (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) as the cause of the AMOS-6 static fire pad failure on 1 September, the company is pressing ahead with hot fire operations on a new first stages at its McGregor, Texas, facility. The new booster is set to power what SpaceX hopes will be a December mission from the soon-to-be-christened LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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SpaceX is still working towards a root cause into the failure of its Falcon 9…
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SpaceX has suffered a failure during the static test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket…
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SpaceX is lining up its next two missions, with Falcon 9 hardware currently in pre-launch…
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Falcon 9’s return to flight reminds spaceflight industry of past anomalies
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Following several launch delays last week, the week of Aug. 21 through Aug. 27 is…
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SpaceX launched another batch of 56 Starlink internet communication satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO)…
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SpaceX broke several records on the Starlink Group 3-2 mission. Launching from Space Launch Complex…
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SpaceX launched its third back-to-back Starlink mission in barely a fortnight Friday. Falcon 9 lifted…
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SpaceX, Falcon 9 for Demo-2 mission conducts critical static fire test
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has conducted a static fire test ahead of the Crew Dragon…
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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has made significant progress in recent months towards its first crewed…
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With all parties in agreement, the 45th Space Wing of the US Air Force and…
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Falcon 9 launches first Starlink mission – heaviest payload launch by SpaceX to date
The much-awaited and heralded launch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellite constellation launched on Thursday. With…
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With the all-important Demo-1 launch complete, SpaceX has quickly begun converting Pad 39A to ready…
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SpaceX conducts static fire test on Falcon 9 ahead of Crew Dragon debut
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX has conducted the milestone of a static fire test in preparation of the historic…
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The eighth and final Iridium NEXT launch – that was conducted on Friday – will…
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon capsule which will execute the Demonstration Mission-1 (DM-1)…
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Following the failure of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft to deliver Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin and Nick…
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SpaceX finalizing Pad 39A upgrades for return to crew operations
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX is finishing its years-long campaign to return Launch Pad 39A to crew operations. Following…