1976
T-30 minutes until today’s launch of Starlink at 9:22 a.m. EDT, 13:22 UTC. Webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
1977
The fairing previously flew on the Starlink launch in May 2019
1978
Falcon 9’s first stage supporting this mission has flown to orbit four times
1979
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting Sunday, March 15 at 9:22 a.m. EDT, 13:22 UTC, for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from LC-39A in Florida
1980
Tracking footage from last week’s launch — Falcon 9’s two stages separate; second stage propels Dragon to the @Space_Station as the first stage reorients and performs a boostback burn before landing back on Earth
1981
More photos of Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s twentieth resupply mission to the @Space_Station, and SpaceX’s 50th landing of an orbit class rocket booster → flickr.com/spacex
1982
Falcon 9 launches the final mission of the first version of Dragon
1983
Dragon’s solar arrays have deployed, and it’s on its way to the International Space Station. Capture by @Space_Station crew set for early Monday
1984
Falcon 9 booster has landed on Landing Zone 1 – our 50th landing of a rocket booster!
1985
Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed
1987
Webcast of Falcon 9 launch now live → spacex.com/webcast twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
1988
T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Dragon → spacex.com/webcast
1989
Since its first mission in 2012 – when it became the first private spacecraft to visit the @Space_Station – Dragon has spent over 520 days attached to the orbiting laboratory, delivered over 95,000 pounds of cargo, and returned over 76,000 pounds back to Earth
1990
Falcon 9 and Dragon are vertical ahead of tonight’s resupply mission to the @Space_Station – the final mission of the first version of Dragon. Launch is targeted for 11:50 p.m. EST → spacex.com/webcast
1991
SpaceX teams are currently in final preparations for another Crew Dragon flight – the one that will fly astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug and return human spaceflight capabilities to the U.S.
1992
A year ago today, Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon on its first mission, which demonstrated the spacecraft’s capability to safely and reliably fly @NASA astronauts to and from the @Space_Station youtu.be/F-wBgsf8jWY
1993
The Falcon 9 booster supporting this mission previously flew in support of our most recent launch to the @Space_Station, CRS-19
1994
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew in support of our tenth and sixteenth commercial resupply missions – this will be the third Dragon to fly on three missions
1995
Falcon 9 static fire test complete — targeting March 6 launch from Pad 40 in Florida for Dragon’s twentieth resupply mission to the @Space_Station, the final flight of the first version of Dragon
1996
Falcon Heavy will launch @NASAPsyche! The mission, for which @NASA requires the highest level of launch vehicle reliability, will study a metal asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to help humanity better understand the formation of our solar system’s planets go.nasa.gov/2VCFdap
1997
Raptor will power Starship, a fully reusable transportation system that will carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond → spacex.com/starship
1998
Last year, we completed a 150 meter hop with one Raptor engine, and the Starship team is gearing up for more spaceflight activities in Boca Chica, Texas youtube.com/watch?v=bYb3bf…
1999
Third Raptor test stand activated at SpaceX’s rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas. In the past year, the Raptor team has accumulated over 3,200 seconds of testing across 18 engines, including multiple full-power firings
2000
Today’s launch of 60 Starlink satellites to orbit marked Falcon 9’s 80th successful flight! More photos → flickr.com/spacex
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