A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (April 17) at 5:26 p.m. EDT (2126 GMT). The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned. It landed vertica...
NASA and SpaceX launched their "Crew-3" mission from Florida on Wednesday evening (local time), sending another four astronauts to the International Space Station. The SpaceX-built launch vehicle consists of a Crew Dragon capsule perched atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket....
SpaceX faces $633,000 in fines for alleged safety violations during two Florida launches last year. Sep 17, 2024 Polaris Dawn crew splashes down to end record-setting commercial mission Splashdown northwest of Key West, Florida, closed out a mission highlighted by the first non-government civilia...
SpaceX sent another group of Starlink satellites to space today (Aug. 10) as the company continues to assemble its giant internet constellation. A Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink spacecraft to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today at 8:...
It was easily the loudest and possibly most dramatic launch from Florida's "Space Coast" since NASA's space shuttle was retired in 2011 with the Falcon Heavy, made up of three strapped-together core stages powered by nine engines each, putting on a dazzling show for tourists and area reside...
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket sends NASA's Europa Clipper into space from its Florida launch pad. (NASA Photo / Kim Shiflett) NASA’sEuropa Clipper spacecrafttoday began its six-year cruise to the Jupiter system, with the goal of determining whether one of the giant planet’s moons has ...
today a SpaceX rocket carrying a capsule known as Crew Dragon lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 今天凌晨3点前,太空探索技术公司(SpaceX)的一艘火箭携带着载人版龙飞船从加州的肯尼迪航天中心升空。 The capsule is designed for astronauts, but on this mission it's carrying only a...
today a SpaceX rocket carrying a capsule known as Crew Dragon lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 今天凌晨3点前,太空探索技术公司(SpaceX)的一艘火箭携带着载人版龙飞船从加州的肯尼迪航天中心升空。 The capsule is designed for astronauts, but on this mission it's carrying only a...
Shortly after launch, the first stage of the rocket, known as the booster, separated and softly touched down on a pad in Florida as part of a spectacular nighttime landing. This is the second booster SpaceX has brought back to land and the fifth the company has recovered after launching a...
At long last, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has pulled off its very first launch. The vehicle took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, this afternoon and soared to space, carrying its payload — CEO Elon Musk’s red Tesla roadster — into orbit. The Falcon