Tag: KSC
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SpaceX continues Starlink deployment with Starlink 4-25 mission
SpaceX launched the Starlink 4-25 mission Sunday, at 9:38 AM EDT (13:38 UTC). A Falcon 9 rocket carried another 53 satellites for the Starlink internet constellation, each with a mass of approximately 300 kilograms. The satellites were deployed into an initial orbit of about 230 by 340 kilometers in altitude at an inclination of 53.2…
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SpaceX and NASA launch CRS-25 mission to the ISS
SpaceX launched its 25th commercial resupply services (CRS) mission for the International Space Station (ISS) on a flight-proven Falcon 9 while also utilizing a flight-proven Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft. Falcon 9 B1067-5 lifted Dragon 2 Capsule 208-3 (C208-3) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) on July 14 at 8:44 PM EDT (00:44 UTC on July 15).…
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Artemis 1 launch team overcomes obstacles to complete WDR test objectives
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs completed the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) countdown demonstration test for Artemis 1 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 20. The fourth run of the test “cut off” at T-29 seconds, several seconds before the desired stop time but after demonstrating the…
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NASA completes fourth Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal attempt
NASA got within several seconds of completing its practice launch day exercise June 20 with the Artemis 1 vehicle on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The fourth Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test attempt got down to T-29 seconds in a single, consolidated run of the countdown’s final ten minutes…
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on booster’s 13th flight
SpaceX launched yet another 53 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The liftoff at 12:09 PM EDT (16:08 UTC) on Friday was from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission marked SpaceX’s second launch of the month, its 24th launch of 2022, and the company’s 50th launch from…
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NASA rolling Artemis 1 back to the pad to finish WDR
The first integrated Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar test flight is returning to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida in hopes of finishing the last major test before its inaugural launch planned for later this year. Repairs and maintenance were performed in…
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Ship 24 rolls out for testing while Booster 7 receives Raptors
The recent focus at Starbase has been Booster 7 and Ship 24. Booster 7 appears to have completed its series of cryogenic proof testing and is now being prepared for static fire tests. Ship 24, meanwhile, has rolled out to the launch site for its own cryogenic tests ahead of engine install, static fires, and…
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SpaceX launches Starlink 4-18, third Starlink mission in five days
SpaceX launched its 47th Starlink mission with the latest Starlink mission. Starlink Group 4-18 set sail on a flight-proven Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 6:59 am EDT during a single-second instantaneous launch window. Starlink Group 4-18 is the 21st SpaceX launch and 14th Starlink mission of…
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NASA, Air Liquide continue working on Artemis 1 WDR issues
NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle remains in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida while work to investigate and fix problems found in April at the launch pad continues. A series of issues were discovered during three attempts to perform the Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) while the Orion spacecraft…
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SpaceX launches morning Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX launched 53 internet communication satellites to low Earth orbit on the Starlink Group 4-17 mission. With liftoff scheduled for 09:42 UTC (5:42 AM EDT), the Falcon 9 launched from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A). This mission marked SpaceX’s 18th mission of 2022, making a pace of one Falcon 9 launch every seven days. In…