Tag: Falcon 9 Block 5
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Time-lapse video: First Falcon 9 Block 5 arrives at pad 39A for hotfire test
SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, sporting changes to make the booster easier to reuse, rolled out of its hangar and up the ramp to launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday ahead of a planned hold-down engine firing. The two-stage rocket, revealed for the first time Thursday, features black landing…
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SpaceX set to debut upgraded Falcon 9 rocket
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) to correct schedule for first Crew Dragon mission. File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket standing at launch pad 39A in Florida before a previous mission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX technicians at Cape Canaveral are readying for the first launch of an upgraded Falcon 9 rocket configuration…
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Engine for upgraded Falcon 9 rocket explodes on test stand
File photo of a Merlin engine on a test stand in McGregor, Texas. Credit: SpaceX A Merlin engine designed for the version of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts into orbit for NASA failed during testing Saturday in Texas, but the company said its upcoming launches will not be affected by the mishap.…