Nearly fifteen years after its originally planned launch date, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission has set sail atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday at 18:03 local time. A scrub on Sunday’s was followed by unacceptable Upper Level winds ahead of the second attempt on Tuesday. Wednesday’s conditions were perfect for the launch.
"CASSIOPE"
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SpaceX has launched the second Dragon mission of 2014, with a Falcon 9 v1.1 lofting…
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Making their fourth orbital launch of the year, the SpaceX team have conducted another Falcon…
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SpaceX made a fourth – and successful – attempt to launch its Falcon 9 v1.1…
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When SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket last April, most eyes were on the…
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SpaceX has realigned its next Falcon 9 v1.1 launch to NET (No Earlier Than) June…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 – tasked lofting six ORBCOMM OG2 satellites into orbit – scrubbed…
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SpaceX is continuing to advance the technology that is aimed at creating a fully –…
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SpaceX successfully launched the latest Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station…
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Commercial
SpaceX outlines CRS-3 landing legs plan toward first stage recovery ambitions
by Chris BerginSpaceX believes they have “all the necessary pieces” to achieve a full recovery of the booster…
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SpaceX is expected to take another leap towards the full reusability of their Falcon 9…
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The prospect of a Falcon 9 v1.1 first stage returning to terra firma following launch…
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Hot on the heels of their first two Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) missions, SpaceX have…
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Following last month’s successful launch of SES-8, SpaceX launched their second geostationary mission Monday, with…
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With the SES-8 satellite happily undergoing initial preparations for its life in geostationary orbit, SpaceX…
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SpaceX launched their Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket on Tuesday, ahead of successfully lofting the SES-8…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v.1.1 rocket is currently being realigned for a Thanksgiving launch attempt on…
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SpaceX have conducted the first Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) and Hot Fire (Static Fire) test…
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SpaceX’s next Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will involve the delivery of…
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SpaceX provided another glimpse into their future ambitions by announcing they have completed a review…