SpaceX Return to Flight Mission pushed to Saturday
SpaceX’s Return to Flight mission has been shifted from a Monday launch target to No Earlier Than Saturday, January 14, officials confirmed Sunday.
Read moreSpaceX’s Return to Flight mission has been shifted from a Monday launch target to No Earlier Than Saturday, January 14, officials confirmed Sunday.
Read moreThe Federal Aviation Administration – the government body responsible for licensing all U.S.-operated space launches – granted a launch license to SpaceX covering upcoming missions from California, including next week’s Iridium-NEXT flight that will mark SpaceX’s return to flight mission after the dramatic September 1st explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in Florida.
Read moreSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fired up its nine first stage engines on Thursday in a critical Static Fire Test carried out at Vandenberg Air Force Base in preparation for the rocket’s Return to Flight mission planned for Monday – coming back from a four-month stand-down following the dramatic September 1st testing accident at Cape Canaveral.
Read moreSpaceX concluded an exhaustive investigation into the cause of the dramatic explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket during a pre-launch test on September 1 and is now looking forward to returning to launch operations as early as Sunday
Read moreSoaring into the skies over California’s coast on Friday, ULA’s Atlas V rocket resumed launches from the U.S. West Coast with the commercial WorldView-4 satellite that sets out to deliver the highest resolution imagery of Earth available on the commercial market.
Read moreSoaring into the skies over California’s coast on Friday, November 11, 2016, ULA’s Atlas V rocket resumed launches from the U.S. West Coast with the commercial WorldView-4 satellite that sets out to deliver the highest resolution imagery of Earth available on the commercial market.
Read moreOne of the most powerful Earth observation satellites under commercial operation is on the eve of its launch into orbit after weeks of delays due to technical issues and a massive wildfire raging near the California launch pad.
Read moreThe launch of the WorldView-4 Earth-Imaging Satellite out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California finally received a firm launch date of November 6 after being delayed seven weeks by a large wildfire and its aftermath.
Read moreCritical launch infrastructure at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was spared this week when fire crews were able to
Read moreAfter encountering a late launch scrub due to technical problems on Friday, the ULA Atlas V rocket will have to remain on the ground until at least Tuesday, September 20 because a wildfire near its California launch pad will require the focused attention of teams at the launch base.
Read moreThe launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the WorldView-4 Earth-imaging satellite had to be scrubbed minutes before the scheduled liftoff time on Friday due to technical issues with a ground support system.
Read moreAn Atlas V rocket will blast off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday to send the WorldView-4 Earth-imaging satellite into orbit for commercial operator DigitalGlobe.
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base before daybreak on Wednesday, soaring into a backwards orbit with a classified radar imaging satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Read moreA Delta IV rocket blasted off from SLC-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base before dawn on Wednesday, carrying a Topaz radar satellite to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Read moreA Delta IV rocket blasted off from SLC-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base before dawn on Wednesday, carrying a Topaz radar satellite to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket is revealed atop its launch pad at Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg Air Force Base to head into a long overnight countdown for liftoff with the secret NROL-45 satellite.
Read moreA Delta IV rocket is set for a classified launch on Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, lifting a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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