SpaceX lit all 33 Raptor engines on Booster 11 ahead of the fourth test flight, which could come as early as next month. The company recently completed testing on Ship 29 with two successful static fires, moved it back to the production site to complete the last remaining tasks before launch, and moved right into […]
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SpaceX sent another 23 V2 mini Starlinks to orbit early this morning from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Launching just before dawn, the Falcon 9 roared to life, sending an early wake-up call to residents across the Space Coast. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/xqlmWIs17E — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 5, 2024 SpaceX […]
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As SpaceX looks to continue its quest to achieve over 140 launches this year, its marine fleet is functioning at an insane pace. SpaceX currently operates a trio of autonomous spaceport drone ships, two fairing recovering ships, and two Crew/Cargo Dragon recovery ships. In years past, SpaceX has been able to comfortably launch missions and […]
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SpaceX could launch two batches of Starlinks and a telecommunications satellite this weekend to cap an incredibly busy month. The company has already completed 11 launches this month, including the 3rd flight test of Starship, an incredible pace of developing the world’s most powerful rocket and safely launching flight-proven Falcon 9 rockets at the same […]
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SpaceX has begun making drastic changes to its Starship launch pad in Florida after months of no activity. The launch site, which had been sitting for almost a year with no activity, has had four of its six legs, which were to support the orbital launch mount, removed over the past week for unknown reasons. […]
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Boeing and NASA have once again delayed Starliner’s Crewed Flight Test to no earlier than May 1st, 2024. The launch was originally targeted for mid-April, but this time, scheduling at the International Space Station is the reason for the delay, as the orbiting outpost is fairly busy at the moment. There are currently 7 vehicles […]
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Ship 29 roared to life once again yesterday afternoon at Starbase, moving another step forward to the fourth flight test for SpaceX. SpaceX lit a single Raptor engine at 1:30 pm CT, this time fueling the powerful rocket motor using the header tank located near the top of the spacecraft. Static fire of a single […]
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NASA and SpaceX have delayed the first Falcon Heavy launch of the year until no earlier than June 25th. The delay comes after the rocket center core booster’s routine testing at SpaceX’s Rocket Development and Test Facility in McGregor, Texas, revealed a leak. Exciting news from @NASA & @SpaceX! The launch of #GOESU, the final […]
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SpaceX continues to progress towards the fourth flight of Starship following a successful static fire of Ship 29. Ship 29 lit all 6 Raptor engines for around four seconds on sub-orbital pad B at Starbase, sending up a massive cloud of dust, and once the dust cleared, Ship 29 was still standing, just missing a […]
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Rocket Lab successfully launched the Live and Let Fly mission last Thursday. Launching at 3:25 am ET, Electron successfully launched the Live and Let Fly mission, a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, on March 21st. This launch marked the company’s fifth consecutive successful mission, the fourth for the year, and the first from […]
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