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Animation: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and the road to space
This animated feature demonstrates Blue Origin’s upcoming New Glenn rocket taking off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the booster successfully landing on a vessel.
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What to know: Doubleheader weekend SpaceX launches from Florida to illuminate night sky
SpaceX is aiming to conduct two additional rocket launches before the year concludes — which would elevate the record for Florida to 93 missions.
Warnings from the Federal Aviation Administration indicate two potential launches in the near future: Another attempt at the Astranis mission and the SpaceX Starlink 12-6 mission.
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Blue Origin finalizes hot fire test in Cape Canaveral ahead of inaugural New Glenn launch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is progressing towards its inaugural flight.
Just prior to 8 p.m. on Friday, the company completed its much-anticipated hot-fire test, illuminating the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and creating a roar across North Brevard County.
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Launch summary: SpaceX retries Astranis launch from Florida early Sunday
Launch summary: Scroll down for updates on the SpaceX launch of four satellites for Astranis Space Technologies at 12:00 a.m. on December 29 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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Midnight launch witnesses SpaceX sending Astranis satellites from Cape Canaveral
Following numerous delays, a Falcon 9 rocket launch successfully deployed four satellites for Astranis Space Technologies into orbit.
The SpaceX rocket launched on a delivery mission precisely at midnight on Sunday, December 29, from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40, traveling on a due-east course.
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Sidus Space satellite dedicated to local resident, Lauren Boss
Kim Boss observed the video of the satellite named in her daughter’s honor being deployed into orbit — this gift arrived right before Christmas, coincidentally when baking cookies typically begins.
Early Saturday, December 21, SpaceX launched its Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission from Vandenburg, California. Among the 30 payloads onboard was a satellite from Cape Canaveral-based Sidus Space — carrying a special name.
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Scrub! SpaceX cancels Starlink launch attempt due to rainy conditions, reschedules for New Year’s Eve
The final launch of a record-breaking year on Florida’s Space Coast will need to be postponed by one more day.
SpaceX teams aborted a 3:03 a.m. EST Monday attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on yet another Starlink mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Hours before this target liftoff, strong showers with winds reaching 30 knots were moving west-east across and off the entirety of the Brevard County shoreline, as reported by the National Weather Service.
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Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. You can contact Neale at [email protected]. Follow on Twitter/X: @RickNeale1
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