On the morning of July 15, SpaceX’s long awaited droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas sailed into Port Canaveral, Florida. The vessel will bring the number of Florida-based droneships back to two following the relocation of Of Course I Still Love You to the west coast, allowing for more frequent launches of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.
"Of Course I Still Love You"
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Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab fails during “We Will Never Desert You” launch; SpaceX launches two boosters for 17th time
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Both the rollover of Atlantis and her March 15 launch date will “go down to…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 achieves Bahamas booster landing; Electron flies 60th mission
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CommercialSpaceX
Launch Roundup: SpaceX returns to launching Starlink following Starship launch
by John SharpWith the dust settling following the launches of Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship…
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Launch Roundup: New Glenn scrubs, SpaceX launches national reconnaissance mission
The first full week of 2025 – and the first part of next week –…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, China, and Russia maintain busy launch manifests through the holidays
by John SharpAt the start of this week, Monday, Dec. 23, there had been 24 launch attempts…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX plans for five customer missions; Rocket Lab launch mission for Synspective
The orbital launch manifest for the week of Dec. 16 through Dec. 22 has been…
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Launch Roundup: Kairos stands down second launch attempt, Falcon 9 to launch 03, GPS and NRO missions
by Martin SmithThis week, Japanese commercial company Space One stood down two attempts to launch its Kairos…
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Launch Roundup: Sentinel 1C and PROBA 3 among ten planned launches
by John SharpThis week is busy in spaceflight, with 10 orbital launches planned throughout the week. China…
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Launch Roundup: ZhuQue-2E and Chang Zheng 12 take first flights; SpaceX launches classified mission
by Martin SmithThis week Landspace debuted the enhanced version of its ZhuQue-2 rocket and the Chang Zheng…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches continue, Rocket Lab to launch two Electrons, Russia to fly to ISS
by John SharpFollowing the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, eight additional orbital launches were planned…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches customer payloads, China fly resupply mission to Tiangong
While SpaceX flew Starship on its sixth integrated test flight, the company also flew three…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches cargo resupply mission to ISS, Roscosmos and Rocket Lab also launch
by Martin SmithThis week got off to a flying start when new science experiments and cargo were…
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Launch Roundup: China launch crew to Tiangong Space Station, Russia launches military payload
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin, China launch missions
by Martin SmithBlue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed…
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recent decision to clear SpaceX’s Falcon 9 for a return…