SpaceX is preparing to conduct the first full duration static fire test on its “full thrust” Falcon 9 first stage. The milestone – set to be conducted at its McGregor test facility in Texas within the next few days – will be a major step forward in the flow towards the company’s Return To Flight mission tasked with launching a group of Orbcomm-2 satellites, set to take place in late November/early December at the earliest.
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SpaceX has selected the ORBCOMM-2 (OG2) mission for Falcon 9’s Return To Flight. While no…
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United Launch Alliance has conducted its hundredth launch Friday with a rare commercial mission on…
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The first “Full Thrust” Falcon 9 first stage has begun a test sequence that is…
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SpaceX engineers are busily processing the Falcon 9 fleet for a salvo of missions that…
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SpaceX has conducted a Static Fire of its Falcon 9 v1.1 on Friday, a key…
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What was once thought to be a pipe dream of having a reusable system of…
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SpaceX’s aspirations towards recovering launched Falcon 9 first stages are continuing to focus on ocean…
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SpaceX is getting ever closer to successfully returning the first stage of its Falcon 9 v1.1,…
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As preparations continue for next week’s Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-6 Dragon spacecraft from…
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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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SpaceX’s reusability aspirations will receive further testing at Spaceport America, in the shape of the…
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SpaceX successfully conducted a second attempt to launch its Falcon 9 rocket, tasked with sending…
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) celebrated its 75 launch milestone when their Atlas V launch…
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle made its 23rd flight on Monday, carrying seven satellites into…
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SpaceX have launched the first mission of the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) programme Sunday night,…
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The US Air Force’s Kestrel Eye 1 Tactical Imaging Spacecraft spacecraft will head uphill in…
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SpaceX and Spaceflight Inc. have agreed to a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) framework that will…
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched their Delta II rocket to loft the SAC-D…