Rocket launches are exciting to watch, but the past two SpaceX Starship launches gave viewers more than they expected. Both starships exploded after launch. Nevertheless, the company considered the mission a success thanks to the data and information collected. And it doesn’t stop. SpaceX on Tuesday announced plans to launch its third Starship mission on…
Tuesday saw the launch of SpaceX’s 16th Falcon 9 rocket of the year, carrying a potent Indonesian communications satellite into orbit. At 3:11 p.m. EST, the Falcon 9 rocket launched from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, using a first stage on its 17th flight. The first stage boosted the rocket…
SpaceX sent 22 of its Starlink broadband “V2 mini” satellites into orbit early on Friday, May 19, landing the returning rocket at sea. At 2:19 a.m. EDT (06:19 GMT) on Friday, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft of the next generation launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Bird of…
For the second day in a row, Mother Nature has prevented a SpaceX launch. The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite was supposed to launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday evening (Jan. 27), but thick clouds and strong winds prompted a 24-hour delay. Today’s (Jan. 28) effort was again cancelled due…