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Webcast of Crew Dragon’s return to Earth from the @Space_Station with @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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With more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff—equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft at full power—Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. instagram.com/p/BdeEU2glMJT
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The @inspiration4x crew will share a live on-orbit update about their multi-day journey aboard the Dragon spacecraft at ~5:00 p.m. ET today → youtu.be/E71ffwc13y4
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Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rolled out to the launch pad ahead of the spacecraft’s first test flight. Liftoff targeted for 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2
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Having delivered over 5,600 pounds of science and supplies, Dragon has completed its five-week stay at the @Space_Station and will depart at ~3:30 p.m. PST on Sunday. The Dragon used to support SpaceX’s 16th resupply mission previously delivered cargo to the ISS in 2017.
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Booster 7 completed a long-duration static fire test of 11 Raptor 2 engines on the orbital launch pad at Starbase
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Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to orbit and the first stage rocket booster returns to Earth, completing SpaceX’s third West Coast land landing
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.@NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug arrive at Launch Complex 39A ahead of launch of Crew Dragon
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View from the fairing during the STP-2 mission; when the fairing returns to Earth, friction heats up particles in the atmosphere, which appear bright blue in the video
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Deployment of 53 Starlink satellites confirmed
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Among other enhancements, V2 minis are equipped with new argon Hall thrusters for on orbit maneuvering
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Successful deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed!
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Dragon is the only spacecraft currently flying capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth and is the first private spacecraft to take humans to the @Space_Station
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 49 Starlink satellites to orbit → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship
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More photos from the in-flight demonstration of Crew Dragon’s launch escape capabilities → flickr.com/spacex
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3 launches from 3 SpaceX pads in less than 37 hours
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View from Falcon 9's second stage Merlin Vacuum engine
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Targeting Monday, July 20 for Falcon 9 launch of ANASIS-II from SLC-40
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Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites to orbit – targeting up to 6 Starlink launches this year and will accelerate our cadence next year to put ~720 satellites in orbit for continuous coverage of most populated areas on Earth
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship
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