The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be completed in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite in late June. The mission will be historic for many reasons, including the fact that it will be the first time a NOAA satellite has been transported there room … Read more
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
Will the rainy, cloud-generating consequences of Invest 90L stop SpaceX from launching a Falcon 9 rocket for the second day in a row? Stay tuned. Welcome to the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s Starlink 10-2 mission from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX has already postponed its … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of this morning’s SpaceX Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. Tonight, SpaceX plans to kick off a double launch weekend. A Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the next batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit: Starlink 6-64. SpaceX now says they are targeting a launch … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of this morning’s SpaceX Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. It’s launch day again! SpaceX canceled the Starlink mission on Monday, May 27, after the launch attempt was moved to the end of its assigned launch window. SpaceX has not given a reason for pulling … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. It’s the first of consecutive launch days! Tonight, SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the latest batch of group six Starlink satellites. SpaceX says the launch is scheduled for 10:35 p.m., but backup options … Read more