Update for Nov. 18: SpaceX launched its Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster on its second flight test, but the vehicles exploded during flight. Read our coverage for full details and video. This weekend is shaping up to be an exciting day for space fans. SpaceX plans to launch the ...
R:So what is the reason for the failure of this launch? Firstly, the first launch pad of the "Starship" is very unique. SpaceX did not build a launch pad with a guide groove or flame deflector, which is a common design feat...
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A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station stands ready for today's launch at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. The first launch attempt was scrubbed yesterday by unfavorable ...
Today, SpaceX is scheduled to launch a previously flown Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Liftoff is currently scheduled for 3:47 PM ET (12:47 PM PT). The payload includes five Iridum NEXT communication satellites and a pair of Earth-observing satellites called GR...
1 hour to Crew-9 launch (Image credit: NASA TV) SpaceX is now one hour and counting from the planned 1:17 pm ET (1517 GMT) launch of today's Crew-9 astronaut mission for NASA. SpaceX is watching the weather as it nears the decision point for fueling the Falcon 9 rocket for today...
SpaceX's Starship lifts off from its Texas pad for the launch system's sixth flight test. (Credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s Starship launch system went through its sixth flight test today, and although the Super Heavy booster missed out on being caught back at its launch pad, the mission checke...
Crew Dragon has space for up to seven people but will have only four seats for NASA missions. If this launch succeeds, it will ferry four astronauts to the space station later in the year. The capsule that carried M...
“Today’s launch is a pivotal moment for this groundbreaking alliance with SpaceX and our global partners around the world, as we work to make dead zones a thing of the past,” Mike Katz, president of marketing, strategy and products for Bellevue, Wash.-based T-Mobile, said today in a...
Our live coverage has wrapped up for the day. Read more here about today’s SpaceX launch. 2:56 a.m. 18:30:14, November 19, 2023 Catch up: Starship's second test flight From CNN's Ashley Strickland SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Ch...