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  • SpaceX launches 50th Falcon 9, orbits bus-sized Hispasat 30W-6

    Derek RichardsonMarch 6th, 2018

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the early-morning hours of March 6, 2018, SpaceX launched its 50th Falcon 9 rocket since it debuted in 2010. This flight saw the delivery of the Spanish Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit.

  • Payload fairing issues resurface to delay Hispasat 30W-6 launch

    Jason RhianFebruary 24th, 2018

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX's had hoped to conduct the fifth launch of 2018 on Feb. 25 with the launch of the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite - when it appears an old nemesis reared its head - the Falcon 9's Payload Fairing. Will this issue delay other SpaceX flights as well?