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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up the dusk sky over southern California on Sunday (Sept. 28) as it carried a new stack of 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The evening launch at 10:04 p.m. EDT (0204 GMT on Sept. 29 or 7:04 p.m. PDT local time) from Vandenberg Space Force Base successfully reached space in just under …

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Vandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch on Sunday | Local News

Vandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch on Sunday | Local News

What: Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. When: 4:32 to 8:32 p.m. Sunday, but they skipped earlier options and appeared to be aiming for 6:28 p.m., according to SpaceX. If needed, the team has backup opportunities during the same time period Monday. Where: Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base. Landing: The first-stage booster, making its …

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Another SpaceX Test Gone Wrong

Another SpaceX Test Gone Wrong

From the outset, SpaceX’s tenth Starship test flight in late August looked like a near-perfect success. The massive rocket had a clean launch from Starbase, sailed smoothly into space, and guided itself to a splashdown in the Indian Ocean within a mere few feet of its target. It’s the kind of accuracy that would have seemed …

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SpaceX launch scheduled for Sunday from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX launch scheduled for Sunday from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket launching 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Sunday, September 28th from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch is scheduled to happen some time between 4:32 p.m. and 8:32 p.m., with a live webcast starting about five minutes before liftoff. This mission marks the 28th flight for the first-stage booster supporting …

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NASA and SpaceX abort ISS reboost attempt • The Register

NASA and SpaceX abort ISS reboost attempt • The Register

NASA has made progress with plans to boost the rapidly decaying orbit of the Swift observatory while calling an abrupt halt to an attempt to reboost the International Space Station (ISS) using SpaceX’s Dragon. Following a successful demonstration on September 3, NASA and SpaceX were trying for a 19-minute, 22-second burn using the Draco thrusters located in the trunk of …

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

SpaceX launched two dozen more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit this morning. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California’s central coast today at 12:26 a.m. EDT (0426 GMT; 9:26 p.m. on Sept. 25 local California time). About 8.5 minutes later, the Falcon 9’s first stage touched down on …

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SpaceX Wants to Fly Its Gigantic Starship Directly Over Florida

SpaceX Wants to Fly Its Gigantic Starship Directly Over Florida

SpaceX is inching closer to sending its Starship rocket into low Earth orbit. A newly proposed flight path for the upper stage would see it fly across Florida skies—an unusual route that would seriously disrupt air traffic and raise the risk of debris falling onto populated areas below. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing SpaceX’s request for new launch …

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