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Last Falcon 9 v1.1 Successfully Boosts Jason-3 to Orbit, Reportedly Suffers Landing Leg Breakage During Oceanic Touchdown
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This Sunday (Jan. 17) SpaceX is scheduled to kick off a busy 2016 space launch manifest for the United States, aiming to deliver the Jason-3 satellite to orbit from Vandenberg AFB (VAFB) in Southern California for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and France. The Earth-observing satellite is being mated atop SpaceX’s Falcon-9 v1.1 rocket today, already […] More
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Six months after its 19th mission ended in catastrophe, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster is set for a long-awaited Return to Flight (RTF), no sooner than Tuesday, 15 December, carrying no fewer than 11 Orbcomm Generation-2 (OG-2) communications satellites into low-Earth orbit. According to sources within Orbcomm and the Air Force, a request for Eastern Range […] More
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Enhanced Falcon 9 Booster Raises Excitement, Concern, As Return to Flight Date Nears
Three months after the catastrophic loss of its Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)-7 Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS)—which appeared to have fallen victim to a failed helium tank strut, provided by an external supplier—SpaceX stands ready to resume launches of its workhorse Falcon 9, albeit in a heavily modified form, perhaps as soon as […] More
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A new project between NASA and Microsoft will be hitching a ride to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s Dragon resupply ship this Sunday on the CRS-7 mission, aiming to put the first fully untethered, see-through holographic computer in action—in space—to give astronauts living and working on the ISS a virtual aid when and where they need […] More
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Air Force Certifies SpaceX to Fly National Security Missions, Ending ULA Monopoly as DOD Launch Provider
Today it was announced by Lt. Gen Samuel Greaves, Commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space, that Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the privately-held aerospace company that forced United Launch Alliance (ULA) to develop a new rocket to stay competitive, is now certified to use its […] More
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VIDEO: Chase Plane Captures SpaceX Rocket Landing Attempt After Successful CRS-6 Dragon Launch
Right now SpaceX’s CRS-6 Dragon cargo ship is en route to the International Space Station (ISS), aiming to deliver tons of fresh supplies, cargo, science experiments, and technology demonstrations to the Expedition 43 crew for NASA. The launch itself, although scrubbed on April 13 for unfavorable weather, took off beautifully this afternoon into mostly clear blue […] More
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SpaceX Approaches 50-Percent Complete on NASA Contract as CRS-6 Dragon Prepares for Monday Launch
More than six years after signing the $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) agreement with NASA to deliver 12 Dragon cargo missions and a total of 44,000 pounds (20,000 kg) of payloads, experiments, and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX—the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch operator—will hit 50-percent-complete on its initial contractual obligation next week, […] More
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Third Time’s the Charm? SpaceX Rocket-Landing Pad Sets Sail for Monday Booster Landing Attempt
It’s now T-2 days until the scheduled launch of SpaceX’s next Falcon-9 rocket, which will boost the sixth dedicated Dragon cargo resupply mission (CRS-6) to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA. Operating under the language of a $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract, signed between NASA and SpaceX back in December 2008, the mission will deliver about […] More
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Heavyweight Payload for Science to Accompany SpaceX’s Next ISS-Bound Dragon
SpaceX is gearing up for the next round of its most ambitious year of launches and tests to date, with next week’s scheduled flight of the sixth dedicated Dragon cargo mission (CRS-6) toward the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of the unpiloted cargo craft—which is being flown under the language of the $1.6 billion Commercial […] More
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SpaceX Achieves Three-for-Three, With Nocturnal Launch of Two Communications Satellites
SpaceX has triumphantly accomplished “Three for Three,” delivering a third mission to space in as many months, as the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch operator successfully boosted the Eutelsat 115 West B and Asia Broadcasting Satellite (ABS)-3A communications satellites to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Liftoff took place on time at 10:50 p.m. EST on Sunday, 1 March. […] More
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‘Third Time Lucky’: SpaceX Successfully Launches DSCOVR on Three-Month, Million-Mile Trek to L1
Following two scrubs in three days, caused by a combination of problematic high-level winds and a glitch with an Air Force Range radar asset, Wednesday proved third time lucky for SpaceX, as it successfully launched its second Falcon 9 v1.1 booster of 2015 from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. […] More
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Farthest-Flying SpaceX Payload Set for Sunday Night Launch (Part 2)
Less than a month since it successfully delivered the fifth dedicated Dragon cargo craft into orbit, headed for the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX—the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services provider, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk—is primed to fly its second Falcon 9 v1.1 booster of the year on Sunday, 8 February. Liftoff of the mission is […] More
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