SpaceX rocket launch in Florida on Fri. 13th
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ISRO conducted a historic rocket launch in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, marking the first payload launch from the state. The successful test involved a 15 kg rocket.
What time is liftoff? ULA's Atlas V should be visible outside of Florida pending weather. Did your city, state make the rocket launch visibility map?
The timely detection of a "crack in an oxidizer line" in the first stage of the Falcon-9 rocket - which will take four astronauts, including India's Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station - averted a major disaster.
The upcoming mission is known as NS-33, because it will be the 33rd overall launch of Blue Origin 's reusable, autonomous New Shepard vehicle. It will be the company's 13th human spaceflight mission. Here's a brief rundown of the six NS-33 passengers, using information provided by Blue Origin.
Originally set to launch earlier this week, the launch of the crew to the ISS was scrubbed due to poor weather in the ascent corridor. Additionally, SpaceX discovered a liquid oxygen leak on the Falcon 9 rocket during a prelaunch checkout,
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Space.com on MSNRocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbitRocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11). An Electron rocket topped with the QPS-SAR-11 spacecraft lifted off from Rocket Lab 's New Zealand site on Wednesday at 11:31 a.m. EDT (1531 GMT; 3:31 a.m. on June 12 local New Zealand time).
Elon Musk's SpaceX has led the way with tons of Starlink launches from Florida. Now, Jeff Bezos is looking to compete with Amazon's Kuiper satellites.