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SpaceX concluded today's Falcon 9 rocket wet dress rehearsal at pad 39A. Teams will review data from the tanking test to assess if anything further is needed to address the liquid oxygen leak seen during Sunday's static fire test. Watch live pad views: youtube.com/watch?v=nSm9UW…

SpaceX concluded today's Falcon 9 rocket wet dress rehearsal at pad 39A. Teams will review data from the tanking test to assess if anything further is needed to address the liquid oxygen leak seen during Sunday's static fire test.

Watch live pad views: youtube.com/watch?v=nSm9UW…
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SpaceX is preparing to launch a batch of 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening. Liftoff is set for 6:54 p.m. PDT (9:54 p.m. EDT, 0154 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/live/8C_HAhGCn…

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A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:54 p.m. PDT (9:54 p.m. EDT, 0154 UTC) carrying 26 satellites for the Starlink internet service. Watch a replay of our live coverage: youtube.com/live/8C_HAhGCn…

A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:54 p.m. PDT (9:54 p.m. EDT, 0154 UTC) carrying 26 satellites for the Starlink internet service. Watch a replay of our live coverage: youtube.com/live/8C_HAhGCn…
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Following Thursday night's Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station later this morning at 11:21 am ET (1521 UTC). Read more: spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/13/liv…

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SpaceX is less than an hour away from its planned launch of the Starlink 12-26 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Teams are targeting liftoff at 11:21 am ET (1521 UTC). South-easterly trajectory. Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=Lsbs6P…

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SpaceX adjusted the launch time for today's Starlink 12-26 mission. It's now targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:29 am ET (1529 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=Lsbs6P…

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SpaceX began fueling its Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. That means T-0 for the Starlink 12-26 mission is set for 11:29 am ET (1529 UTC). South-easterly trajectory. Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=Lsbs6P…

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The so-called 'big vent' is underway at pad 40 as SpaceX prepares to load liquid oxygen onboard its Falcon 9 rocket second stage. Liftoff remains set for 11:29 am ET (1529 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=Lsbs6P…

The so-called 'big vent' is underway at pad 40 as SpaceX prepares to load liquid oxygen onboard its Falcon 9 rocket second stage. Liftoff remains set for 11:29 am ET (1529 UTC).

Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=Lsbs6P…
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Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 12-26 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:29 am ET (1529 UTC)! Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=Lsbs6P…

Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 12-26 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:29 am ET (1529 UTC)!

Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=Lsbs6P…
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SpaceX confirms successful deployment of the 23 satellites on the Starlink 12-26 mission. During the Falcon 9 rocket's ascent, multiple vapor cones formed around the rocket's payload fairings, as seen in this tracking video. Read more: spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/13/liv… 📹: Adam Bernstein

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In a statement this morning, NASA confirms that the Ax-4 mission is now targeting launch from the Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Thursday, June 19. Full statement:

In a statement this morning, NASA confirms that the Ax-4 mission is now targeting launch from the Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Thursday, June 19.

Full statement:
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.ULA is preparing to launch its Atlas 5 551 rocket with the second batch of production satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper internet constellation on Monday afternoon. Liftoff at 1:25 pm ET (1725 UTC). Read more: spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/15/liv… Timelapse 📹: Will Robinson-Smith🚀

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ULA is heading towards the start of cryogenic fueling of its Atlas 5 rocket for the Kuiper 2 mission. Slightly different from Kuiper 1, there will be two planned 30-minute holds in today's count with the first beginning at 10:25 am ET. Read more: spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/15/liv…

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ULA is now in its first, planned 30-minute hold ahead of the start of fueling its Atlas 5 rocket with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The hold will lift at 11:05 am ET (1505 UTC). Read more about the Kuiper 2 mission: spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/15/liv…

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Liquid oxygen is now flowing into both the Centaur and Atlas tanks on ULA's Atlas 5 551 rocket in support of the planned launch of the Kuiper 2 mission. ULA is currently targeting liftoff at 1:25 pm ET (1725 UTC). Watch live pad views: youtube.com/watch?v=nSm9UW…

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In BlueSky post, ULA CEO Tory Bruno says teams are "Working a temperature measurement warmer than previous family." Count is currently about L-01:09:00. There's one more planned 30 minute hold at T-4 minutes (L-34 minutes). Watch live pad views: youtube.com/watch?v=nSm9UW…

In BlueSky post, ULA CEO <a href="/torybruno/">Tory Bruno</a> says teams are "Working a temperature measurement warmer than previous family."

Count is currently about L-01:09:00. There's one more planned 30 minute hold at T-4 minutes (L-34 minutes).

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ULA is now an hour ahead of the planned launch of its Atlas 5 rocket in support of the Kuiper 2 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The 29-minute window opens at 1:25 pm ET (1725 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=vD9sZw…

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ULA scrubbed the launch of the Kuiper 2 mission due to "an engineering observation of an elevated purge temperature within the booster engine." A rare scrub related to the rocket's RD-180 engine. No new launch date yet. Read more about the mission: spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/15/liv…

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SpaceX is preparing to launch a batch of Starlink satellites this evening from California. The Starlink 15-9 mission will the 200th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 4 East to date, including Atlas-Agena and Titan rockets. Read more: spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/16/liv…