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FAA lifts ban on daytime rocket launches after government shutdown ends SpaceX

FAA lifts ban on daytime rocket launches after government shutdown ends

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission on Sept. 24, 2022. (Image credit: Space.com / Josh Dinner) Commercial launch companies (especially SpaceX) can breathe easy, now that restrictions on when they're allowed to lift off have been rescinded. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ended an order…
bubmag
November 17, 2025
SpaceX Starship timeline delays astronaut moon landing for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission to 2028: Report SpaceX

SpaceX Starship timeline delays astronaut moon landing for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission to 2028: Report

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft on the launchpad. (Image credit: SpaceX via Twitter) NASA may have no choice but to postpone the launch of its next mission to land astronauts on the moon by more than a year. Growing pains for SpaceX's massive Starship rocket over the past year have stunted the…
bubmag
November 17, 2025
NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans SpaceX

NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans

About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial activities, such as shipping. The Sentinel-6B satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch…
bubmag
November 17, 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels SpaceX

SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels

A Falcon 9 rocket stands at pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the planned launch of the Sentinel-6B mission. Image: SpaceX. Update: Launch occurred on time and Sentinel-6B was successfully deployed. Read launch story. The second spacecraft in a billion-dollar international mission to keep watch rising sea…
bubmag
November 17, 2025
Watch SpaceX launch powerful ocean-mapping satellite for Europe and NASA early Nov. 17 SpaceX

Watch SpaceX launch powerful ocean-mapping satellite for Europe and NASA early Nov. 17

SpaceX launched a powerful ocean-mapping satellite from California early Monday morning (Nov. 17) on a landmark flight — the company's 500th orbital mission with a used rocket. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Sentinel-6B ocean-monitoring satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 17, 2025. (Image credit: NASA TV)…
bubmag
November 16, 2025