SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the US military Thursday, carrying the X-37B spaceplane to orbit for its fifth mission. Liftoff for the OTV-5 mission occurred at the first attempt, with a T-0 of 10:00 AM Eastern time (14:00 UTC) out of the Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A in Florida. The booster returned to LZ-1 for another successful landing.
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SpaceX has conducted a Static Fire test on a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, a key milestone…
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SpaceX has realigned the launch date for the Bulgariasat-1 mission, which due to a two…
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After waiting the requisite time for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SpaceX now has environmental…
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The U.S. Department of Defense’s reusable X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has embarked on its…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX, Chinese, and Russian missions make up busy week
Two Chinese rockets, a pair of Russian missions, a trio of Falcon 9 launches, a…
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket is rapidly advancing through the much-needed paperwork to bring the massive rocket…
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SpaceX has closed out its most successful and record-breaking year yet. Its Falcon program broke…
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Launch Roundup: scrubs deny SpaceX its 100 Falcon launch goal; look to end the year with a 300th mission milestone
by Martin SmithThis week nearly saw two secret spaceplanes launched within days of each other. After ground…
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Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab returns to flight; SpaceX launches more Starlink
SpaceX had a lighter week of launches, with Rocket Lab, Russia, and China also launching…
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SpaceX closed out the third quarter of 2023 with its 70th launch of the year.…
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SpaceX has conducted the first polar launch from Florida since 1969. On board the Falcon…
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United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Delta IV Heavy rocket has received its clandestine payload for the…
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The United States Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane began its sixth mission with launch aboard a…
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As SpaceX competes for the right to launch future US military satellites, an environmental assessment…
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Falcon Heavy soars; SpaceX lands critical NASA double asteroid redirect launch
To say 11 April 2019 was a banner day for SpaceX would be an understatement.…
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With its two April launches behind it, SpaceX is deep into processing for its coming…
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Having already completed five Falcon family rocket launches this year, SpaceX is aiming to double…
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The long-awaited and much anticipated heavy lift rocket from SpaceX has become the most powerful…
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SpaceX conducted its final launch of 2017 Friday, with a Falcon 9 lifting off from…