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 conducts doubleheader with Starlink mission followed by launch for SES
Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s successful CRS-27 launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was in action…
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The Crew-6 astronauts lifted off onboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour atop a Falcon 9 rocket…
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SpaceX ended January with and began February with two Starlink missions. These launches occurred two…
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New spacecraft, new firsts, new hardware – International Space Station wraps up a busy and historic 2022
by Joseph Navin2022 has marked another busy chapter for the International Space Station (ISS). Along with its…
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SpaceX has launched the a pair of Falcon 9 missions approximately 23 hours apart from…
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Soyuz MS-22 suffers coolant leak, canceling Russian spacewalk
by Joseph NavinA planned spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on the evening of Dec. 14 involving…
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SpaceX conducted its 55th flight of the year to take the OneWeb Flight #15 mission…
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SpaceX’s newest Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, C211, has launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket at…
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SpaceX has launched the Eutelsat-10B communication satellite into a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit. A Falcon…
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The world’s most powerful operational rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, took to the Florida skies for…
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SpaceX’s 49th Falcon 9 flight of 2022 has lifted off from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space…
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SpaceX launched Intelsat’s Galaxy 33 (G-33) and Galaxy 34 (G-34) satellites on Saturday from Space…
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SpaceX and NASA have launched a group of four astronauts to the International Space Station…
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The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are bracing for the arrival…
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SpaceX and NASA in final preparations for Crew-5 mission
by Lee KanayamaWith the launch just weeks away, SpaceX, NASA, and their international partners are in final…
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SpaceX launches Starlink 4-2 mission with BlueWalker 3 rideshare
by Danny LentzSpaceX launched the Starlink 4-2 rideshare mission on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 9:20 PM…