Tag: commercial-space
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Timeline for SpaceX’s next station cargo launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Monday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,800 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 2030 GMT (4:30 p.m. EDT) Monday from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. It will…
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SpaceX supply ship departs Cape Canaveral for space station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Monday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX Hauling nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shot into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral, with a previously-flown Dragon cargo carrier riding a reused first stage booster to kick off a nearly…
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Bezos, Musk and more: Space billionaires take the spotlight in books and on TV
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (in hat and sunglasses) pops open a bottle of champagne after Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket landing in November 2015. (Credit: Blue Origin) Space is hard: That used to be the excuse for explaining why sending people into space would always be something only governments could do. Now it explains why…
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Eliminating space junk could take step toward reality with station cargo launch
Artist’s illustration of the RemoveDebris satellite de-orbiting at the end of its mission with the assistance of a dragsail. Credit: SSTL European engineers who developed a small satellite hitching a ride to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX supply ship Monday are gearing up for a first-of-a-kind experiment to examine ways to snare a…
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Watch a replay of SpaceX’s fifth launch for Iridium
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher rocketed into orbit Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, climbing away from a hillside launch complex just after sunrise with 10 Iridium communications satellites. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifted off at 7:13:51 a.m. PDT (10:13:51 a.m. EDT; 1413:51 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg. The…
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Iridium messaging network gets another boost from SpaceX
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 5:30 p.m. EDT (2130 GMT) with NOAA statement. A Falcon 9 rocket climbs away from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on Friday. Credit: SpaceX Ten more satellites for Iridium’s commercial communications network flew into orbit Friday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with fifth set of Iridium Next satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with 10 next-generation Iridium communications satellites. SpaceX’s live video coverage begins at approximately 6:58 a.m. PDT (9:58 a.m. EDT; 1358 GMT). Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with fifth set of Iridium Next satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with 10 next-generation Iridium communications satellites. SpaceX’s live video coverage begins at approximately 6:58 a.m. PDT (9:58 a.m. EDT; 1358 GMT). Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical at Vandenberg
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to loft the fifth batch of Iridium Next mobile communications satellites stands vertical on Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-stage rocket, towering 229 feet (70 meters) tall, is set for liftoff at 7:13:51 a.m. PDT (10:13:51 a.m. EDT; 1413:51 GMT) Friday with 10…
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Launch timeline for Iridium’s fifth launch with SpaceX
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent to orbit with the fifth set of 10 next-generation satellites for Iridium’s voice and data relay fleet. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket will lift off Friday at 7:13:51 a.m. PDT (10:13:51 a.m. EDT; 1413:51 GMT) Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SpaceX will not…