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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
Falcon 9 launch on 2024 Nov 7 (SpaceX) SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Thursday after several days of delays. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 3:19 pm EST (2019 GMT) and deployed 23 Starlink satellites. A problem with ground equipment supplying helium to the rocket's first stage scrubbed a launch attempt Sunday and the company postponed a launch attempt Wednesday.


SpaceX sets Nov. 18 launch date for sixth Starship test flight
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 9:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
Starship IFT5 landing (SpaceX) SpaceX plans to perform the next Starship test flight as soon as mid-November. The company announced Wednesday that the sixth integrated test flight of Starship/Super Heavy is scheduled for the afternoon of Nov. 18 from the Starbase launch site at Boca Chica, Texas. The upcoming flight will feature incremental changes from the previous flight in October, including doing an in-flight relight of a Raptor engine on Starship and testing changes to the vehicle's thermal protection system. The afternoon launch, rather than a morning liftoff of previous flights, will enable a splashdown in the Indian Ocean during daylight hours. SpaceX also plans to catch the Super Heavy booster back at the launch tower on this flight.


Gilmour Space gets Australian launch license
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 9:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
Gilmour Space has received a license from the Australian government for its first orbital launch. The company said Tuesday that the Australian Space Agency had...


Rocket Lab launches satelite for confidential customer
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 9:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
Rocket Lab carried out an Electron launch this morning for a confidential customer. The Electron lifted off at 5:54 am EST (1054 GMT) from...


Australian government cancels military satellite program
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 9:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
The Australian government has canceled a multibillion-dollar military satellite contract with Lockheed Martin. The Australian Department of Defence said Monday it was canceling the...





Wednesday, November 20
Air Force to change name to protect national space interests
The Nation (Thailand) — 1:45 am ET (0645 GMT)
SpaceX, Blue Origin HLS Manifests To Get Cargo Missions
Aviation Week — 1:44 am ET (0644 GMT)
SpaceX aborts Starship booster catch as Trump, Elon Musk watch
Washington Post — 1:36 am ET (0636 GMT)
Texas Space Commission receives over $2.5B in space-related grant pitches
Houston Business Journal — 1:34 am ET (0634 GMT)
Russian Space Station Resupply Operations Underway
Aviation Week — 1:33 am ET (0633 GMT)
NASA to Assign Lunar Delivery Missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin
Wall Street Journal — 1:23 am ET (0623 GMT)


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