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A spectacular shock collar enveloped the nose of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it thundered away from Cape Canaveral Monday morning, carrying 29 Starlink satellites to orbit. 🎥 Adam Bernstein

A spectacular shock collar enveloped the nose of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it thundered away from Cape Canaveral Monday morning, carrying 29 Starlink satellites to orbit. 🎥 Adam Bernstein

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Roughly 20 seconds after the liftoff of ULA's Vulcan rocket on the USSF-87 mission, there appeared to be a possible burn through of at least one of the solid rocket booster nozzles. We've reached out to ULA for comment. Video shot by Adam Bernstein for Spaceflight Now Watch:

Roughly 20 seconds after the liftoff of ULA's Vulcan rocket on the USSF-87 mission, there appeared to be a possible burn through of at least one of the solid rocket booster nozzles. We've reached out to ULA for comment. Video shot by Adam Bernstein for Spaceflight Now Watch:

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At the Kennedy Space Center this morning, SpaceX is rolling out the Orbital Launch Mount for its first Florida Starship launch pad. Watch live: 📷 Adam Bernstein

At the Kennedy Space Center this morning, SpaceX is rolling out the Orbital Launch Mount for its first Florida Starship launch pad. Watch live: 📷 Adam Bernstein

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A little maneuvering was required to park 15 million lbs of moon rocket and launch platform into just the right spot inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

A little maneuvering was required to park 15 million lbs of moon rocket and launch platform into just the right spot inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

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Sirens sounded at Kennedy Space Center a few minutes ago after a hurricane-spawned tornado was spotted at the Florida spaceport. Watch live views from the Cape:

Sirens sounded at Kennedy Space Center a few minutes ago after a hurricane-spawned tornado was spotted at the Florida spaceport. Watch live views from the Cape:

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NASA's wet dress rehearsal countdown continues tonight as the 'Snow Moon' rises behind the Space Launch System rocket at pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. NASA will conduct a Go/No-Go poll ahead of fueling at about 10:40 a.m. EST (1540 UTC) on Monday, Feb. 2. 📹: John Pisani

NASA's wet dress rehearsal countdown continues tonight as the 'Snow Moon' rises behind the Space Launch System rocket at pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. NASA will conduct a Go/No-Go poll ahead of fueling at about 10:40 a.m. EST (1540 UTC) on Monday, Feb. 2. 📹: John Pisani

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The shadow from a lightning tower and NASA's SLS moon rocket create a giant sundial at launch complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.

The shadow from a lightning tower and NASA's SLS moon rocket create a giant sundial at launch complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.

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This evening the four astronauts of the Fram2 mission are conducting a dry dress rehearsal to go through the motions of launch day. Our camera spotted the fram2 driving by the Vehicle Assembly Building on their way to suit up before heading to pad 39A. A static fire is coming up later tonight, following the conclusion of the dry dress. Watch live pad views:

This evening the four astronauts of the Fram2 mission are conducting a dry dress rehearsal to go through the motions of launch day. Our camera spotted the fram2 driving by the Vehicle Assembly Building on their way to suit up before heading to pad 39A. A static fire is coming up later tonight, following the conclusion of the dry dress. Watch live pad views:

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All 16 OneWeb satellites have deployed from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket following launch this morning from California OneWeb now has 634 satellites in orbit as the company aims for global broadband internet coverage by the end of the year.

All 16 OneWeb satellites have deployed from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket following launch this morning from California OneWeb now has 634 satellites in orbit as the company aims for global broadband internet coverage by the end of the year.

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During the first attempt tonight at a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket, Blue Origin activated the water deluge system and there appeared to be a brief ignition, but then the attempt halted. Blue Origin appears to be recycling for another attempt tonight. Watch live:

During the first attempt tonight at a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket, Blue Origin activated the water deluge system and there appeared to be a brief ignition, but then the attempt halted. Blue Origin appears to be recycling for another attempt tonight. Watch live:

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China's Shenzhou 16 spacecraft has arrived in orbit after separating from its Long March 2F launcher. This launch set a new record for human spaceflight, with 17 people now in Earth orbit on three different spacecraft, surpassing the previous mark of 14.

China's Shenzhou 16 spacecraft has arrived in orbit after separating from its Long March 2F launcher. This launch set a new record for human spaceflight, with 17 people now in Earth orbit on three different spacecraft, surpassing the previous mark of 14.

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SpaceX is planning back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from Florida's Space Coast. The rockets supporting Starlink 6-89 (pad 39A) and Starlink 6-85 (pad 40) are both in launch position with liftoff currently set for 10:08 pm ET and 1:21 am ET respectively. 📹: Adam Bernstein

SpaceX is planning back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from Florida's Space Coast. The rockets supporting Starlink 6-89 (pad 39A) and Starlink 6-85 (pad 40) are both in launch position with liftoff currently set for 10:08 pm ET and 1:21 am ET respectively. 📹: Adam Bernstein

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Falcon 9 has landed. This was the fourth flight for this first stage vehicle, designated B1075 in SpaceX's fleet. It was the 202nd landing of a Falcon booster overall. The rocket's upper stage has entered orbit with its payload or 47 Starlink satellites.

