Space launch articles
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SpaceX launch: Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center
A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday afternoon.According to SpaceX, liftoff is targeted for 2:42 p.m. ET.The Falcon 9 rocket is carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. READ: Boeing space launch: Starliner mission scrubbed two hours before liftoff with NASA astronautsThe satellites are for Starlink's internet satellite constellation system. According to the company's website,...
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Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week
The U.S. has assessed that Russia launched what is likely a counter space weapon last week that's now in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.
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Blue Origin launches America's first Black astronaut and five others people to the edge of space
Blue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight.