Starlink Mission
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 4 at 8:20 a.m. ET (12:20 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, backup launch opportunities are available on Monday, June 5 at 5:44 a.m. ET (09:44 […]
Thank You For Flying SpaceX
On May 30, 2020, Falcon 9 launched Dragon on its historic first human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. That mission restored and expanded human spaceflight capability to the U.S. SpaceX has now launched 10 human spaceflight missions in three years, carrying 38 astronauts from all around the world to orbit for NASA, Inspiration4, […]
Starlink Mission
On Tuesday, May 30 at 11:02 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the fourteenth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar […]
Ax-2 Mission | Splashdown
After 10 days in space, Dragon and Axiom Space’s Ax-2 astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi, returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of Florida at 11:04 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 30. Falcon 9 launched Dragon and the Ax-2 crew to the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, May 21 at […]
ARABSAT BADR-8 Mission
On Saturday, May 27 at 12:30 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the 14th launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, […]
Starship | First Integrated Flight Test | Recap
Starship gave us quite a show during the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship (S24) and Super Heavy rocket (B7) from Starbase in Texas. On April 20, 2023 at 8:33 a.m. CT, Starship successfully lifted off from the orbital launch pad for the first time. The vehicle cleared the pad and beach as […]
ARABSAT BADR-8 Mission
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 24 for Falcon 9’s launch of the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 1:22 a.m. ET (05:22 UTC). The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space […]
Ax-2 Mission | Launch
On Sunday, May 21 at 5:37 p.m. ET (21:37 UTC), Falcon 9 launched Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. […]
Iridium OneWeb Mission Control Audio
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Iridium OneWeb Mission
On Saturday, May 20 at 6:16 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Iridium OneWeb mission to a low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the eleventh launch of this booster, which previously supported the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, and seven Starlink missions. […]