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Falcon Heavy build up begins; SLC-40 pad rebuild progressing well
As SpaceX continues to make excellent progress on rebuilding SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the company has achieved a major milestone toward the debut of…
SpaceX Static Fires Falcon 9 for EchoStar 23 launch as SLC-40 targets return
SpaceX is preparing to launch its second mission from KSC’s Pad 39A, with the expendable Falcon 9 tasked with the EchoStar 23 mission conducting a Static Fire test…
SpaceX fire up returned Falcon 9 first stage at SLC-40
SpaceX achieved another milestone on Friday when it conducted a Static Fire test on the Falcon 9 first stage that recently launched and returned during its role with…
SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 conducts first Hot Fire at SLC-40
SpaceX have conducted the first Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) and Hot Fire (Static Fire) test of their upgraded Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle at their Florida launch site….
SpaceX Falcon 9 success with second flight involving BulgariaSat-1 mission
SpaceX launched Bulgaria’s first communications satellite on Friday – the first of two Falcon 9 launches in the space of two days – via the company’s second flight-proven…
SpaceX tests Vandenberg Falcon 9 amid schedule realignment
SpaceX has static fired a Falcon 9 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base ahead of a mission to launch the next set of Iridium NEXT satellites. The test…
Bulgariasat launch realigns; SpaceX secures X-37B launch contract
SpaceX has realigned the launch date for the Bulgariasat-1 mission, which due to a two day launch delay with CRS-11 is now targeting launch No Earlier Than Saturday,…
Falcon 9 launches with CRS-11 Dragon on 100th 39A launch
SpaceX launched its first re-used Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 on Saturday, beginning the CRS-11 resupply mission to the International Space Station. The first attempt was scrubbed…
SpaceX Falcon 9 in flawless Inmarsat-5 F4 launch
SpaceX conducted its sixth launch of the year Monday, with a Falcon 9 rocket deploying the Inmarsat-5 F4 communications satellite. Liftoff, from the Kennedy Space Center, was on…
Falcon 9 conducts Static Fire test ahead of Inmarsat 5 F4 mission
SpaceX has demonstrated for a second time just how short a turnaround it can accomplish at LC-39A with Thursday’s static fire of the Falcon 9 that is set…
SpaceX improving launch cadence, testing new goals
Following the launch of the NROL-76 spacecraft on Monday – which also included a successful Second Stage extended coast test – SpaceX is already deep into preparations to…
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches first NRO mission with NROL-76
SpaceX conducted its first dedicated launch for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday, with a Falcon 9 carrying out the NROL-76 mission. Liftoff from the Kennedy…
SpaceX Static Fire spy sat rocket and prepare to test Falcon Heavy core
SpaceX is Static Fire testing in two regions of the United States this week, both of which will advance the company’s profile in the launch industry. A Falcon…
SpaceX opens new era for spaceflight with successful core stage reuse
For SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk, it was a day 15 years in the making. The accomplishment Thursday evening of launching a flight-proven Falcon 9 core stage…
SpaceX conducts historic Falcon 9 re-flight with SES-10 – Lands booster again
SpaceX took a step into the future Thursday as it reused – for the first time – a recovered first stage of a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket. Thursday’s…
SES-10 F9 static fire – SpaceX for history books & first core stage re-flight
In what is anticipated to be the first of many such occasions, SpaceX has conducted the all-important static fire on Monday of the first stage of the Falcon…
Air Force reveals plan for up to 48 launches per year from Cape Canaveral
Following the successful launch of a Delta IV rocket with the WGS-9 satellite Saturday night, Brigadier General Wayne R. Monteith and Major General David D. Thompson of the…
CRS-10 Dragon completes homecoming to conclude successful ISS mission
The latest SpaceX Dragon spacecraft concluded her mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Unberthing of the CRS-10 Dragon from the orbital outpost on Sunday began the critical…
SpaceX debuts Falcon 9 launch from 39A with CRS-10 Dragon mission
SpaceX has conducted its first launch from the Kennedy Space Center since the end of the Space Shuttle program, with a Falcon 9 flying from the historic Launch…
Falcon 9 conducts static fire test on 39A ahead of CRS-10 launch
A moment nearly six years in the making. Fire and flame returned to the historic LC-39A launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center as SpaceX conducted the static…
