The private spaceflight company SpaceX test fired a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday , setting the stage for a commercial satellite launch next week. SpaceX conducted the Falcon 9 static test fire at Launch Pad 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida to ensure that the rocket is ready to launch the communications satellite EchoStar 23 on Tuesday .
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Blue Origin Details Glenn and Gets First Customer for New Space Rocket
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin recently welcomed its first client who will get to ride on its New Glenn space rocket. Blue Origin seems to have found its very first customer who will ride on its New Glenn space rocket.
SpaceX launches rocket from NASA’s historic moon pad
A Space X Falcon9 rocket sits on the launch pad, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla Last-minute rocket trouble forced SpaceX on Saturday to delay its inaugural launch from NASA’s historic moon pad. SpaceX halted the countdown with just 13 seconds remaining.
SpaceX, NASA Hail 1st Falcon 9 Rocket Launch from Pad Steeped in History
SpaceX’s historic launch from NASA’s Launch Complex 39A Sunday was a complete success. So it’s no surprise that when the time came to discuss the flight, the post-launch press conference was short, sweet and full of smiling faces.
SpaceX launch heaps new history on top of old in major first
On Sunday morning, SpaceX hoisted a spacecraft, named the Dragon, toward the International Space Station, and the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket returned to Earth without issue. Missions to the ISS require precise timing and must be attempted only when the space station is directly over the launch site.
SpaceX launches space station cargo ship
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thunders away from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, boosting a Dragon cargo ship into orbit for a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Using NASA’s historic pad 39A, which once sent Apollo moonships and space shuttles on their way, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center Sunday, boosting a Dragon cargo ship into orbit to deliver nearly 5,500 pounds of equipment, supplies research material to the International Space Station.
McAllen students’ hard efforts sent off into space
Clamps keeping separate the contents – dirt, seeds and water – of a test tube will be removed while at the International Space Station, to see whether or not tomatoes could grow on Mars. What started as a science project by three senior students at Lamar Academy in McAllen – Sabrina Benitez, Sofia Escobar and Juan Pablo Flanagan – ended up being selected among hundreds by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program to be sent to space as part of Mission 9. “We have soil, water and a fixative,” Benitez said, explaining the contents of a tube similar to the one that will be sent off.
SpaceX aborts launch to space station due to technical trouble
U.S. space company SpaceX aborted in the last minute the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on Saturday morning due to technical trouble. A SpaceX Falcon 9, carrying a Dragon cargo capsule loaded with nearly 5,500 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station , was supposed to blast off from U.S. space agency NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for the first time at 10:01 a.m. EST , but the launch was called off with just 13 seconds left in the countdown, NASA TV showed.
SpaceX Aborts Flight Due to Rocket Issues
The private space firm plans to try its unmanned mission to the international space station again at 9:38 am ET on Sunday. SpaceX decided to halt its launch plans Saturday in order to “take a closer look at positioning of the second stage engine nozzle,” the company tweeted.
SpaceX just delayed a historic rocket launch due to a familiar glitch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo capsule on top await launch from Pad 39A, the same Cape Canaveral, Fla. launch pad that the moon missions lifted off from.
SpaceX aborts flight due to rocket issues
The private space firm plans to try its unmanned mission to the international space station again at 9:38 am ET on Sunday. SpaceX decided to halt its launch plans Saturday in order to “take a closer look at positioning of the second stage engine nozzle,” the company tweeted.
SpaceX Falcon rocket poised for flight from historic NASA launchpad
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, in a horizontal position, is readied for launch on a supply mission to the International Space Station on historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 17, 2017. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket , is readied for launch on a supply mission to the International Space Station on historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 17, 2017.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Goes Vertical with Station Science at KSC Pad 39A – Watch Live
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket goes vertical at night atop Launch Complex 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center on 18 Feb 2017 as seen after midnight from the pad perimeter. This is the first rocket rolled out to launch from pad 39A since the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttles in July 2011.
SpaceX Falcon Rocket Poised for Flight From Historic NASA Launchpad
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was poised for a debut flight on Saturday from a NASA launchpad idled since the end of the space shuttle program nearly six years ago. Liftoff was scheduled for 10:01 a.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, pending good weather and the resolution of what the company described as a minor technical issue with the rocket’s second-stage motor.
SpaceX set for historic Florida launch
The private space firm is scheduled to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the international space station on Saturday. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:01 a.m. ET with a backup launch time of 9:38 a.m. ET Sunday.
NASA shortlists 3 landing sites for Mars 2020 mission
NASA scientists have shortlisted three potential landing sites for the upcoming Mars rover mission that is set to launch in 2020. The three recommended locations include Northeast Syrtis , Jezero crater, and Columbia Hills .
Used SpaceX Booster Set for Historic 1st Reflight is Test Fired in Texas
SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage previously flown to space is test fired at the firms McGregor, TX rocket development facility in late January 2017. Credit: SpaceX The once fanciful dream of rocket recycling is now closer than ever to becoming reality, after successful completion of the static fire test on a test stand in McGregor, Texas, paved the path to relaunch, SpaceX announced via twitter.
SpaceX Shuffles Falcon 9 Launch Schedule, NASA Gets 1st Launch from Historic KSC Pad 39A
SpaceX is repurposing historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida for launches of the Falcon 9 rocket. Ongoing pad preparation by work crews is seen in this current view taken on Jan. 27, 2017.
NASA unveils spaceship hatch 50 years after fatal Apollo 1 fire
NASA has marked the 50th anniversary of its Moon program’s fatal Apollo launch pad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three astronauts inside their spaceship during a routine pre-launch test. NASA astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee died when thick smoke filled the crew module of the Apollo 1 capsule on January 27, 1967, in what was the first deadly accident in the space agency’s early days.
SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion in Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.
SpaceX launches 1st rocket since explosion in Florida
The SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago.
SpaceX completes first successful launch since explosion
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.
SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion in Florida
Space-X’s Falcon 9 rocket with 10 satellites launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion in Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.
SpaceX Launches First Rocket Since Explosion
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.
SpaceX rocket launch delayed a week by poor weather – CNET
The company had planned to resume liftoffs on Sunday after finishing its investigation into the spectacular explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in September. But inclement weather in California has forced the rocket’s launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base outside of Los Angeles to be delayed until at least January 14, SpaceX said in a tweet Sunday morning.
SpaceX aims for January 8 return to flight with Falcon rocket
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said on Monday. In a statement, SpaceX said it expected to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 8 to put 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc. SpaceX had suspended flights after the same model rocket went up in a blaze on Sept.
SpaceX aims for Jan. 8 return to flight with Falcon rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said on Monday. In a statement, SpaceX said it expected to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 8 to put 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc. SpaceX had suspended flights after the same model rocket went up in a blaze on Sept.
NASA’s Favorite Photos of 2016
There are a group of unsung heroes at NASA, the people who travel the world to capture key events in our exploration of space. They share their images with all of us, but most of the time, it’s not just the pictures of launches, landings, and crucial mission events that they capture.
Cargo ship readied for launch to space station
This file photo shows an H-II rocket on the pad at Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center. An H-IIB rocket carrying the Japanese HTV-6 cargo ship loaded with nearly four tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station is scheduled for launch Friday morning U.S. time.