It was SpaceX's second launch of the day; another Falcon 9 delivered 21 of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the NROL-113 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursd...
A launch scheduled for Wednesday of another Falcon 9, carrying a batch of 22 Starlinks from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California was called off without explanation. But the Florida moonshot brought a busy day in space to a spectacular conclusion with a picture-perfect liftoff at 1:05 a.m...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Aug. 11, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned, landing on the SpaceX drone ship Of ...
SpaceX had two Starlink satellite launches scheduled for August 28, 2024 — one lifting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and another from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Florida launch blasted off without incident and delivered its p...
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon Heavy launch due to a ground side issue; vehicle and payload remain healthy. Team is resetting for the next launch opportunity of the USSF-52 mission, which is no earlier than tomorrow night. — SpaceX (@SpaceX)December 12, 2023 ...
Stay tuned for updates on SpaceX’s next polar Starlink launch(es) with ‘space lasers.’ Went flying for tonight's@SpaceXStarlink launch out of Vandenberg SFB! Here's the Falcon 9 poking out of the marine layer!pic.twitter.com/poAXmK37Rn ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A during a brief static fire .. blogs.nasa.govJan 9th, 2025Save Crew-4 FRR Concludes; NASA, SpaceX ‘Go’ for April 23 Launch ...
In a posting on the social platform X two hours after launch, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reported that the rocket had suffered a “RUD” — rapid unscheduled disassembly — while in orbit. “Team is reviewing data tonight to understand root cause,” he wrote. ...
Whatever the case, the launch is being treated with all of the usual fanfare of a SpaceX mission, including a live video stream of the liftoff as it happens. The launch is taking place at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and is scheduled for a launch window beginning at 5:...
Watch the key moments from SpaceX’s spy satellite launch SpaceX successfully launched a spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on the morning of Sunday, April 17. The NROL-85 mission launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:13 a.m. PT (...