SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 set for first expendable launch with USAF satellite
SpaceX's most significant US Air Force launch contract yet is set to kick off with a (NET) December 18 launch…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy two-thirds done as side booster #2 leaves factory
First posted to a SpaceX-focused Facebook group by member Eric Schmidt, Falcon Heavy Flight 2's second side booster (of two) was…
5 years ago
SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster casualty battered but still intact in aerial photos
Shortly after successfully sending a reused Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its way towards the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX Falcon…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster sails into port after historic third launch and landing
Although a sister rocket did not fare nearly as well during a separate landing attempt 48 hours later, SpaceX Falcon…
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SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 landing failure caught on video after launch success
In an extraordinary bit of live footage, SpaceX's first Falcon 9 Block 5 launch of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft was topped…
5 years ago
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 set for first Cargo Dragon spacecraft launch
After a slight 24-hour delay at NASA's request, SpaceX is ready to support Falcon 9 Block 5's first launch of…
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Follow a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 booster recovery from start to finish [video]
All major aspects of SpaceX's most recent Falcon 9 Block 5 booster recovery have been documented from start to finish,…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 booster nails third launch and landing in 7 months
Following a bit less than three weeks of relentless launch delays and scrubs, SpaceX has successfully launched and landed a…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spied at Pad 39A as December launch quartet aligns
Photographer Tom McCool lucked upon an open hangar door at Pad 39A on November 27, catching a fresh Falcon 9…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster could be first to launch from all 3 company pads
A week after its original launch target, SpaceX launch engineers and technicians appear to have completed an additional suite of…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 booster sails into port aboard OCISLY after launch #2
SpaceX's second Falcon 9 Block 5 booster, core B1047, has returned once more to Port Canaveral, Florida aboard drone ship…
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SpaceX’s twice-flown Falcon 9 fleet grows by one with flawless launch, landing
SpaceX has completed its 18th successful launch of 2018 while also expanding its fleet of twice-flown Falcon 9 Block 5…
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SpaceX’s flight-proven Falcon 9 and drone ship fleet ready for duo of launches
SpaceX is gearing up for a duo of flight-proven Falcon 9 launches and drone ship landings on both coasts of…
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SpaceX targets Falcon 9 reusability milestone on first dedicated rideshare launch
SpaceX's first dedicated rideshare - a collection of small satellites manifested for launch and organized by a third party -…
6 years ago
SpaceX plans Falcon 9 satellite launch from Pad 39A prior to Crew Dragon, Falcon Heavy
SpaceX plans to launch one final commercial Falcon 9 mission from Pad 39A before much of the historic facility's availability…
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SpaceX’s next West Coast launches line up with flight-proven Falcon 9 rockets
Major SpaceX customer Iridium has set an official target date for its eighth and final Iridium NEXT launch, expected to…
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SpaceX’s next step towards airplane-like Falcon 9 reusability expected in 2018
Speaking at an impromptu IAC 2018 talk, Vice President of Build and Flight Reliability Hans Koenigsmann confirmed earlier this month…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 booster preps for next launch as fairing fragments surface
As part of a recent 10-year anniversary celebration of SpaceX's first successful launch to reach orbit, Falcon 9 B1047 was…
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SpaceX lights up California sky in successful West coast landing zone debut
SpaceX has successfully recovered a Falcon 9 Block 5 booster on a land-based landing zone for the first time in…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 ready for first Return-To-Launch-Site booster landing
Falcon 9 B1048.2 is vertical at SpaceX's Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) facilities ahead of the rocket's second launch,…
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