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SpaceX performed a milestone first polar orbit launch of a satellite from its East Coast launch facility at Cape Canaveral on Sunday. The Falcon 9 mission carried three payloads, including a SAOCOM-1B synthetic aperture radar satellite which was flown on behalf of the Argentine space agency, and two small satellites…

Hitting a century — Weather was iffy right up until the last few minutes before liftoff. Eric Berger - Aug 31, 2020 12:12 am UTC Plenty of clouds remained Sunday when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched. Trevor Mahlmann This was the fourth flight of this first stage. Trevor Mahlmann The…

Home News Spaceflight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched an Earth-observation satellite for Argentina along with two small piggyback satellites today (Aug. 30). The trio blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:18 p.m. EDT (2318 GMT). A used two-stage Falcon 9 rocket…

REUTERS/Joe Skipper SpaceX may launch three rockets on Sunday, weather permitting.The aerospace company has scheduled two back-to-back Falcon 9 launches in Florida, just nine hours apart.SpaceX also reportedly intends to launch the Starship SN6 from Boca Chica, Texas, for a low-altitude test flight.Elon Musk tweeted that there was a "good…

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EDITOR’S NOTE: SpaceX called off the Starlink launch attempt early Sunday after stormy weather held up preps at pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. For up-to-date information, see our status centers for the Starlink and SAOCOM 1B missions. A Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 40 Saturday at Cape Canaveral…

Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 58 Starlink internet satellites and three Planet SkySat Earth-observation satellites launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 18, 2020. (Image: © SpaceX) Update for Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. ET: SpaceX has…

Enlarge / Artist's impression of low-Earth orbit satellites like those launched by SpaceX and OneWeb.Broadband satellites being launched by SpaceX and other companies will inevitably have a negative impact on astronomers' ability to observe the night sky, according to a new report by astronomers. There are no mitigation strategies that…

by Jeff Foust — August 27, 2020 Masten Space Systems' XL-1 lander will carry a set of NASA payloads, as well as those from other customers, to the south pole of the moon in late 2022. Credit: Masten Space Systems WASHINGTON — Masten Space Systems announced Aug. 26 that it…