SpaceX has conducted the debut launch of the final variant of its powerhouse Falcon 9 rocket, the Block 5 -which will continue to further SpaceX’s already realized goal of providing low-cost, affordable access to space for countries that have not been able to afford such missions before. The mission launched from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and lofted Bangladesh’s first satellite, Bangabandhu-1, to Geostationary Transfer Orbit. Thursday’s attempt was scrubbed, moving the Block 5’s debut to Friday.
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SpaceX conducted the fifth launch of its contract with Iridium Communications Friday, deploying ten more…
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The Arianespace Soyuz ST-B rocket launched the next set of four O3b communication satellites into…
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SpaceX conducted its final launch of 2017 Friday, with a Falcon 9 lifting off from…
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Preparations involving the Exploration Mission -1 (EM-1) Orion are enjoying a relatively trouble-free processing flow…
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Europe’s Vega rocket has conducted its eleventh launch Tuesday, deploying Morocco’s Mohammed VI – A…
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SpaceX has launched the Koreasat-5A communications satellite for South Korea’s KT SAT on Monday, with…
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SpaceX is in the business end of the processing flow for its next mission with…
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In what has already been a busy year for SpaceX, the commercial launch provider is…
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Monday, before succcessfully deploying…
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SpaceX is deep into pre-launch preparations for two upcoming missions that are set to lift…
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Just over two days after its successful launch of BulgariaSat-1, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket conducted…
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SpaceX returned its Falcon 9 rocket to flight Saturday with a mission that delivered ten…
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Arianespace’s Vega rocket successfully launched Turkey’s first governmental satellite for Earth observation. The launch of…
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SpaceX launched an international ocean research mission Sunday via its Falcon 9 rocket, the final…
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A November meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Advanced Exploration Systems division…
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Making its second launch in less than a fortnight, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carried Turkmenistan’s…
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SpaceX preparing for a busy season of missions and test milestones
by Chris BerginSpaceX is set for a salvo of events over the coming months, ranging from resupply…
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The Arianespace Soyuz ST-B rocket has launched her mission to loft four O3b communication satellites…
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An Ariane 5 is set to launch the first satellite of a very ambitious program…