SpaceX completed stacking Launch Tower 2 at Orbital Launch Pad B at Starbase, Texas, in record time, allowing for the next phase of preparations, including adding its own chopstick system. Preparations are also continuing on Orbital Launch Pad A’s Tower 1 to prepare it for the launch of Flight 5 and a possible catch of Booster 12.
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CommercialSpaceX
Falcon 9’s return to flight reminds spaceflight industry of past anomalies
by Aaron McCreaNearly every rocket that has flown has had an anomaly. With thousands of components that…
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SpaceXUncrewed
SpaceX continues record-breaking year with Starship’s full success and Falcon milestones
SpaceX continues to break records with its Falcon rockets during 2024 completing to date a…
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The final satellite of the GOES-R series of satellites, GOES-U, was launched on June 25…
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Boeing/StarlinerISS
ISS Roundup: an eclipse, an EVA, and more than just science returns to Earth
by Martin SmithEvery month aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is packed with activity, science, and research…
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On Sunday, April 7 SpaceX launched the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A)…
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SpaceX has kicked off 2024 breaking records and setting new standards for its operations. The…
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The focus of the week ahead is dominated, of course, by the much anticipated third…
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ChineseCommercialInternational
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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ChineseIndianInternationalSpaceX
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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While the spaceflight world waited for the Starship Integrated Flight Test-2 (IFT-2) launch that happened…
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Scientists recently discovered a high-speed jet stream at Jupiter’s equator using the joint NASA/European Space…
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ArtemisInternational
Artemis II crew visits Bremen, as Germany signs the Artemis Accords
by Adrian BeilESA and Airbus, in coordination with NASA, hosted an Artemis II media event at the…
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OtherSpaceXUncrewed
Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab fails during “We Will Never Desert You” launch; SpaceX launches two boosters for 17th time
The week of Sept. 18 through Sept. 24 is set to see four orbital launches,…
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After more than six months in space, four people splashed down in the waters near…
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Following two scrubs, SpaceX launched on the third attempt with a batch of 13 communications…
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SpaceX’s Super Heavy Booster 9 prototype has completed its pre-launch static fire test. This follows…
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EuropeanInternationalOtherScienceUncrewed
As JUICE struggles with antenna deployment, program manager highlights status of the mission
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) latest interplanetary mission that is set to explore Jupiter and…
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SpaceX has launched a batch of 10 communications and missile tracking satellites on the Tranche…
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ArtemisEuropeanInternational
Airbus talks ESM delivery process for upcoming Artemis flights
by Adrian BeilThe European Space Agency (ESA) is providing the European Service Module (ESM), the provider of…