Will Robinson-Smith
Space Reporter at Spaceflight Now
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spaceflightnow.com | Will Robinson-Smith
Firefly Aerospace is preparing for its next mission to the Moon and it hopes to, once again, make history, but this time, even before it reaches the lunar surface. On Wednesday, the company unveiled what it calls Ocula, a lunar imaging service, which will capture high-resolution imagery of the Moon. Firefly Aerospace said it will become the first company to offer this type of capability in lunar orbit from a commercial provider.
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1 week ago |
spaceflightnow.com | Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX is preparing for its 75th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year with a mission heading off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the predawn hours of Wednesday. The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-18, will include the 9,000th Starlink satellite launched to low Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket will take a north-easterly trajectory following liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:55 a.m. EDT (0555 UTC). Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff.
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1 week ago |
spaceflightnow.com | Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Monday night. The mission, dubbed Starlink 15-9, will be the 200th orbital launch to date from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Station. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled at 8:36 p.m. PDT (11:36 p.m. EDT, 0336 UTC). Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about 30 minutes prior to liftoff.
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1 week ago |
spaceflightnow.com | Will Robinson-Smith
It’s round two for both United Launch Alliance and its customer, Amazon. Monday, June 16, will be ULA’s second Atlas 5 launch of the year and the second batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites launched to date. Liftoff for the 205-foot-tall (62.5 m) rocket is currently set for 1:25 p.m. EDT (1725 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This is the opening of a 30-minute launch window.
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2 weeks ago |
spaceflightnow.com | Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX is preparing for its 490th Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry a batch of 23 of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit on Friday. The mission, dubbed Starlink 12-26, will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX is aiming for liftoff at 11:21 a.m. EDT (1521 UTC). Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff.
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