So far, the launch countdown appears to have gone smoothly, though SpaceX's video livestream (which the company is streaming exclusively on X) is experiencing repeatedly buffering and stalling, interrupting live views of the launch. SpaceX reports that the side hatch of the Crew Dragon Resilien...
cropped up during the countdown to the launch. While the booster issue didn’t appear to halt proceedings for long, computers detected more issues, and the company opted to scrub the launch. SpaceX has not yet set a date for the next attempt, but the vehicle could be ready to lift off...
Virgin Galactic’s first commercial spaceflight is already in the air, and you can watch the livestream here. Virgin Galactic’sVSS Unity spacecraft isalreadygetting a ride from its mothership that’s boostingthe company’s first commercial flight crew along their trip. The livestream is scheduled...
In addition to the countdown and liftoff, SpaceX traditionally wires its first-stage booster up with a rocket-cam to provide an in-flight view of the ascent. This time around, there could be as many as four separate rocket-cam views on the screen, from the three first-stage boosters as...
I drove down for the first attempt Sunday night and arrived at 2AM Monday after 20 hours of driving + stops. Countdown stopped at T-7 but we got to see fueling. Was awake for about 38 hours total, lol. Couldn't stay Thursday and thought it wouldn't launch. I still got some fantast...
With less than an hour to go on the countdown, NASAannouncedtonight’slaunch attempt to send a capsule to the ISS on a Falcon 9 rocket is off. There is a backup lunch opportunity already scheduled for tomorrow night, on March 13th at 7:26PM ET, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet. ...
The hatch to SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft has been closed for today's Crew-9 astronaut launch as the countdown continues for a planned 1:17 pm ET (1517 GMT) liftoff. It does appear to be raining at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Station. There is a 55% chance of goo...
The ride to orbit After the countdown clock struck zero,SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocketroared to life, sending a blinding blaze and deafening blast across the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew rode atop the rocket, strapped inside an igloo-shaped Sp...
And even if the countdown approaches the final moments before liftoff, onboard computers could still detect an issue and bring everything to a halt. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also addressed scrubs during a Twitter Spaces event on Sunday: “There’s a good chance that it gets postponed since we...
“Clean count (glad the shrimpers could get out in the nick of time!)” she said, referring to a smooth countdown before launch despite some wayward boats encroaching on the launch site and holding things up. “Liftoff, hot staging, Super Heavy boost back and coast (and likely a couple ...