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A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's first-stage booster will make its 28th flight with this May 11 liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Hours before liftoff, the National Weather Service had issued flood advisories up until 8:45 p.m. Friday for portions of rain-socked North Brevard.
Live updates from Tuesday night’s SpaceX Starlink 6-93 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space ...
The fourth day in May became Star Wars Day because of the franchise's iconic phrase, "May the force be with you." ...
Live updates from the SpaceX Starlink 6-75 mission which launched at 9:51 p.m. on May 1 from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40.
While SpaceX has yet to confirm timing, navigation warnings show the launch occurring sometime between 9:51 p.m., May 1, to 2:22 a.m., May 2. This mission is known as Starlink 6-75. Upon liftoff from ...
SpaceX rarely moves launch times forward, and did not reveal a reason for this change. The 23 Starlink internet satellites traveled into the night sky on a southeast trajectory. The well-flown ...
The launch flew on a northeast trajectory, which took the 27 satellites ... burned until around T+18:14 minutes after liftoff. Unlike SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage, the Atlas V boosters are ...
Launch recap: Scroll down to read live updates from the launch of the Starlink 12-23 mission. The Falcon 9 rocket launched at ...