Crew-2 live updates: SpaceX prepares to launch 4 astronauts from Kennedy Space Center
Liftoff on target for 5:49 a.m. ET
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The crew for the second long-duration SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2. From left, Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet of the (ESA (European Space Agency); Pilot Megan McArthur of NASA; Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA; and Mission Specialist Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Photo credit: SpaceX (Here is our public domain dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX is preparing to launch four astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Friday morning on the company’s third mission carrying humans to the International Space Station.
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites, misses booster landing
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX plans to continue weekly launches of 60 Starlink satellites at a time with the latest batch launching Monday night.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base Monday night carrying more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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However, about 8 minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 booster missed its landing opportunity on a drone ship at sea, breaking SpaceX’s successful landing streak.
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A livestream shot of the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship picked up a bright flash but the booster never appeared in the frame.
WATCH: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites
Next liftoff scheduled for 5:14 a.m. Friday
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SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites on Thursday morning.
The launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40 with 60 Starlink satellites went up at 1:19 a.m. Thursday.
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SpaceX officials said Falcon 9′s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship.
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This marked the 18th batch of Starlink satellites sent into orbit as SpaceX creates a global network of spacecraft providing internet to the globe.
About five hours later, in reverse order, SpaceX was supposed to launch satellites for the 17th Starlink mission but that launch has been delayed from 5:36 a.m. Thursday to 5:14 a.m. Friday to allow for pre-launch checks.