SpaceX launched 53 internet communication satellites to low Earth orbit on the Starlink Group 4-17 mission. With liftoff scheduled for 09:42 UTC (5:42 AM EDT), the Falcon 9 launched from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). This mission marked SpaceX’s 18th mission of 2022, making a pace of one Falcon 9 launch every seven days. In the event of a scrub, there was a backup window less than 24 hours later on May 7.
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After planning began in 2016 for a small, multi-user launch pad at Kennedy Space Center…
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Hurricane Dorian passed 129 km (80 miles) east of the Kennedy Space Center and Cape…
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STS-129 has concluded with a homecoming to Florida, following a flawless mission for Atlantis and her…
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SpaceX’s 30th resupply mission uses new access tower at SLC-40 for the first time
by Martin SmithSpaceX has debuted a new capability on their 30th cargo resupply mission to the International…
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Soyuz MS-25 has finally launched to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA
The fourth human spaceflight — and third orbital human flight — of the year has…
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For the second time in 2024, a collection of four humans is flying on a…
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Three missions have now launched this week, starting with Crew-8, which is sending a new…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch next ISS crew rotation; Electron launches debris removal demonstration
by Martin SmithDespite multiple scrubs and delays due to weather violations, SpaceX broke its own cadence record…
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SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission from Florida
by John SharpA SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a lunar lander for Intuitive Machines (IM) of Houston, Texas.…
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Launch Roundup: Axiom-3 crew and Tianzhou 7 cargo space station missions this week
A pair of missions to space stations headline the launches for the week of Jan.…
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As 2023 draws to a close, the US Department of Defense’s X-37B spaceplane returned to…
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ISS Roundup: 25 year anniversary, spacewalks, cargo arrivals and departures
by John SharpThe final quarter of 2023 saw the International Space Station (ISS) celebrate 25 years in…
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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: SpaceX pushes for 100 flights in the year with a ISS resupply, a rideshare mission, and more
by Aaron McCreaSpaceX is actively working to reach its goal of 100 launches by the end of…
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NASA and SpaceX teams launched the agency’s Psyche mission to metallic asteroid 16 Psyche from…
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Dream Chaser, the so-called “mini shuttle”, is set to bring back the capability of returning…
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SpaceX closed out the third quarter of 2023 with its 70th launch of the year.…
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Lockheed Martin, NASA lining up next Orion spacecraft for Artemis III and IV
by Philip SlossOrion prime contractor Lockheed Martin has the spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis III and IV lunar…
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NASA launched its next astronaut rotation, Crew-7, to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday,…