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Filled with more than 5,900 pounds of @NASA cargo and research materials, Dragon was captured by @Space_Station crew members and attached to the orbiting laboratory earlier this week for its month long stay. instagram.com/p/Bk6MaABF-mL/
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Crew Dragon arrived in Florida this week ahead of its first flight after completing thermal vacuum and acoustic testing at @NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio. instagram.com/p/BlJVBidF4I2/
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Mr. Steven—now with more net. SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel has been fitted with a 4x larger net ahead of its next recovery attempt targeted for later this month. instagram.com/p/BlLYeNnFZNA/
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting early morning launch on Sunday, July 22 of Telstar 19 VANTAGE from Pad 40 in Florida.
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete— targeting July 25 launch of Iridium-7 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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Falcon 9 and Telstar 19 VANTAGE went vertical this afternoon on Pad 40 in Florida. Weather is 60% favorable for the four-hour launch window, which opens Sunday, July 22 at 1:50 a.m. EDT, 5:50 UTC. spacex.com/webcast
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T-60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Telstar19 VANTAGE. 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!
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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 to geostationary transfer orbit.
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Second stage engine cutoff confirmed. Second stage and satellite now in coast phase.
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Falcon 9 first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship.
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Webcast returns in ~16 minutes for second stage engine restart.
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Back live for final burn → spacex.com/webcast
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Final second stage engine cutoff nominal.
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More photos from Falcon 9’s launch of Telstar 19 VANTAGE → flickr.com/spacex
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Falcon 9 and Iridium-7 went vertical earlier today on the SpaceX launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Weather is 90% favorable for tomorrow’s launch at 4:39 a.m. PDT, 11:39 UTC. spacex.com/webcast
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T-60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Iridium-7. Launch webcast will go live about 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