All posts tagged "Falcon 9"
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21.0KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 ready to launch second largest communications satellite
Falcon 9’s liftoff is scheduled tonight, 11:38 PM EDT/03:38 UTC After a long slip and slide from mid-August to September 9th, SpaceX...
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35.5KSpaceXSpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 Block 5 booster for upgraded rocket’s fifth launch
After a couple of weeks of mysterious delays, SpaceX is once again back in the saddle for its next orbital mission and...
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29.7KNewsSpaceX’s second dedicated USAF mission targets Dec. 2018 for GPS satellite launch
One of a number of 2018 SpaceX missions pushed into this year’s fourth quarter, SpaceX’s second-ever dedicated US Air Force payload is...
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19.4KNewsSpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Heavy manifest grows lopsided as launches align for Q4
For a variety of reasons both clear or otherwise, a significant number of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches initially scheduled...
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34.8KNewsSpaceX has no plans to reuse Crew Dragon spaceships on NASA astronaut launches
According to program manager Kathy Lueders, SpaceX has chosen against reusing its upgraded Crew Dragon spaceships on NASA Commerical Crew Program (CCP)...
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22.5KSpaceXSpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket are almost ready for astronauts
In a Commercial Crew update presented by Program Manager Kathy Lueders to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), the agency has confirmed that...
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30.5KNewsSpaceX’s next Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket launch and landing aligns for mid-September
SpaceX’s next rocket launch, a new Falcon 9 Block 5 vehicle carrying Telesat’s Telstar 18V geostationary communications satellite has slipped from an...
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20.9KNewsFlorida wants to build SpaceX and Blue Origin three extra rocket landing pads
First reported by Florida Today, economic development agency Space Florida has expressed serious interest in funding the construction of two major space...
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19.6KSpaceXSpaceX’s futuristic Crew Dragon astronaut walkway is ready for US human spaceflight revival
SpaceX has publicly revealed the sleek, minimalist design of the access arm that NASA astronauts will soon use to board Crew Dragon...
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SpaceX shows off first reused Falcon 9 Block 5 landing on drone ship OCISLY
For the second time in a year (356 days to be exact), SpaceX has published a photo of a Falcon 9 booster recovery...
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19.4KNewsSpaceX’s Mr Steven spotted practicing Falcon 9 fairing catches with upgraded net
SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel Mr Steven was spotted on Monday, August 13 conducting the first fairing recovery tests to involve actually craning...
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21.6KNewsSpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket looks no worse for wear after dual launches
SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster has returned to Port Canaveral, FL once again after the rocket’s second successful launch, likely...
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26.5KNewsSpaceX’s 2018 Crew Dragon launch debut imminent as spacecraft hardware comes together
SpaceX’s first spaceworthy Crew Dragon spacecraft officially has a confident launch target in hand as a flood of activity has begun to...
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16.3KNewsSpaceX nails first reuse of its next-gen Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket
SpaceX has successfully reused the first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster less than three months after the rocket’s major reliability and reusability...
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16.5KNewsSpaceX set to launch its first previously-flown Block 5 rocket tonight
At the same time as SpaceX is readying its first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster reuse, the company’s second flight-proven Block 5...
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19.6KNewsSpaceX spotted hot-fire testing Falcon 9 Block 5 ahead of its first reflight on August 7
Less than three months after SpaceX debuted its upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, the company is set for an unexpectedly sudden...
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34.1KNewsSpaceX’s newest Falcon 9 booster arrives in FL as rocket fleet activity rapidly grows
SpaceX’s fifth Falcon 9 Block 5 first stage was spotted a few dozen miles away from arriving at Cape Canaveral at the same...
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32.3KNewsSpaceX tests Falcon 9 Block 5’s landing leg retraction and preps for first reuse
In the two months since SpaceX first debuted its Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket upgrade with a successful May 2018 launch and...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket’s drone ship return captured in stunning detail [gallery]
Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin has captured SpaceX’s first West Coast Falcon 9 Block 5 booster recovery in the best detail yet seen...
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33.3KNewsSpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 reuse will also be its quickest drone ship turnaround
According to observations of SpaceX booster movements at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 24, it appears that the company will...
