This week got off to a flying start when new science experiments and cargo were launched to the International Space Station, and Roscosmos launched ionospheric research satellites. Rocket Lab has also launched its Electron rocket on the company’s quickest turnaround mission to date this week. Following a scrub of Sunday’s Starlink mission just moments before ignition and another scrub on its second attempt on Wednesday, two Starlink missions flew this week. Booster B1067Â became the third Falcon 9 booster to reach the current record of 23 flights when it flew on Monday, Nov. 11.
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 and Electron to extend satellite constellations
by Martin SmithThis week’s manifest includes the delayed launches of a Falcon 9 with Galileo global positioning…
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Launch Roundup: Polaris Dawn, ISS crewed launch headline busy week
by Martin SmithThis week’s manifest features four Falcon 9 launches, including the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn crewed…
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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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Rocket Lab successfully launched its 50th Electron rocket June 20 at 2:13 PM EDT (18:13…
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Launch Roundup: Electron launches for the 50th time; Falcon 9 returns to normal operations
by Aaron McCreaConcluding a rare week that was void of any launches and riddled with scrubs, the…
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Launch Roundup: 100th launch of the year, Starliner delays, NASA’s PREFIRE-1 mission
by John SharpThere are two launches from China to start this week, the first of which will…
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A potential new way to travel through space launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from…
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The focus of the week ahead is dominated, of course, by the much anticipated third…
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Rocket Lab launched its first launch of 2024, with the Electron launch vehicle lofting four…
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Rocket Lab launched its first Electron rocket since a failure on Sept. 19. The mission,…
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Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab returns to flight; SpaceX launches more Starlink
SpaceX had a lighter week of launches, with Rocket Lab, Russia, and China also launching…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches Galaxy 37; will launch Starlink Group 6-8
Breaking into the 31st week of 2023, from July 31 to Aug. 6, not much…
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Launch roundup: Falcon Heavy launches largest GEO satellite, Rocket Lab’s Electron to complete 40th flight
The week of July 24 through July 30 will end the month with at least…
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Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab conducts Electron reuse attempt, SpaceX flies two Starlink v2 missions
by Tyler GrayThe week of July 16 through July 23 saw four more launches take place around…
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Launch Roundup: ULA launches Delta IV Heavy; SpaceX launches three missions
In what will be a quiet week for orbital launches, Rocket Lab launched its first…
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Just under three weeks after Rocket Lab launched the “Rocket Like a Hurricane” mission placing…
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NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS)…
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After successfully conducting back-to-back flights from their recently-inaugurated US launch site, Rocket Lab returned to…
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Rocket Lab, which opened its 2023 campaign with the inauguration of its first US-based launch…