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in NASANASA ‘Scrubs’ the second launch attempt for the historic Artemis 1 moon mission
On Saturday, September 3, NASA decided against attempting to launch an ambitious test flight of their new moon rocket again due to a persistent leak that caused fuelling to be delayed. A hydrogen fuel leak discovered approximately 7 hours before liftoff prevented the space agency’s effort to launch its Artemis 1 moon mission aboard a massive […] More
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in NASANASA calls off historic Artemis 1 launch to the Moon over engine problem
After months of testing, debugging, and repairs, engineers fueled the Space Launch System moon rocket for Monday’s launch on NASA’s long-awaited Artemis 1 test flight, which will carry an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day trek to the moon and back. Despite this, management was compelled to call a halt to the countdown after […] More
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in SpaceXSpaceX is about to break a major rocket-launch record this week
If everything goes well, SpaceX will have sent 32 spacecraft into orbit in 2022 when a Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on Thursday, topping the previous annual record of 31 missions it established in 2021. And SpaceX has a ton more launch dates set: The commercial spaceflight business in California is on target to launch […] More
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in SpaceXSpaceX successfully launches 53 Starlink satellites, ties annual launch record
SpaceX tied its previous yearly launch record on Sunday by launching yet another set of Starlink broadband satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The year is just seven months old. Liftoff from Launch Complex 40 at 10:20 am ET put 53 internet-bearing satellites into low-Earth orbit, and the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage landed […] More
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in SpaceXAnother day, Another record: SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 in weekend triple header
On Saturday, less than 24 hours after launching 53 Starlink satellites from Florida, SpaceX used the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to launch a German radar reconnaissance satellite. Following just 14 hours, a third Falcon 9 launch was able to take place in Florida as a result of a successful flight. If everything goes […] More
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in SpaceXSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces thirteenth flight, setting a Rocket reuse record
While preparing for the launch of a German radar surveillance satellite from California on Saturday and the early-morning Globalstar communication and data relay satellite from Florida on Sunday, SpaceX launched 53 additional Starlink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center Friday. SpaceX plans to launch more than 50 Falcon 9 rockets this year, and launching three […] More
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SpaceX CRS-25 cargo mission to ISS delayed over Crew Dragon Fuel leak
The SpaceX Dragon delivery ship has been so dependable that we seldom have to mention it, but the spacecraft has had a rare problem that will cause a scheduled resupply trip to be delayed. According to NASA, the vessel scheduled to launch this weekend has a fuel leak, therefore everything has been put on hold […] More
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‘Modern Noah’s Arks’: Elon Musk Plans To Launch Thousands of 394 Feet Tall Rockets To Mars To Make Life Multiplanetary
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), has revealed his astounding ideas for sending rockets to the planet Mars. In Boca Chica, Texas, where Musk’s business is headquartered, the next-generation launch vehicle platform known as Starship is now undergoing development. When it is finally put into operation, Starship is going to […] More
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First-ever fully 3D-printed rocket on path for summer debut flight
Many rocket manufacturers have been using 3D printing technology to make components for spaceships for years. Only one firm, Relativity Space of Long Beach, has expanded on the technology to produce the first entirely printed rocket. After years of preparation and testing, Relativity founder Tim Ellis’ goal might be achieved as soon as June 1, […] More
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in SpaceXGwynne Shotwell: SpaceX Starship’s first Orbital flight from Texas could happen next Month
Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, said that the company’s new Starship rocket, which would ultimately enable people to go to Mars, will likely launch on a test flight from Texas in June or July, according to a Bloomberg story. Crew-4, as well as 53 other Starlink satellites, were recently put into orbit by the company. […] More
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Textbook Launch: SpaceX Successfully launches NASA’s Crew-4 mission to ISS
Four professional astronauts blasted into space early Wednesday, tracked down the lab complex, and docked to begin a four-and-a-half-month tenure, after the first all-private commercial voyage to the International Space Station. At 7:37 p.m. EDT, commander Kjell Lindgren, pilot Robert Hines, geologist-astronaut Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, strapped into a SpaceX […] More
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in SpaceXAnother day another contract: SpaceX to launch five South Korean Spy satellites by 2025
At least five military surveillance satellites will be launched on Falcon 9 rockets by the end of 2025, expanding South Korea’s ties with SpaceX. Four SAR satellites and one EO/IR satellite are part of South Korea’s “425 Project,” which is aimed at creating a small constellation of Earth observation satellites in South Korea’s backyard. At […] More
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