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If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. EDITOR’S NOTE: SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 mission mentioned in this story at 3:24 a.m. EST (0824 GMT) on Thursday, March 4. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center before launching in May 2020 with the Crew Dragon D...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A senior SpaceX official said this week that “heat damage” led to the failure of a Falcon 9 booster during a landing attempt Feb. 15, but the company will press on with more launches and will likely surpass the 10-flight threshold on one of its reusable rocket...

Eastern Range discusses drive toward “airport model” operations, eyes increased launch demand February 23, 2021 At the 47th Spaceport Summit, formerly known as Space Congress, the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Kennedy Space Center/45th Space Wing of the Space Force, and the FAA provided an overview and update on the Florida spaceport’s status and how it is preparing for an even busier schedule than it’s already looking at in 2021. Part of this discussion surrounded expansion possi...

SpaceX successfully launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on Monday 15 February from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Read it here.

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA A submarine test-fired a missile off Florida’s coast Tuesday night. It happens more often than you might think [South Florida Sun Sentinel] People who couldn’t identify a bright, flying object in the sky off Florida’s coast Tuesday night took to social media wondering if we were being invaded by inhabitants of another world. On Wednesday, the U.S. Navy identified the unidentified flying object: It was a missile test-fired from a nuclear-powered submarine. “N...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 5 with additional launch delay. A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Thursday, while another Falcon 9 stands in the foreground on pad 39A for liftoff this weekend. Credit: SpaceX One of...

SpaceX launches first of twin Starlink missions, 45th Space Wing’s busy year continues February 3, 2021 SpaceX launched their Starlink v1.0 L18 flight, or 19th Starlink mission, from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, 4 February at 01:19 EST (06:19 UTC). This is scheduled to be followed by a second Starlink mission from nearby LC-39A just under 28 hours later, keeping SpaceX on track to achieve their planned 48 launches this year while the Eastern Range and 45th Spa...

SpaceX launches fourth Starlink mission of 2021 By Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Elon Musks SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida early Thursday with the mission to send a cluster of 60 Starlink communication satellites into low-Earth orbit. The 21-story, two-stage rocket launched at 1:19 a.m. EST Thursday from Complex 40 at Floridas Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Advertisement While weather at the launch site was favorable, officials said they had to keep an eye on the region of ...

Luqman Bantwal is new president of Dakshina Kannada Youth Cong; Girish Alva vice president coastaldigest.com news network February 4, 2021 Mangaluru, Feb 4: Young political activist Luqman Bantwal has been elected as the president of the Dakshina Kannada District unit of the Youth Congress.  The Youth Congress elections were held on January 10, 11 and 12, the results of which were announced today.  While Luqman polled 5573 votes, his nearest rival Girish Alva polled 4169 votes and became the ...

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites on record-setting used rocket, nails landing Space 2/4/2021 Amy Thompson © Provided by Space A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida on Feb. 4, 2021. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit this morning (Feb. 4) on a mission that notched a booster-reusability milestone for the company. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket topped...