News Archive / Tagged: Launch Complex 39A

• SpaceX launches 3rd Starlink mission in under a week

  Theresa CrossMay 18th, 2022

  In less than a week, SpaceX orbited three batches of Starlink satellites, one from each of its launch pads on both coasts of the United States.

• SpaceX orbits Starlink satellites in pre-dawn launch

  Theresa CrossMay 6th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit at 5:42 a.m. EDT May 6, 2022, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• SpaceX launches 1st all-private astronaut mission to the ISS

  Theresa CrossApril 8th, 2022

  Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket left Earth on an all-private astronaut mission for Axiom Space.

• SpaceX orbits more Starlink satellites in its 9th launch of 2022

  Theresa CrossMarch 3rd, 2022

  Continuing the company’s rapid-fire schedule, SpaceX launched its ninth Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, sending another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.

• Like clockwork: SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 rocket this week

  Theresa CrossFebruary 3rd, 2022

  SpaceX launched its third Falcon 9 rocket this week, this time to send dozens more Starlink satellites into orbit for the company’s internet constellation.

• SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 in 12 days

  Theresa CrossJanuary 18th, 2022

  For the company’s third Falcon 9 launch of the year, SpaceX orbited another batch of Starlink satellites adding to its ever-growing internet constellation.

• SpaceX looking to build new launch site at Kennedy Space Center

  Cullen DesforgesDecember 18th, 2021

  SpaceX has requested an environmental assessment to develop a proposed new launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• Ninth-flown Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink internet satellites

  Theresa CrossMay 4th, 2021

  Less than a week after the last Starlink satellite launch, SpaceX sent an additional 60 high-speed internet satellites into orbit using a Falcon 9 first stage booster flying for the ninth time.

• Crew-2 Dragon launches 4 astronauts bound for space station

  Theresa CrossApril 23rd, 2021

  SpaceX has launched the second operational Crew Dragon mission, Crew-2, with four astronauts bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

• Falcon 9 first stage launched a record 9th time

  Theresa CrossMarch 14th, 2021

  Another 60 Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s internet constellation lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket in a beautiful morning launch from Florida.

• Starlink L17 launches after weeks of delays

  Theresa CrossMarch 4th, 2021

  From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s Space Coast, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took flight from Launch Complex 39A, delivering another 60 satellites for the company’s ever-growing Starlink internet constellation.

• SpaceX launches next batch of Starlink satellites

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 20th, 2021

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX has successfully launched its 17th batch of Starlink satellites this morning aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

• Gallery: SpaceX’s Dragon clears safety check paving way for crewed missions

  Michael McCabeJanuary 19th, 2020

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Images from the Jan. 19 test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft which successfully demonstrated the vehicle's ability to pull astronauts away from the rocket in the event of an accident on its way to orbit.

• Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort’s successful completion clears way for crewed flights

  Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020

  SpaceX successfully completed yet another milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to send astronauts to the International Space Station - the In Flight Abort Test.

• No in-flight abort for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft today

  SpaceFlight InsiderJanuary 18th, 2020

  SpaceX has been forced to stand down from today's attempt to test out a critical element of the company's crew-rated spacecraft.