SpaceX’s second rocket recovery drone ship leaves port during Starlink launch
On October 18th, SpaceX's second booster recovery 'drone ship' left Port Canaveral at the exact same time as a Falcon…
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Falcon 9
SpaceX orbits 60 more Starlink satellites, recovers booster, and catches fairing halves
SpaceX has successfully orbited another batch of 60 Starlink satellites, landed the Falcon 9 booster that launched it, and caught…
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SpaceX adds third Starlink launch to busy October manifest
SpaceX has added another Starlink launch to its October manifest and plans to support the mission with a record-breaking Falcon…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 14th Starlink mission on Sunday
Spaceflight Now reports that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is five days out from the company's 14th dedicated Starlink launch,…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s mystery October launch identified as a US spy satellite
A week after signs of the mission first appeared, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has confirmed that SpaceX's mystery October…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster and first thrice-flown fairing return to port [photos]
In a period of just 12 hours last Friday, SpaceX successfully returned Falcon 9 booster B1058 and two payload fairing…
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SpaceX aces Starlink launch, landing, and catch as Elon Musk teases public beta ETA
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched the 12th batch of ~60 operational Starlink satellites, bringing more than 19…
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SpaceX Starlink launch suffers third weather scrub, next attempt Tuesday
Update: Multiple weather constraint violations forced SpaceX to scrub today's Starlink-12 launch attempt less than half an hour before liftoff,…
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SpaceX eyes two Falcon 9 rocket launches, landings in eleven hours [update: just Starlink]
Update #2: The GPS III SV04 mission's Falcon 9 rocket aborted its October 2nd launch attempt just two seconds before…
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SpaceX Falcon rockets win third consecutive NASA launch contract
SpaceX's Falcon family of rockets continue to dominate the US launch market, most recently securing their third consecutive NASA launch…
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SpaceX adds mystery Falcon 9 launch to packed October manifest
SpaceX FCC paperwork has revealed the addition of an unidentified Falcon 9 launch to the company's packed October manifest, ranging…
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SpaceX go for Starlink launch, landing as ULA rocket delays persist
SpaceX is on track for Falcon 9's latest Starlink launch and landing later today as delays continue to hamper a…
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SpaceX wins US military approval to launch on reused Falcon boosters
A United States military contract with SpaceX has been modified to allow future launches aboard reused Falcon 9 boosters, saving…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy side booster arrives at Texas test facilities
NASASpaceflight.com reports that the first new booster for SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch has arrived at the company's McGregor, Texas…
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SpaceX’s next two Falcon 9 launch dates set in late September
SpaceX's next Starlink launch has a firm date after stormy seas delayed its last attempt, placing the mission just two…
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SpaceX continues commercial launch market dominance with even more contracts
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has secured at least two more commercial launch contracts, continuing the company's dominance in the commercial…
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SpaceX delays Starlink launch as ocean outmatches drone ship upgrades
SpaceX's 13th Starlink launch has been indefinitely delayed by "severe weather in the recovery area, later explained by CEO Elon…
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(Update: scrubbed) SpaceX’s next Starlink launch to break rocket fairing reuse record
Update: SpaceX says that today's Starlink-12 launch attempt was scrubbed due to a mysterious "recovery issue." Liftoff from Kennedy Space…
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SpaceX eyes Starlink to connect rocket recovery ships to the internet
Regulatory filings show that SpaceX wants to use Starlink to connect its fleet of rocket recovery ships to the internet,…
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SpaceX drone ship heads to sea for Falcon 9’s next Starlink launch and landing
An upgraded SpaceX drone ship is headed roughly 630 kilometers (~390 mi) into the Atlantic Ocean to support Falcon 9's…
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