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02/15/2024

Late night views of the Falcon 9 launching ~8 hours after the USSF-124 mission, launching the Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander to land on the South Pole of the Moon

This will hopefully be the first time an American lander touches down on the Lunar Surface since Apollo 17 in 1972

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02/15/2024

Beautiful launch + landing of the Falcon 9 yesterday afternoon carrying 6 satellites on the USSF-124 mission from Cape Canaveral, FL

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12/29/2023

FALCON HEAVY TAKES FLIGHT for the final time this year, carrying the X-37B Spaceplane on the USSF-52 (OTV-7) mission for the United States Space Force

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12/15/2023

Rocket Lab successfully launched their Electron rocket tonight on its return to flight, after their last flight resulted in an anomaly

After Electron was grounded after an anamoly during the second stage burn in September, the FAA granted authorization to resume launches on October 26th. At 11:05pm EST, Electron lifted off from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand from Pad B, carrying the QPS-SAR-5 satellite for iQPS. Following a suc...

11/18/2023

At 7:02am CT/8:02am ET, SpaceX's Starship launched from Starbase Texas on its 2nd Test Flight, completing major milestones for the program

At 7:02am CT/8:02am ET, SpaceX's Starship lifted off from Starbase in Texas on the first try. After an extremely smooth countdown, quick planned hold at T-40 seconds, and watching some marine traffic downrange, all 33 Raptor engines ignited carrying the 121m tall rocket off the launch mount. All fir...

11/18/2023

T-8 minutes to liftoff of SpaceX’s Starship on its 2nd Integrated Test Flight - Watch live ⬇️

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11/17/2023

SpaceX restacked Starship for tomorrow's flight after replacing a faulty grid fin actuator on the first stage booster
Launch is expected during tomorrow morning's 20-minute launch window, opening at 7am CT / 8am ET

Almost 7 months since the first Integrated Flight Test of SpaceX's Starship/Superheavy rocket, it once again stands tall on Stage 0 at Starbase in Texas. This 2 stage super heavy launch vehicle measures in at 121 meters tall and 9 meters in diameter, and is part of NASA's Artemis program to send hum...

08/29/2023

Tropical Storm Idalia has delayed ULA's Atlas V rocket launch

United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket in the 551 configuration is set to roll back to the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches the West coast of Florida. ULA has made this decision out of an abundance of caution for the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) crit...

08/26/2023

SpaceX successfully launches another crew of Astronauts to the International Space Station

At 3:27am EDT this morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. On top of the Falcon 9 rocket is their Crew Dragon spacecraft, capable of carrying up to 7 Astronauts into Orbit. This is the 7th operational crewed ISS rotation mission by SpaceX an...

08/01/2023

Northrup Grumman's Antares 230+ series rocket stands tall for the last time in Wallops Island, VA. This will be the final launch of the Antares 230+ series, with new upgrades form American-made parts coming in Summer of 2025. The Cygnus spacecraft will be carrying cargo and experiments to the International Space Station.
Liftoff is set for 8:31pm ET tonight. NASA plans to go live around 8pm https://www.youtube.com/live/NpHFB_DYXhY?feature=share

Photo: Ryan Bale // Spaceflight News