Tag: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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SpaceX Debuts Starfall Reentry Vehicle for Microgravity Research and In-Space Manufacturing
SpaceX has conducted the first demonstration flight of Starfall, a new reentry spacecraft designed to support microgravity research, in-space manufacturing, and the return of payloads from orbit. The Starfall demonstration mission launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, marking the first public flight of the vehicle.…
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Third flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to feature 1st reuse of booster
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on the eve of its launch with the BlueBird 7 satellite. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. Blue Origin plans to launch its third New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station shortly before dawn on Sunday, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird…
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ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Completes Space Force Mission Despite Booster Anomaly
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket successfully carried multiple U.S. Space Force payloads to geosynchronous orbit on Feb. 12, despite encountering a performance anomaly with one of its solid rocket boosters early in flight, the company said. The mission, designated USSF-87, lifted off shortly after 4 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on…
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FCC gives SpaceX “green light” to expand Starlink constellation to 15,000 satellites
SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Jan. 9, 2025, on the Starlink 6-96 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update Jan. 9, 6:14 p.m. EST (2214 UTC): SpaceX confirms satellite deployment. Adding FCC announcement details. The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX the ability to…
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SpaceX launches classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) to begin the NROL-77 mission on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office on Dec. 9, 2025. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 9, 6 p.m. EST (2300 UTC): The National Reconnaissance Office confirms…
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SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities
The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and the U.S. Space Force’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) — are on the verge of even bigger changes than have been seen in the last few years. In a recent flyover of the Cape, NSF obtained new…
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Launch preview: SpaceX to launch new, improved Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL resupply ship to the space station
Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The new extended Cygnus capsule, scheduled to launch no earlier than Sept. 14, 2025, will carry supplies, food, and…
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Prepping for Starship, SpaceX is about to demolish one of ULA’s launch pads
The US Air Force is moving closer to authorizing SpaceX to move into one of the largest launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with plans to use the facility for up to 76 launches of the company’s Starship rocket each year. A draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released this week by…
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Cape Canaveral Spaceport Master Plan work to ramp up in summer 2025
NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center, the center’s Launch Pads 39A and 39B, and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida’s Atlantic coast are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above on May 27, 2024. Image: NASA Anyone who spends even a short number of days near Florida’s Space…
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Launch Roundup: Starship Flight 9; SpaceX starts new Starlink shell; China, Russia also launch
This Launch Roundup has been extended to include the launch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 on Tuesday/Wednesday. SpaceX was expected to begin building a new shell for its Starlink constellation last week, launching from Vandenberg to a polar orbit. This mission was postponed until Tuesday and now falls into the scope of this Roundup. Two…