SpaceX kept up its impressive launch pace as the company reused its first Block 5 Falcon 9 booster in Tuesday’s launch of Merah Putih. Liftoff, from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, occurred at the opening of a two-hour window at 01:18 Eastern Time (05:18 UTC). This was the first Block 5 Falcon 9 to have been reflown and successfully landed on the drone ship to allow for an expected third flight.
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CommercialOtherSpaceXUncrewed
Second Falcon 9 Block 5 static fires ahead of Telstar 19V launch
by Ian AtkinsonJust over two weeks after their previous launch, SpaceX is again preparing their Falcon 9…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft began its next mission to the International Space Station Friday, with launch…
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On May 11th, SpaceX successfully launched a Block 5 Falcon 9 – the final major…
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SpaceX
Bangabandhu-1 sucessfully launched by first Block 5 Falcon 9 – SpaceX’s goal of affordable access to space
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CommercialSpaceXUncrewed
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by Ian AtkinsonThe first Block 5 Falcon 9 completed a static fire test at Launch Complex 39A…
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With its two April launches behind it, SpaceX is deep into processing for its coming…
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CommercialSpaceX
First Falcon 9 Block 5 booster readying for static fire at McGregor; paving way for rapid reuse
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX is working towards a major milestone on their road to rapid and inexpensive reusability.…
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SpaceX is gearing up for another record-breaking year in 2025 after surpassing all previous record-breaking…
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SpaceX completed a significant milestone in the Starship program with Flight 5 and is set…
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SpaceX is still preparing for Flight 5 of Starship but may have to wait at…
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SpaceX continues with the Starship pace, with another busy week involving the reveal and first…
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ChineseCommercialEuropeanInternationalOtherScienceSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Electron launches for the 50th time; Falcon 9 returns to normal operations
by Aaron McCreaConcluding a rare week that was void of any launches and riddled with scrubs, the…
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Blue OriginCommercial
Blue Origin returns crew flights to New Shepard with NS-25 mission
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As construction begins to assemble the Mobile Launcher-2 (ML-2) for Artemis IV, Mobile Launcher-1 (ML-1)…
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EuropeanInternationalOtherScienceUncrewed
ESA’s Space Rider likely to launch third quarter of 2025, program manager says
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Rider program has officially begun its validation and testing…
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ChineseCommercialRussianSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Russia returns to the Moon with Luna 25 mission, Virgin Galactic completes first fully private space tourism flight
It’s a busy week in spaceflight, especially for Russia. The week of Aug. 7 following…
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EuropeanInternationalUncrewed
Goodbye to the Ariane 5, the ‘Swiss Knife’ of Europe’s launch industry
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On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s…
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Falcon 9 B1077-4 launched 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites into low Earth orbit on Wednesday, March…