Following Starship’s debut during Integrated Flight Test One (IFT 1), SpaceX is ready to improve on the vehicle’s objectives by employing a vast series of upgrades. Most of the enhancements have been made to the launch site and Booster 9, which, in turn, are waiting for final regulatory approval.
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With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having closed the mishap investigation into the anomaly during…
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SpaceX launched two back-to-back Starlink missions this week. The first mission, Starlink Group 7-2, launched…
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After more than six months in space, four people splashed down in the waters near…
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NASA launched its next astronaut rotation, Crew-7, to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday,…
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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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Launch Roundup: North Korea has failed launch attempt, SpaceX launch back-to-back missions
Following several launch delays last week, the week of Aug. 21 through Aug. 27 is…
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Following a plethora of launches last week, the week of Aug. 14 through Aug. 20…
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After the Static Fire of what appears to be 29 Raptor engines below Booster 9,…
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Launch Roundup: Russia returns to the Moon with Luna 25 mission, Virgin Galactic completes first fully private space tourism flight
It’s a busy week in spaceflight, especially for Russia. The week of Aug. 7 following…
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After last week’s testing of Booster 9, the water deluge system, and other important activity…
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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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For its third flight this year, Falcon Heavy conducted the record-breaking launch of EchoStar 24.…
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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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The United States Space Force (USSF) recently released a second draft of a request for…
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Booster 9 has arrived at the Orbital Launch Site ahead of a Static Fire test,…
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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: SpaceX finishes Starlink v1 flights – China launches methane powered ZQ-2
This week, LandSpace reached orbit on its second test flight of the ZhuQue-2 rocket; SpaceX…
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Launch Roundup – Arianespace launches Ariane 5 final flight; SpaceX flies one of last Starlink v1.5 flights
Four launches were successfully conducted for the week of July 2 through July 9. The…
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SpaceX launches ESA’s Euclid Telescope to explore the dark universe
SpaceX launched its 45th mission of the year, carrying the Euclid telescope from the European…