SpaceX conducts successful static fire of Starship

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 launches the Live and Let Fly mission

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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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida

Launching at 7:42 pm ET, 23 more V2 mini Starlinks joined the growing constellation after SpaceX lifted off from Florida. The mission took place from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking the 29th mission of the year for SpaceX. First stage ignition and liftoff of Falcon 9! pic.twitter.com/TAWsyxvbcC — SpaceX […]

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When will SpaceX’s Starship fly its fourth test flight?

When will SpaceX attempt to launch its fourth test flight of Starship? SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell, speaking at the Satellite 2024 Conference, said the fourth test flight of the Starship rocket could come in as little as six weeks. If SpaceX were to be able to turn around the launch pad and go through the test […]

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SpaceX and NASA prepare for 30th ISS resupply mission

NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the 30th resupply mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Thursday, March 21st, at 4:55 pm ET. The Cargo Dragon capsule will send thousands of pounds of supplies and experiments to the ISS, helping maintain the orbiting outpost. New @ISS_Research and technologies for @NASA are set […]

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SpaceX Falcon 9 lights up the Southern Californian skies with Starlink launch

SpaceX successfully launched more Starlink satellites on Monday night thanks to another Falcon 9 takeoff. The launch took place at 7:28 pm PT, setting up the spectacular view for the Southern Californian locals. SpaceX successfully launched the 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last night just after […]

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Rocket Lab to launch classified payload for the NRO

Rocket Lab is gearing up for its next mission, Live & Let Fly, no earlier than Thursday, March 21st. The mission will take place from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. This will be Rocket Lab’s fourth launch from its Virginia pad, previously launching HASTE, a suborbital variant of Electron. 🚀 LAUNCH UPDATE […]

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SpaceX has sent 6,000 Starlink satellites to orbit with latest Falcon 9 launch

SpaceX added 23 more Starlink satellites to its growing constellation following the impressive 3rd test flight of Starship just a few days ago. Launching at 8:21 pm ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Falcon 9 placed another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. This launch occurred after 2 previous […]

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United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy readies for final flight

United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy is currently scheduled to make its final flight on Thursday, March 28th, from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This final flight will conclude just over three decades of missions for the Delta IV family of launch vehicles, which primarily sent classified payloads […]

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SpaceX reveals new details on Starship’s third test flight

SpaceX has revealed some new information regarding the third test flight of its massive Starship rocket. The flight, which took place from Starbase, Texas, yesterday morning at 8:25 am CT, capitalized on previous test flights and accomplished a host of new objectives. All 33 Raptor engines lit in a staggered sequence, and once throttled up, […]

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