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SpaceX conducts static fire test ahead of fifth Falcon Heavy launch of 2023
by Will Robinson-Smith on December 3, 2023 at 1:08 pm
Following two Falcon 9 launches from both California and Florida, SpaceX closed out the first weekend of December with a Falcon Heavy static fire test. The […]
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission
by Spaceflight Now on December 2, 2023 at 5:42 pm
SpaceX continued a busy weekend with the launch of another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late Saturday night. Liftoff of […]
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Amazon buys three launches from SpaceX for rival internet constellation
by Will Robinson-Smith on December 1, 2023 at 7:04 pm
Tech giant Amazon is adding a fifth rocket to launch its satellite internet constellation. In a surprise move on Friday afternoon, the company announced it […]
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SpaceX launches ride share mission with South Korean spy satellite, first Irish satellite
by Will Robinson-Smith on December 1, 2023 at 3:51 pm
Kicking off the month of December for SpaceX is a Falcon 9 ride share mission with a payload of 25 spacecraft on board. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force […]
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Russia launches space station cargo ship
by William Harwood on December 1, 2023 at 3:40 pm
A Russian Progress cargo ship loaded with more than 5,500 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station blasted off from […]
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ESA Director General: Ariane 6 aiming for summer 2024 debut
by Will Robinson-Smith on November 30, 2023 at 10:11 pm
European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher said Thursday the Ariane 6 is expected to launch for the first time between June 15 and July 31, 2024. […]
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Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA mark 60th anniversary of RL10 rocket engine
by Will Robinson-Smith on November 28, 2023 at 5:27 am
A rocket engine with a long pedigree marked a big milestone on Monday. It's 60 years since the hydrogen-fueled RL10 engine debuted onboard a Centaur upper […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
by Spaceflight Now on November 27, 2023 at 8:41 pm
The next batch of Starlink satellites for SpaceX's space-based internet service rode a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites
by Spaceflight Now on November 22, 2023 at 2:36 am
SpaceX lofted its third batch of Starlink satellites in a little more than four days, with a Falcon 9 lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 2:47 a.m. EST (0747 […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from California
by Spaceflight Now on November 20, 2023 at 3:03 am
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from the West Coast with another batch of 22 Starlink satellites at 2:30 a.m. PST Monday (5:30 a.m. EST / 1030 UTC).