Tag: Rocket Launches

SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites from California early on Sept. 25

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch from California early Monday morning (Sept. 25), carrying 21 Starlink satellites to orbit. The Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Florida Monday at 3:23 a.m. EDT (0723 GMT; 12:23 a.m. local California time).  You can watch it live via SpaceX‘s account on X (formerly Twitter); coverage will start about five minutes before liftoff. Related: Starlink satellite train: How to see and track it in the night sky If all goes according to plan, the Falcon 9’s…

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Virgin Galactic’s next flight will take a Pakistani to space for the 1st time

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Namira Salim will make spaceflight history next month. The adventurer will become the first Pakistani to reach space on Virgin Galactic‘s next mission, called “Galactic 04,” which is scheduled to launch from New Mexico’s Spaceport America on Oct. 5. “Thrilled to take to the #stars with @trevorbmbagency and @ronrosano aboard #Galactic04 with @virgingalactic. Inspiring #girls #women and #youth globally to reach for the stars,” Salim posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday (Sept. 17). Related: Virgin Galactic launches 3 of its original space tourist customers to the final…

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Rocket Lab suffers anomaly during launch of Earth-observation satellite

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Rocket Lab suffered an anomaly during the launch of a radar Earth-observation satellite early Tuesday morning (Sept. 19). An Electron rocket carrying a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft for the California company Capella Space lifted off from Rocket Lab‘s New Zealand site Tuesday at 2:55 a.m. EDT (0655 GMT; 6:55 p.m. local New Zealand time). The Electron’s two stages separated as planned about 2.5 minutes after launch. But something went wrong shortly thereafter, ending the flight. Related: Rocket Lab launches booster with preflown engine for 1st time (video) The launch…

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