SpaceX closes out quartet of Starlink launches from Vandenberg

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 3-4 mission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 46 more Starlink internet satellites overnight Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, completing a quartet of rapid-fire polar orbit Starlink missions from the West Coast spaceport since mid-July. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...

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NASA targets Saturday for next moon rocket launch attempt

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/Sam Lott NASA will make a second attempt to launch the agency’s giant Space Launch System rocket Saturday on a delayed test flight to send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a flight around the moon and back, a major milestone in the agency’s ambitious Artemis program. Grounded Monday by trouble...

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Late-Night SpaceX Launch Orbits Fourth Batch of Shell 3 Starlinks

A 7x-flown Falcon 9 has launched @SpaceX's 9th mission of 2022 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, laden with 46 Shell 3 Starlink sats. The post Late-Night SpaceX Launch Orbits Fourth Batch of Shell 3 Starlinks first appeared on AmericaSpace. from AmericaSpace https://ift.tt/dBjxMX4 via World Space In...

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Live coverage: SpaceX poised for late-night launch from California

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 46 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX Webcast from Spaceflight Now https://ift.tt/z3CncTP via World Space In...

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NASA Targeting Sep 3 for Next Launch Attempt of Artemis-1

NASA hopes to try and launch Artemis-1 again on Saturday, Sep 3, following initial data reviews from Monday’s scrub, which occurred when one of the SLS rocket’s four RS-25 main engines did not get cold enough for a safe ignition (like a race car needing to warm-up). Engineers believe the issue is likely a bad […] The post NASA Targeting Sep 3 for Next Launch Attempt of Artemis-1 first appeared on AmericaSpace. from AmericaSpace https://ift.tt/LavmC1t via World Space In...

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SLS launch scrubbed after weather delay, engine cooling issue

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A NASA security helicopter flies near the Artemis 1 moon rocket on Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center during a launch attempt Monday morning. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Engineers fueled the Space Launch System moon rocket for blastoff Monday on NASA’s long-overdue Artemis 1 test flight, but stormy weather, brief indications of a hydrogen leak, trouble cooling one of the four...

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Artemis I Scrubs, Teams Realign for Next Attempt NET Friday

@NASA_SLS must wait until at least 12:48 p.m. EDT Friday before its 2nd try to launch Artemis I mission. #WeAreGoing The post Artemis I Scrubs, Teams Realign for Next Attempt NET Friday first appeared on AmericaSpace. from AmericaSpace https://ift.tt/iIgeoxG via World Space In...

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Comment on After Decade-Long Development, SLS Reaches Pad for Artemis-1 Launch by Artemis I Scrubs, Teams Realign for Next Attempt NET Friday - AmericaSpace

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Orion Spacecraft AR Experience

If you are like us, you probably would like to know more about the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft that is heading to the Moon today. Better yet, perhaps you’d like to have an AR experience and sit in the spacecraft. Or at least be able to look at a 3D version of the Orion spacecraft. […] The post Orion Spacecraft AR Experience first appeared on AmericaSpace. from AmericaSpace https://ift.tt/1wTWAD2 via World Space In...

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Live coverage: NASA’s powerful Artemis 1 moon rocket counting down to first flight

Live coverage of the countdown and maiden flight of the Space Launch System on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live from Spaceflight Now https://ift.tt/UoWktjs via World Space In...

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Countdown begins for maiden launch of Artemis moon rocket

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket on pad 39B. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now Countdown clocks began ticking Saturday for the maiden launch of NASA new Space Launch System rocket Monday on a long-awaited mission to send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule around the moon and back. Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s first female launch director, called her team to their...

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Artemis 1 flight to moon depends on precision rocket firings to pull off a complex trajectory

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION This graphic from NASA illustrates the major events of the Artemis 1 launch sequence. Credit: NASA Even using the most powerful rocket NASA’s ever built, getting the agency’s unpiloted Orion spacecraft to the moon for the Artemis 1 test flight won’t be easy. It will hinge on a complex series of precisely orchestrated deep space maneuvers. Mission planners had to take into account the...

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Photos: Aerial survey of Kennedy Space Center on the eve of Artemis 1

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket stands on Launch Complex 39B, behind the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now Spaceflight Now took an aerial tour around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the days before the scheduled launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket. These images captured by Walter Scriptunas II show the the powerful moon rocket on its launch pad, plus SpaceX’s...

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Weather Outlook Brightens at Start of Launch Window, as Teams Prepare for Artemis I

The weather is looking brighter at the start of Monday's @NASA_SLS launch window, with 80% likelihood of being "Go". The post Weather Outlook Brightens at Start of Launch Window, as Teams Prepare for Artemis I first appeared on AmericaSpace. from AmericaSpace https://ift.tt/t0V8XQq via World Space In...

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Comment on After Smooth FRR, Artemis I Heads Towards 29 August Launch by SpaceX Flies Starlinks, Weather Looks Favorable For Artemis I Launch - AmericaSpace

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SpaceX Flies Starlinks, Weather Looks Favorable For Artemis I Launch

@SpaceX launched its 5th Falcon 9 of August late Saturday, as all eyes turn to Monday's Artemis I mission of @NASA_SLS. The post SpaceX Flies Starlinks, Weather Looks Favorable For Artemis I Launch first appeared on AmericaSpace. from AmericaSpace https://ift.tt/tY9mUaq via World Space In...

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NASA’s most powerful rocket poised for launch on Artemis 1 moon mission

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket stands on pad 39B. Credit: United Launch Alliance Five decades after the final flight of NASA’s legendary Saturn 5 moon rocket, the U.S. space agency is poised to launch its most powerful rocket yet Monday for a critical, long-overdue test flight, sending an unpiloted Orion crew capsule on a 42-day voyage around the moon. Running years behind...

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Live coverage: SpaceX ready for launch at Cape Canaveral on eve of Artemis 1

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-23 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live  SpaceX is ready to launch another 54 Starlink internet satellites Saturday night from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 rocket, days after SpaceX and T-Mobile unveiled...

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