Tag: Launch
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OneWeb to resume launches in December after bankruptcy
A Soyuz rocket loaded with 34 OneWeb satellites stands on a launch pad in February at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now Seeking to clear bankruptcy under new ownership before the end of the year, OneWeb announced Monday it is set to resume launching satellites for its global broadband network…
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Next SpaceX launch will wait for improved ocean conditions
Credit: Spaceflight Now The launch of SpaceX’s next 60 Starlink satellites will wait for better weather and sea conditions after currents were too strong for the company’s rocket landing platform to hold position in the Atlantic Ocean for a launch attempt Thursday. After scrubbing Thursday’s launch attempt, SpaceX initially said it might try again to…
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ULA targeting Sept. 26 for next Delta 4-Heavy launch attempt
A Delta 4-Heavy rocket is awaiting launch from Cape Canaveral on the NROL-44 mission, carrying a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance said Thursday it is targeting Sept. 26 for the next attempt to send a classified U.S. government spy satellite into orbit aboard a Delta 4-Heavy…
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Live coverage: SpaceX grounds launch to wait for better recovery weather
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX’s 13th batch of approximately 60 Starlink broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter
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SpaceX plans Falcon 9 launch Thursday from Kennedy Space Center
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out of the hangar at pad 39A in this file photo. Credit: SpaceX Forecasters predict a 60 percent chance of favorable weather for launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to carry more Starlink broadband satellites into orbit. The launch —…
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Northrop Grumman ends OmegA rocket program
Artist’s illustration of the OmegA rocket. Credit: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman says it will not continue development of the OmegA rocket after the U.S. Space Force last month picked United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the military’s two top launch contractors over the next seven years. A company spokesperson said Sept. 9 that Northrop Grumman…
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Software fix could position Astra for another launch attempt by end of year
Astra’s Rocket 3.1 vehicle lifts off Friday night from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credit: Astra / John Kraus Astra officials said Saturday a software fix will likely resolve a guidance system problem that caused the company’s first orbital-class rocket to begin drifting off course soon after liftoff from Alaska Friday night, prompting a range safety officer…
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Astra launch falters during first stage burn
Astra’s Rocket 3.1 takes off from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credit: Astra / John Kraus Astra’s privately-developed small satellite launcher crashed shortly after liftoff from Alaska Friday evening on the company’s first try at reaching orbit. The startup launch company confirmed on Twitter that the flight ended during the rocket’s first stage burn, following a successful…
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Stacking of next Atlas 5 rocket begins at Cape Canaveral
The first stage for ULA’s next Atlas 5 rocket mission was raised on a mobile launch platform Friday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance technicians positioned the first stage for the next Atlas 5 rocket on a mobile launch platform Friday at Cape Canaveral, a key step in…
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After second hop, SpaceX preps for next phase of Starship testing
After another Starship hop test last week, SpaceX is set to build the first prototype for the next-gen rocket’s huge first stage booster. Meanwhile, testing will commence soon on the Raptor engine model needed for orbital Starship missions. Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, said Aug. 31 the first test vehicle for the Starship’s “Super…