Iridium to rely on used SpaceX boosters for next two launches
Iridium Communications says its next two launches of new-generation satellites will use refurbished SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage boosters that have flown previously.
Iridium Communications says its next two launches of new-generation satellites will use refurbished SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage boosters that have flown previously.
Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2017
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A rare falcon egg stolen from its nest in Chile to be trafficked to Dubai for tens of thousands of dollars survived and hatched a chick, but three others failed to make it.
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2016
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NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. Launch is targeted for April 2021 on a SpaceX ...
Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2016
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As SpaceX pursues its quest of rocket reusability, it recently subjected the first stage of its next generation Falcon 9 rocket (called the Falcon 9-reusable or F9R) to a tie-down test ahead of some more heavy-duty work in ...
Space Exploration
Apr 2, 2014
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The Space Coast saw its 23rd launch of the year early April 5 with a SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Space Exploration
Apr 8, 2024
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A SpaceX satellite launch from California that could create a spectacular aerial display has been delayed.
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2018
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The International Space Station is about to get another commercial shipment.
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2013
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NASA's PACE spacecraft completed its journey Tuesday, Nov. 14, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to the Astrotech Spacecraft Operations facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it's set to go another round.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2024
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Cities provide important connections to nature as well as habitat for many species, according to new research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2023
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