Tag: SpaceX
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SpaceX plans a busy day Tuesday
File photo of a SpaceX Dragon supply ship at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Tuesday is shaping up to be a busy day for SpaceX, with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a NOAA space weather satellite, an experimental booster flyback maneuver to advance reusable launch technologies, and the splashdown of a…
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Falcon 9 countdown halted by faulty radar tracker
Updated: 10:30 p.m. EST on Feb. 8 A problem with a U.S. Air Force tracking radar kept a Falcon 9 rocket crowned with a NOAA space weather observatory grounded Sunday, forcing a long-delayed mission to stay on Earth at least one more day. The countdown at Cape Canaveral smoothly ticked toward a target launch time…
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SpaceX CRS-5 Dragon returns home via Pacific splashdown
SpaceX’s CRS-5 Dragon spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of a return to Earth on Tuesday. The EOM (End Of Mission) events climaxed with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at around 7:44 pm Eastern, concluding another successful mission for the commercial resupply spacecraft. CRS-5 Dragon – EOM: (*CLICK HERE FOR FULL…
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Storied space weather observatory finally ready for launch
The Deep Space Climate Observatory inside a clean room before launch. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky The world’s most distant weather outpost is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launching to a point a million miles from Earth to warn forecasters of solar storms that could disrupt global air…
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New challenges await SpaceX’s next rocket landing attempt
A view of SpaceX’s rocket landing ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: SpaceX via Elon Musk A rocket recovery team positioned off Florida’s East Coast is standing by for liftoff Sunday of a Falcon 9 launcher with a space weather satellite, but the demanding trajectory of the flight adds more unknowns to the company’s dicey…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 soars into space with DSCOVR
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Near-ideal weather expected for Sunday’s Falcon 9 launch
File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket inside SpaceX’s hangar at Cape Canaveral before a previous launch. Credit: SpaceX Forecasters predict mostly clear skies, light winds and comfortable temperatures for Sunday’s launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with a NOAA satellite designed to warn of solar storms that could disrupt navigation and communication technology on…
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NOAA space weather sentinel joined with Falcon 9 rocket
The Deep Space Climate Observatory is pictured inside the Astrotech satellite processing facility in Titusville, Florida. One half of the Falcon 9 rocket’s payload fairing is seen behind the spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett A new space weather observatory to be stationed a million miles from Earth has been enclosed inside the nose cone of a…
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FAA opens way for companies to stake claims to lunar rights
Photo via YouTube/Moon trailer Do we have the right to reserve rights to the moon? Apparently so. At least that’s the message the U.S. government appears to be sending. In an exclusive report by Reuters, “U.S. companies can stake claims to lunar territory through an existing licensing process for space launches.” The Federal Aviation Administration, in a “previously…
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SpaceX conducts Static Fire test ahead of DSCOVR mission
SpaceX has conducted a Static Fire test on its latest Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket Saturday, paving the way for a February 8 launch attempt to loft the DSCOVR spacecraft uphill from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40. The launch will also mark the second attempt to conduct a propulsive landing of the core stage on to the Autonomous…