Falcon 9 has landed. This was the fourth flight for this first stage vehicle, designated B1075 in SpaceX's fleet. It was the 202nd landing of a Falcon booster overall. The rocket's upper stage has entered orbit with its payload or 47 Starlink satellites.

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Led by Steve Bowen, a three-time space shuttle astronaut and former Navy submarine officer, the Crew-6 astronauts have walked out of the crew quarters building at Kennedy Space Center for the ride to pad 39A for launch tonight. Watch live:

Led by Steve Bowen, a three-time space shuttle astronaut and former Navy submarine officer, the Crew-6 astronauts have walked out of the crew quarters building at Kennedy Space Center for the ride to pad 39A for launch tonight. Watch live:

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A nice nod to "Star Wars Day," SpaceX launches its own Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-84 mission in the predawn hours of Sunday, May 4. Read more: 📹: Adam Bernstein for Spaceflight Now #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWars #Starlink

A nice nod to "Star Wars Day," SpaceX launches its own Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-84 mission in the predawn hours of Sunday, May 4. Read more: 📹: Adam Bernstein for Spaceflight Now #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWars #Starlink

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Just as the Electron rocket's engines were igniting, an abort of the ‘Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star’ mission was called. Mission background: Watch:

Just as the Electron rocket's engines were igniting, an abort of the ‘Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star’ mission was called. Mission background: Watch:

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Here's our video of the explosion at Launch Complex 36. It happened about 9 pm ET (0100 UTC) as Blue Origin was beginning a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket. Watch live views:

Here's our video of the explosion at Launch Complex 36. It happened about 9 pm ET (0100 UTC) as Blue Origin was beginning a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket. Watch live views:

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A room with a view: the Artemis 2 astronauts share the views from the cabin of their Orion moonship. Out of one window, the good Earth. Out of the other... a urine dump!

A room with a view: the Artemis 2 astronauts share the views from the cabin of their Orion moonship. Out of one window, the good Earth. Out of the other... a urine dump!

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Adam Bernstein Michael Cain The Vulcan vehicle rolls during its wild ride to orbit in this tracking video captured south of the launch site by Max Q Productions Pete Carstens

Adam Bernstein Michael Cain The Vulcan vehicle rolls during its wild ride to orbit in this tracking video captured south of the launch site by Max Q Productions Pete Carstens

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With the first crewed flight of the NASA Artemis Program on the horizon (no earlier than April 1), we sat down with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman to talk about the future of the Artemis Program, Moon base ambitions, lunar landers, nuclear propulsion and more. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Jared Isaacman’s experience 04:05 Artemis 2 progress 05:53 “Test as you fly” 08:18 Upper stage plans for the new Artemis 3 09:31 Blue Origin and SpaceX weighing in on Artemis 3 10:40 Addressing NASA OIG concerns with SpaceX’s Starship 12:57 Plans for the NASA workforce 16:18 New announcements, coming soon… 18:42 Understanding HLS Starship 21:27 Manual piloting Starship: Yes or No? 24:06 Blue Moon Mk.2 readiness for Artemis 3 26:12 Understanding “accelerated plans” for HLS landers 27:25 Future cooperation with China in space? 29:49 NASA’s next near-impossible undertaking

With the first crewed flight of the NASA Artemis Program on the horizon (no earlier than April 1), we sat down with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman to talk about the future of the Artemis Program, Moon base ambitions, lunar landers, nuclear propulsion and more. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Jared Isaacman’s experience 04:05 Artemis 2 progress 05:53 “Test as you fly” 08:18 Upper stage plans for the new Artemis 3 09:31 Blue Origin and SpaceX weighing in on Artemis 3 10:40 Addressing NASA OIG concerns with SpaceX’s Starship 12:57 Plans for the NASA workforce 16:18 New announcements, coming soon… 18:42 Understanding HLS Starship 21:27 Manual piloting Starship: Yes or No? 24:06 Blue Moon Mk.2 readiness for Artemis 3 26:12 Understanding “accelerated plans” for HLS landers 27:25 Future cooperation with China in space? 29:49 NASA’s next near-impossible undertaking

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Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman presents Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen with his gold astronaut wings to commemorate his first space flight.

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman presents Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen with his gold astronaut wings to commemorate his first space flight.

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Here's the moment last night when Mission Control in Houston informed the Artemis 2 astronauts that they were now closer to the Moon than the Earth.

Here's the moment last night when Mission Control in Houston informed the Artemis 2 astronauts that they were now closer to the Moon than the Earth.

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Mission Control woke the astronauts this morning with a message recorded by Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell. Lovell, who was on the first crew to circle the Moon in December 1968, and commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, died in August 2025.

Mission Control woke the astronauts this morning with a message recorded by Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell. Lovell, who was on the first crew to circle the Moon in December 1968, and commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, died in August 2025.

