Keith’s note: I just spoke with Scripps News about the upcoming flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station, the problems Boeing has had with the spacecraft, competition […]
Falcon 9
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SpaceX Launches Block 5 Falcon 9
That's the 25th landing for @SpaceX pic.twitter.com/kq2SjQwso8 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 11, 2018
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Intelsat 35e
It was a case of the third time being the charm as SpaceX conducted its 10th launch this year. The Intelsat 35e has separated from the Falcon 9 second stage […]
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Advisory Committee Has Issues With Fueling Crewed Falcon 9
Experts concerned by SpaceX plan to fuel rockets with people aboard, Reuters “It was unanimous … Everybody there, and particularly the people who had experience over the years, said nobody […]
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SpaceX Return to Flight Scheduled for Monday
Marc’s note: SpaceX will attempt their return to flight Sunday evening with the launch of ORBCOMM-2 mission from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This follows the successful static fire […]
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SpaceX Static Fire of Upgraded Falcon 9
SpaceX Upgraded Falcon 9 First-Stage Static Fire, SpaceRef Business “SpaceX has released the following video of the first static fire test of the upgraded Falcon 9’s first stage with densified […]
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Was Falcon 9 Destroyed? Answer: No.
? was destruct signal sent? Shotwell – not sure there was one. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) June 28, 2015 Still waiting for #NASA to say "yes/no range safety officer hit […]
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SpaceX Successfully Completes 3rd Mission of 2015
SpaceX Launches Dual Payload to GTO [With Video], SpaceRef Business “A SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the ABS 3A and EUTELSAT 115 West B satellites towards a supersynchronous transfer orbit. […]
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Good Falcon 9 Launch – Will Try Again for Drone Ship Landing
SpaceX Launches Dragon to the ISS – 1st Stage Does Not Land Successfully, SpaceRef “Today’s launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 to the International Space Station (ISS) on its fifth […]
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SpaceX F9 ORBCOMM 1st Stage "Soft" Landing Video
SpaceX Releases ORBCOMM First Stage Return Video, SpaceRef Business “Following last week’s successful launch of six ORBCOMM satellites, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage reentered Earth’s atmosphere and soft landed […]