News Archive / Tagged: Falcon 9
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CRS-16 Falcon 9 first stage makes unplanned water landing
Michael ColeDecember 5th, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After 26 straight successful landings of its Falcon 9 booster, SpaceX experienced a landing failure amidst an otherwise successful launch to orbit of the CRS-16 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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With mice well-fed, SpaceX’s CRS-16 mission blasts off but fails to stick landing
Michael ColeDecember 5th, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- Partly cloudy skies along Florida's Space Coast provided a beautiful backdrop for the SpaceX launch of the CRS-16 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). While a success, not everything went according to plan.
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Watch exclusive live coverage of CRS-16 launch
Jason RhianDecember 5th, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX and NASA have a Falcon 9 rocket primed and ready for flight. The mission - to send the CRS-16 Dragon to the International Space Station. SpaceFlight Insider's exclusive webcast will begin at 12:45 p.m. ET (17:45 GMT).
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Rats! SpaceX CRS-16 mission slips again!
Michael ColeDecember 4th, 2018KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX has encountered more than its fair share of scrubs, but the one that pushed the planned flight of the CRS-16 mission back 24 hours - is a doozy.
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SpaceX sets record with launch of 64 satellites on SSO-A
Curt GodwinDecember 3rd, 2018LOMPOC, Calif. -- Overcoming numerous delays, SpaceX completed one of its most complex missions yet - the delivery of 64 satellites to a Sun-synchronous orbit.
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SpaceX set to launch CRS-16 Dragon to ISS
Michael ColeDecember 1st, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Elon Musk might not be Santa Claus, but the Expedition 57 crew on board the ISS might consider him to be after the CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft arrives.
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Launch date for SpaceX’s Demo-1 flight announced
Jason RhianNovember 21st, 2018A launch date for the first test flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft has been announced and the company's BFR rocket has gained a new name.
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Gallery: Falcon 9 sends Qatari satellite into orbit
Derek RichardsonNovember 18th, 2018Once again from Launch Complex 39A in Florida, SpaceX sent a satellite into orbit. A Falcon 9 lofted Es'hail 2 for the Qatari company Es'hailSat.
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SpaceX returns to LC-39A with stunning launch of Es’Hail 2
Curt GodwinNovember 15th, 2018SpaceX just keeps pumping out launches with the latest seeing a Qatari satellite delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 certified for NASA’s most critical scientific missions
Jason RhianNovember 9th, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket continues to shine in the eyes of the public, fans and those who have payloads that they need sent to orbit. NASA has now deemed the rocket worthy to carry some of its most important missions.
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Falcon 9 second stage to be upgraded to ‘mini-BFR ship’
Derek RichardsonNovember 7th, 2018In the lead-up to the first flights of the Big Falcon Rocket, the second stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 is to be modified to test key design features.
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Falcon 9 and evacuation procedures mark the latest steps for Commercial Crew Program
Jason RhianOctober 30th, 2018Both SpaceX and those involved with evacuation procedures have been testing key elements of the company's efforts to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Gallery: SpaceX creates nebula, makes history
Jason RhianOctober 8th, 2018SpaceX created its own nebula in the skies above California - as the company successfully achieved yet another milestone.
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SpaceX expands range of landing sites with SAOCOM-1 flight
Patrick AttwellOctober 8th, 2018SpaceX has just demonstrated its ability to land Falcon 9 first stages from each U.S. coast.
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Warning issued about sonic booms during SpaceX’s first West Coast landing attempt
Jason RhianOctober 3rd, 2018SpaceX has announced a 24 hour delay for the launch of the SAOCOM-1 - something that will also delay a historic milestone for the company's Falcon 9 rocket.
