Falcon 9

Musk’s SpaceX and NASA team up again for $69 million space telescope launch contract: Here’s what the mission aims to accomplish

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NASA has once again chosen Elon Musk’s SpaceX for another project. TOPSHOT – A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U) weather satellite lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, June 25, 2024. (AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} … Read more

Eumetsat moves weather satellite from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9

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WASHINGTON – European weather satellite operator Eumetsat has shifted the upcoming launch of a weather satellite from an Ariane 6 to a Falcon 9, a move that surprised and frustrated European space officials. In a statement late June 28, Eumetsat said the geostationary weather satellite Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) will now be launched on … Read more

Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy Returns with GOES-U, Firefly Launches an Alpha – NASASpaceFlight.com

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29 After a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto delayed the Florida launch schedule in high seas, wind and rain, SpaceX hopes to get back on track this week with launches planned for all three active Falcon launch pads, including a Valk heavy. By the end of the week, the Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency … Read more

Launch Roundup: Electron is launched for the 50th time; Falcon 9 returns to normal operations – NASASpaceFlight.com

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37 Capping off a rare week without launches and full of stumbling blocks, the space industry appears to be returning to its planned course of action with four launches from around the world. This week is expected to mark Electron’s 50th launch, and SpaceX and CASC continue to dominate the launch calendar. SpaceX begins the … Read more

Everything we noticed during SpaceX’s exciting fourth test of a spaceship

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Not only did the 120-ton Starship rocket take off on its fourth test flight, but both stages also returned, with the booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico and the upper stage experiencing a chaotic reentry. This test brings the super heavy lift vehicle closer to achieving reusability. Astronomers could soon receive warnings when SpaceX … Read more