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Starting at 9 am ET, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will address the public about the direction of the space agency followed by a series of panels expanding on those priorities. We'll live tweet updates throughout the day on this thread. 🧵1/n Isaacman previewed this during our interview with him:

Starting at 9 am ET, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will address the public about the direction of the space agency followed by a series of panels expanding on those priorities. We'll live tweet updates throughout the day on this thread. 🧵1/n Isaacman previewed this during our interview with him:

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While waiting for the Starlink 10-51 launch our cameras at the Kennedy Space Center captured what appears to be a satellite reentry in the dawn sky. 📷 John Pisani

While waiting for the Starlink 10-51 launch our cameras at the Kennedy Space Center captured what appears to be a satellite reentry in the dawn sky. 📷 John Pisani

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During Flight Day 5 tomorrow (Sunday, April 5), a key agenda item for the Artemis 2 astronauts that morning will be in-flight training of the Orion Crew Survival Suits (OCSS). Before launch, Mission Specialist Christina Koch explained why these suits are so critical.

During Flight Day 5 tomorrow (Sunday, April 5), a key agenda item for the Artemis 2 astronauts that morning will be in-flight training of the Orion Crew Survival Suits (OCSS). Before launch, Mission Specialist Christina Koch explained why these suits are so critical.

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As the lunar flyby day approaches (April 6), the crew are starting to make some early lunar observations. Hear from Artemis 2 Commander Reid Wiseman below. Watch live Orion and MCC Houston views:

As the lunar flyby day approaches (April 6), the crew are starting to make some early lunar observations. Hear from Artemis 2 Commander Reid Wiseman below. Watch live Orion and MCC Houston views:

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After NASA completed assembly of its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope this spring, Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith🚀 traveled to NASAGoddard to learn about the spacecraft before it heads to NASAKennedy for launch. Full video:

After NASA completed assembly of its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope this spring, Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith🚀 traveled to NASAGoddard to learn about the spacecraft before it heads to NASAKennedy for launch. Full video:

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Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith poses a question to Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover aboard Orion 'Integrity', 177,800 miles from Earth.

Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith poses a question to Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover aboard Orion 'Integrity', 177,800 miles from Earth.

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The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission just drove by the Press Site here at the Kennedy Space Center en route to Launch Complex 39A. In about 30 minutes, they will start suiting up in their EVA suits at a building adjacent to LC-39A. Our live coverage begins at 11:30 pm EDT (0330 UTC). Watch here: Polaris 📹: Adam Bernstein

The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission just drove by the Press Site here at the Kennedy Space Center en route to Launch Complex 39A. In about 30 minutes, they will start suiting up in their EVA suits at a building adjacent to LC-39A. Our live coverage begins at 11:30 pm EDT (0330 UTC). Watch here: Polaris 📹: Adam Bernstein

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During testing at Firefly Aerospace's facilities in Briggs, TX, an Alpha booster designated for Flight 7 exploded on the test stand. Firefly reports there were no injuries, but the booster was lost. A security camera at nearby Harold's Auto Parts captured the incident.

During testing at Firefly Aerospace's facilities in Briggs, TX, an Alpha booster designated for Flight 7 exploded on the test stand. Firefly reports there were no injuries, but the booster was lost. A security camera at nearby Harold's Auto Parts captured the incident.

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While Booster 16 wasn’t intended to be recovered during Starship Flight 10, SpaceX Falcon 9 booster, B1092, cruised by the Vehicle Assembly Building about an hour after Ship 37 splashdown. B1092 launched the X-37B on Aug. 21 from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. 📹: Will Robinson-Smith🚀

While Booster 16 wasn’t intended to be recovered during Starship Flight 10, SpaceX Falcon 9 booster, B1092, cruised by the Vehicle Assembly Building about an hour after Ship 37 splashdown. B1092 launched the X-37B on Aug. 21 from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. 📹: Will Robinson-Smith🚀

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The stabilization collar and front porch have been inflated and teams are working to help out the first astronaut, which should be NASA's Christina Koch. Watch live:

The stabilization collar and front porch have been inflated and teams are working to help out the first astronaut, which should be NASA's Christina Koch. Watch live:

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Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith (Will Robinson-Smith🚀) is on the road for us today at NASA Goddard. The highlight will be learning about the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launching on a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in September.

Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith (Will Robinson-Smith🚀) is on the road for us today at NASA Goddard. The highlight will be learning about the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launching on a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in September.

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Speaking with us earlier today, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman teases what the public will hear during the Artemis 2 briefing today, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 UTC). Watch the briefing live here:

Speaking with us earlier today, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman teases what the public will hear during the Artemis 2 briefing today, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 UTC). Watch the briefing live here:

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Given the impacts that the Polaris Dawn mission is poised to have on commercial spaceflight, we asked each of the crew members, Jared Isaacman, Kidd Poteet, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis, what they envision as the next major breakthroughs in commercial spaceflight and the impact they and the Polaris will have towards reaching those goals. Watch what they told us below👇🏾 Full video on the Polaris Dawn mission:

Given the impacts that the Polaris Dawn mission is poised to have on commercial spaceflight, we asked each of the crew members, Jared Isaacman, Kidd Poteet, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis, what they envision as the next major breakthroughs in commercial spaceflight and the impact they and the Polaris will have towards reaching those goals. Watch what they told us below👇🏾 Full video on the Polaris Dawn mission:

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