Two SpaceX missions have received preliminary planning dates for their upcoming launches out of Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 launch with the SES-9 satellite is now aiming for a February 24 liftoff from SLC-40, while the Dragon spacecraft is set to return to action NET (No Earlier Than) April 1 for her CRS-8 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), pending the outcome of a testing issue with the Falcon 9 at the McGregor test site.
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For the two commercial companies contracted with NASA for cargo resupply of the International Space Station,…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket returned to flight Monday, on a mission for communications firm Orbcomm…
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SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk has updated the status of the investigation into…
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The Russian Progress M-28M cargo ship has successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS)…
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SpaceX is deep into an internal mishap investigation following the loss during First Stage flight of…
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SpaceX launched its eighth Dragon resupply mission, on a flight that was scheduled to loft…
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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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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and their supporting ground teams have begun the…
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The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been successfully reboosted by the Progress…
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The failure of the Progress M-27M cargo run to the International Space Station (ISS) was…
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SpaceX head Elon Musk has revealed plans to utilize the Falcon Heavy and Dragon 2…
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SpaceX’s Dragon 2 test vehicle has conducted her maiden flight on Wednesday, leaping off a…
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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 has conducted a Static Fire test on the next Falcon 9 rocket set to…
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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…