SpaceX has launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS – with the launch on the Falcon 9 rocket taking place at 18:51:31 EDT (22:51:31 UTC). The planet-hunting observatory was lofted by a new Block 4 Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40 into an orbital resonance with the moon that will allow it to perform a near all-sky survey to find and categorize the number and types of exoplanets within 300 light years of Earth.
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SpaceX conducted the fifth launch of its contract with Iridium Communications Friday, deploying ten more…
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On Monday, NASA’s Independent Review Team (IRT) published the first public report on the SpaceX…
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Having already completed five Falcon family rocket launches this year, SpaceX is aiming to double…
SpaceX launched its fiftieth Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday, deploying Spain’s Hispasat 30W-6 satellite into geostationary…
Next month, SpaceX is set to launch the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is…
SpaceX is working towards a major milestone on their road to rapid and inexpensive reusability.…
Last Thursday, SpaceX performed its first full-blown fairing recovery test during the Falcon 9 launch…
SpaceX has launched with the debuting of an upgraded payload fairing for the Falcon 9…
SpaceX is readying for what will be their third mission this month, their fifth this…
SpaceX is progressing well through what they hope to be their busiest year yet, conducting…
It’s been said before, but it bears repeating: Tuesday was a momentous and historic day…
SpaceX launched Luxembourg’s first military spacecraft on Wednesday, with a flight-proven Falcon 9 carrying the…
For the second time this week, SpaceX has static fired one of their rockets at…
As Kennedy Space Center continues its transition to becoming a multi-user spaceport, more details are…