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SpaceX finally has a new date for Polaris Dawn to achieve the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo

Weather conditions are anticipated to be clear for a projected launch date of Polaris Dawn, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that will launch Crew Dragon spacecraft on September 1 at 3:38 […]

UPDATE: SpaceX another delay of Starlink small sat Group 9-5 including 13 Direct-to-cell from California

Many SpaceX launch changes for Starlink Group 9-5, and now there is an unspecified date. SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct […]

UPDATE: SpaceX now is standing down and delays launch of Polaris Dawn’s first commercial space walk due to weather

Due to unfavorable weather forecasted in Dragon’s splashdown areas off the coast of Florida, SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9’s launch opportunities of Polaris Dawn on Wednesday, August 28 […]

SpaceX moves Starlink Group 9-5 launch of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct-to-Cell ’til Wednesday

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, August 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 […]

SpaceX’s Polaris Program Tuesday launch is a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities

SpaceX’s Polaris Program will launch on Tuesday, August 27 from Kennedy Space Center at 12:38 – 4:09 am PDT. The forecast calls for a temperature of 82°F, clear skies, 8% […]

SpaceX ready to launch crew on Polaris Dawn to reach the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, August 27 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

SpaceX still a Go! for Friday’s launch of Starlink Group 9-5 smallsats

On Friday SpaceX plans to launch to Low Earth Orbit Starlink Group 9-5, a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation from Vandenberg SFB’s Space Launch Complex 4E, California at […]