Tag: SpaceX-7
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Photos: SpaceX supply ship poised for blastoff
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, standing 208 feet tall, is mounted on a Cape Canaveral launch pad for liftoff with a fresh package of supplies and research experiments for the International Space Station. The kerosene-fueled launcher was counting down to takeoff at 10:21 a.m. EDT (1421 GMT) Sunday to kick off the Dragon supply ship’s two-day…
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Falcon 9/SpaceX CRS-7 launch timeline
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral on SpaceX’s seventh operational resupply mission to the International Space Station. Exact times for re-entry and landing of the Falcon 9’s first stage have not been released by SpaceX. Liftoff is set for 10:21:11 a.m. EDT (1421:11 GMT) Sunday. Data…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 disintegrates after launch
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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SpaceX aims for another rocket landing experiment Sunday
Artist’s concept of a Falcon 9 booster after landing on SpaceX’s ocean-going platform. Credit: Jon Ross Keeping with its mantra of fly, fix and fly again, SpaceX says its engineers have resolved an engine valve problem that kept one of its Falcon 9 boosters from successfully touching down on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean…