Tag: SpaceX

Scott PowersMay 23, 2016
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SpaceX has established a firm rocket launch time and date for its next Falcon 9 on Thursday afternoon. The rocket is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:40 p.m. Thursday to carry a private, Asian telecommunications satellite into orbit. The payload will be a Thai satellite, the Thaicom 8, which will […]

Scott PowersFebruary 25, 2016
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For the second straight evening, SpaceX’s attempts to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base was aborted Thursday, this time reportedly due to a technical problem. The launch scrub was announced literally in the last minute of the countdown Thursday. There were unconfirmed reports that the SpaceX launch control center detected […]

Scott PowersFebruary 24, 2016
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SpaceX scrubbed its planned launch Wednesday of a Falcon 9 rocket with a communications satellite because of high wind at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Tentatively, SpaceX is expected to try again Thursday, with a 6:46 p.m. launch time, though that was not yet confirmed Wednesday evening. The launch is intended to carry a communication […]


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