SpaceX readies for launch amid Musk’s illness
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX readies for launch amid Musk’s illness

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX aimed for a Sunday night launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 and its leader was sidelined by Covid-19. Vice President Mike Pence was expected at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations aboard privately owned and operated capsules. “Astronaut launch today!” he tweeted Sunday morning, adding that he had symptoms last week of a minor cold but currently felt “pretty normal.” Representatives for the California-based SpaceX didn’t respond to queries about his whereabouts. The launch of three Americans and one Japanese — all but one of them former space station residents — comes just three months after a pair of NASA test pilots successfully concluded SpaceX’s first occupied flight of a Dragon crew capsule.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX gears up for four spectacular rocket launches in 48 hours
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX gears up for four spectacular rocket launches in 48 hours

India Today  

In a remarkable display of technological prowess and operational efficiency, SpaceX is set to launch four rockets into space within a 48-hour window, including its massive Starship Super Heavy vehicle. The launch marathon will include the highly anticipated sixth test flight of the Starship Super Heavy rocket from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas on Tuesday. SpaceX began the …

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing

The Hindu  

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. The FAA said it must approve SpaceX’s accident findings and corrective action before the company can resume Falcon 9 launches. Besides …

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure
5 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX's highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the latest batch of the company's Starlink satellites won't make it into orbit, the company said Friday, as regulators opened an investigation. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 6, 2024. The mishap …

Rocket used to carry astronauts fails on uncrewed satellite mission
5 months, 1 week ago

Rocket used to carry astronauts fails on uncrewed satellite mission

LA Times  

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and several astronauts is launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 23, 2021, to the International Space Station. SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, which carries astronauts to the International Space Station, experienced a rare failure Thursday night after blasting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on an …

Boeing to launch rocket into space TOMORROW - despite NASA contractor warning the mission could be 'catastrophic'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing to launch rocket into space TOMORROW - despite NASA contractor warning the mission could be 'catastrophic'

Daily Mail  

Boeing's Starliner is set for its first launch on Saturday, but a NASA contractor has warned the mission could be 'catastrophic.' The first manned mission of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to launch Saturday, after an earlier attempt was scuttled over a leaking valve on one of its oxygen tanks. One NASA contractor who urged the US space agency to …

Watch Live | SpaceX scrubs Crew-6 launch minutes before lift-off
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch Live | SpaceX scrubs Crew-6 launch minutes before lift-off

India Today  

The Elon Musk-led SpaceX is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday. Nasa astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, along with United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Russian space agency, Roscosmos, cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are going to the flying laboratory for a six-month mission to conduct scientific research. WATCH LIVE SPACEX LAUNCHES FOUR …

SpaceX launches two missions just hours apart
1 year, 10 months ago

SpaceX launches two missions just hours apart

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets within nine hours of each other on …

Elon Musk's Space X launches Falcon 9 rocket with 46 Starlink satellites
2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's Space X launches Falcon 9 rocket with 46 Starlink satellites

Hindustan Times  

Billionaire tycoon Elon Musk-led Space X launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday. In this photo provided by the U.S. Space Force, a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket carrying Starlink mission 3-3 launches from Space Launch Complex-4E on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at 2:40 p.m. According to the Space X reports, Falcon 9 launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth …

SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 booster for a record-setting 13th flight TODAY
2 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 booster for a record-setting 13th flight TODAY

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 for its 13th flight on Friday, setting a new record for the most times one of its rockets have ventured off into space and returned safely back on Earth. Scroll down for videos Elon Musk ’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 for its 13th flight on Friday, setting a new record for the …

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites
3 years, 9 months ago

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites

CNN  

CNN — The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched Sunday morning, sending 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. “Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, completing the ninth flight of that booster,” SpaceX tweeted. It is described by SpaceX as the “first orbital class rocket capable of reflight.” The 60 Starlink satellites were …

SpaceX launches record spacecraft
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX launches record spacecraft

The Hindu  

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single mission, according to the company. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10 a.m. EST from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The reusable …

SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. With COVID-19 still surging, NASA continued the safety precautions put in place for SpaceX’s crew launch in May. “So it’s really wonderful.” The three-men, one-woman crew led by Hopkins, an Air Force colonel, …

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space, kicking off regular crew flights from the US
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space, kicking off regular crew flights from the US

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. Even the two astronauts on the first SpaceX crew flight stayed behind at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Victor Glover, the first Black astronaut on a long-term space station mission, and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi, who became the …

Resilience: Nasa, SpaceX send four astronauts to International Space Station aboard Falcon 9
4 years, 1 month ago

Resilience: Nasa, SpaceX send four astronauts to International Space Station aboard Falcon 9

Hindustan Times  

Nasa and SpaceX on Sunday launched four astronauts on a Tesla-manufactured Falcon 9 flight to send them to the International Space Station marking the space administration’s first mission where it sent astronauts on a full-fledged mission aboard a privately owned spacecraft. The spacecraft will take Crew Dragon Resilience team consisting of astronauts Mike Hopkins, a US Air Force colonel, physicist …

SpaceX crew launches at NASA Kennedy Space Center as CEO Elon Musk 'likely' has coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX crew launches at NASA Kennedy Space Center as CEO Elon Musk 'likely' has coronavirus

ABC  

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station. Key points: The rocket is manned by three American astronauts and one from Japan The capsule has been called Resilience in response to the challenges of 2020 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he "most likely" has a moderate case of coronavirus It's NASA's first mission sending crew into orbit aboard …

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station

LA Times  

Six months after launching astronauts for the first time, SpaceX is sending another crew to the International Space Station. For the record: A previous version of this story said SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule would dock with the space station 16 hours after launch. Then, about 12 minutes after launch, the Crew Dragon capsule properly separated from the second stage of …

SpaceX's second crew flight delayed due to unfavourable weather; Elon Musk awaits COVID-19 results
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX's second crew flight delayed due to unfavourable weather; Elon Musk awaits COVID-19 results

India TV News  

SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of the rocket booster, pushing the launch to Sunday. Friday’s postponement news came after SpaceX chief Elon Musk disclosed he had gotten mixed test results for COVID-19 and was awaiting the outcome of a more definitive test. …

NASA and SpaceX target late September for next astronaut launch
4 years, 5 months ago

NASA and SpaceX target late September for next astronaut launch

CNN  

New York CNN Business — NASA and SpaceX are aiming to follow their historic Crew Dragon test flight in May with SpaceX’s first operational astronaut launch in mid- to late September. Three US astronauts — Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Shannon Walker — will join Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut with the Japanese space agency, JAXA, on a mission to the …

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