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WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
Read full article: WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape CanaveralIf all goes as planned, SpaceX is targeting to launch the Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday night from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where there are both government and commercial space operations.
SpaceX aims to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday
Read full article: SpaceX aims to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on WednesdayIf all goes as planned, SpaceX is targeting to launch the Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday night from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where there are both government and commercial space operations.
NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth
Read full article: NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming EarthNASA's newest climate satellite has blasted off to survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in unprecedented detail.
Rocket debris lights up skies over the Pacific Northwest
Read full article: Rocket debris lights up skies over the Pacific NorthwestIn this image taken from video provided by Roman Puzhlyakov, debris from a SpaceX rocket lights up the sky behind clouds over Vancouver, Wash. Thursday evening, March 25, 2021. The remnants of the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket left comet-like trails as they burned up upon re-entry in the Earth's atmosphere according to a tweet from the National Weather Service. SEATTLE – Burning debris from a rocket lit up Pacific Northwest skies Thursday night, the National Weather Service in Seattle said. The rocket delivered Starlink satellites, built in Redmond, Washington, into orbit earlier this week, the Times reported. SpaceX said Wednesday that the Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth and landed as planned on its ocean-going barge off the coast of Florida.
WATCH: SpaceX completes 1st 2021 launch out of Cape Canaveral
Read full article: WATCH: SpaceX completes 1st 2021 launch out of Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Elon Musk’s SpaceX completed the first mission of 2021 on Thursday evening out of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 lifted off about 9:15 p.m. carrying Turksat 5A, a new communication satellite that will expand communications in Turkey and other parts of the world. The Falcon 9′s booster landed on a drone ship. Transporter 1 is SpaceX’s next mission next week will deliver dozens of small satellites to orbit. FULL MISSION
Europe, US 'climate guardian' satellite to monitor oceans
Read full article: Europe, US 'climate guardian' satellite to monitor oceansIn this Nov. 3, 2020 photo, provide by the European Space Agency, the Sentinel-6 satellite is placed inside the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket. The joint European-U.S. satellite mission to improve measurements of sea level rise is being launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday Nov. 22, 2020. “This is an extremely important parameter for climate monitoring,” said Josef Aschbacher, the European Space Agency's director of Earth observation. The European Space Agency this week lamented the loss of two satellites when a European-built carrier rocket veered off course shortly after launch. “We owe him a lot and he more than deserves to have this satellite named after him,” said Aschbacher.
Liftoff! SpaceX launches 4 astronauts sending them on 6-month journey in space
Read full article: Liftoff! SpaceX launches 4 astronauts sending them on 6-month journey in space4:52 p.m. SpaceX teams will help the astronauts get into the Crew Dragon spacecraft and into their seats. The Dragon spacecraft launch escape system is armed. 7:26:30 p.m. SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch. 7:39 p.m. (+00:12:00 after liftoff): The Dragon spacecraft will separate from the rocket’s second stage 12 minutes after launch. The Dragon spacecraft will dock at the International Space Station at 11 p.m. Monday with a hatch opening about one hour later.
Pictures of a ‘glowing cloud’ following SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch will leave you in awe
Read full article: Pictures of a ‘glowing cloud’ following SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch will leave you in aweWe’ve seen a couple of pretty cool things lately when it comes to rocket launches, but the view of Falcon 9 taking off just before daybreak Saturday has got to be at the top of the list. In case you missed it, the rocket launched 58 Starlink communication satellites, bringing SpaceX one step closer to reaching its goal of providing global internet coverage from space. Falcon 9 launches 58 Starlink satellites and 3 @planetlabs Skysats to orbit before returning to Earth and landing on a droneship pic.twitter.com/K6OjgJQZfv — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 13, 2020WOAH! A #SpaceX #Starlink launch into astronomical twilight is the absolute BEST WAY to start your day. pic.twitter.com/Mqr6NWNDhu — Jamie Groh (@AlteredJamie) June 13, 2020Full Screen 1 / 4 Viewers capture spectacular images during the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch early Saturday morning.
SpaceX, Boeing team up for satellite launch
Read full article: SpaceX, Boeing team up for satellite launchSpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a $161 million satellite built by Boeing, took off from Cape Canaveral at about 7:20 pm ET. A rocket launch on Tuesday evening marked one such occasion: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a $161 million satellite built by Boeing, took off from Cape Canaveral at about 7:20 pm ET. Boeing built the satellite, called Amos-17, for an Israeli firm called Spacecom. And though Boeing is half-owner of a prestigious rocket company, United Launch Alliance, Spacecom turned to competitor SpaceX to fire Amos-17 into orbit. Satellites built by Boeing do launch on ULA rockets, but they're also compatible with SpaceX's cheaper Falcon 9 and rockets built by European competitor Arianespace.