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Multiple sources say the Crew Flight Test launch of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is moving from May 21. NASA and Boeing continue to review data from the pressurization tests conducted in connection with a helium leak on one of the Reaction Control Thrusters on the

Multiple sources say the Crew Flight Test launch of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is moving from May 21. NASA and Boeing continue to review data from the pressurization tests conducted in connection with a helium leak on one of the Reaction Control Thrusters on the
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The launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test is now no earlier than Tuesday, May 21. Here's what Boeing, ULA and NASA's astronauts have been doing and are in the process of doing before the next anticipated launch date.

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The launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test is now no earlier than Tuesday, May 21. Here's what Boeing, ULA and NASA's astronauts have been doing and are in the process of doing before the next anticipated launch date. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=v-O-AQ…
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Happening now: SpaceX is in the process of stacking its Starship upper stage on top of the Super Heavy Booster at the Orbital Launch Mount at its Starbase facility in southern Texas.

Watch live (video courtesy of LabPadre Space): youtube.com/watch?v=E1uVzf…

Happening now: SpaceX is in the process of stacking its Starship upper stage on top of the Super Heavy Booster at the Orbital Launch Mount at its Starbase facility in southern Texas. Watch live (video courtesy of @LabPadre): youtube.com/watch?v=E1uVzf…
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Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 8-7 mission, the 50th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

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Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 8-7 mission, the 50th Falcon 9 flight of the year. Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=aw5SYF… 📸: SpaceX
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SpaceX is just minutes away from launching the Starlink 8-7 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Propellant load is underway on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launching the Starlink 8-7 mission. Liftoff from SLC-4E is set for 11:39 a.m. PDT (2:39 p.m. EDT, 1839 UTC). This will be the company's 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year.

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NASA, Boeing and ULA are now targeting no earlier than Tuesday, May 21, at 4:43 pm EDT for the launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test. The valve on the upper stage of the Atlas V rocket was replaced on May 11 and sub sequentially tested. In the coming days, Boeing will conduct

NASA, Boeing and ULA are now targeting no earlier than Tuesday, May 21, at 4:43 pm EDT for the launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test. The valve on the upper stage of the Atlas V rocket was replaced on May 11 and sub sequentially tested. In the coming days, Boeing will conduct
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SpaceX adjusted the launch time for today's Starlink 8-7 mission. The new T-0 liftoff time is now set for 11:39 a.m. PDT (2:39 p.m. EDT, 1839 UTC). The flight will include 13 more Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is fully fueled and ready to launch the Starlink 6-58 mission in minutes.

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The so-called 'big vent' is underway as the feed lines are being chilled at the pad prior to second stage liquid oxygen loading on the Falcon 9 rocket.

Liftoff remains set for 8:53 pm EDT (0053 UTC).

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The so-called 'big vent' is underway as the feed lines are being chilled at the pad prior to second stage liquid oxygen loading on the Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff remains set for 8:53 pm EDT (0053 UTC). Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=77lYUQ…
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Fueling is underway for the Starlink 6-58 mission. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station remains set for 8:53 pm EDT (0053 UTC).

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SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff of the Starlink 6-58 mission is set for 8:53 p.m. EDT (0053 UTC).

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Our thanks to Jeff Foust from Space News and William Harwood from CBS News for joining us on this week's News from the Press Site video podcast

They joined Will Robinson-Smith🚀 to discuss topics like SpaceX's news EVA suits, the Chang'e 6 spacecraft reaching lunar orbit and more.

Our thanks to @jeff_foust from Space News and @cbs_spacenews from CBS News for joining us on this week's News from the Press Site video podcast They joined @w_robinsonsmith to discuss topics like SpaceX's news EVA suits, the Chang'e 6 spacecraft reaching lunar orbit and more.
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SpaceX confirms propellant loading is underway on the Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Starlink 8-2 mission. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base is set for 9:30 p.m. PDT (12:30 a.m. EDT, 0430 UTC).

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SpaceX is pushing back the launch time of the Starlink 8-2 mission after it was scrubbed last night. The new T-0 liftoff time of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base is now 9:30 p.m. PDT (12:30 a.m. EDT, 0430 UTC).

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