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Standing down today to conduct additional GNC analysis, and teams are now working towards a targeted launch of @NASA_TESS on Wednesday, April 18.
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All systems and weather are go for Falcon 9’s launch of @NASA_TESS today at 6:51 p.m. EDT, or 22:51 UTC. spacex.com/webcast
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T-1 hour until Falcon 9 launch of @NASA_TESS. Launch webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
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Webcast of Falcon 9 launch is now live → spacex.com/webcast
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T-60 seconds until launch → spacex.com/webcast
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Liftoff! spacex.com/webcast
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Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway.
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Fairing has deployed.
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First stage entry burn complete. Second stage continuing nominally.
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Falcon 9 first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship. spacex.com/webcast
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Second stage engine cutoff confirmed. Second stage and satellite now in coast phase.
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Webcast returns in ~30 minutes for second stage engine restart.
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Back live for final burn → spacex.com/webcast
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Second stage engine cutoff confirmed.
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Webcast returns in ~4 minutes for satellite deployment.
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Back live for satellite deployment → spacex.com/webcast
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Successful deployment of @NASA_TESS to a highly elliptical orbit confirmed.
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More photos from yesterday's Falcon 9 launch of @NASA_TESS → flickr.com/spacex
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Happy #EarthDay
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Falcon 9 Block 5 static fire test complete ahead of next week’s launch of Bangladesh’s first geostationary communications satellite. Vehicle is healthy. Data review will take a few days—will confirm a target launch date once that review is complete.
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After a month-long stay at the @Space_Station, Dragon will detach and return to Earth today with more than 4,000 pounds of @NASA cargo and research materials.
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Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station! Three departure burns are now underway → nasa.gov/ntv
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The three departure burns to move Dragon away from the @Space_Station are complete.
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Dragon will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown at 12:00 p.m. PDT.