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Also inside Falcon 9’s fairing is SpaceIL’s lunar spacecraft
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Deployment of the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 confirmed!
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Static fire of Falcon 9 complete – targeting January 18 for an in-flight demonstration of Crew Dragon’s launch escape system, which will verify the spacecraft’s ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency during ascent
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Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites happening now → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Liftoff!
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Falcon 9 and SES-12 went vertical this morning on Pad 40 in Florida. Weather is 70% favorable for the four-hour launch window which opens on June 4 at 12:29 a.m. EDT, or 4:29 UTC. spacex.com/webcast
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Deployment of SXM-8 confirmed
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Liftoff! spacex.com/webcast
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Team at the Cape completed additional propellant loading tests today. Extreme weather slowed operations but Falcon 9 and the Zuma spacecraft are healthy and go for launch—now targeting January 7 from Pad 40 in Florida.
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Watch Falcon 9 launch Starlink satellites to orbit → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon with @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug on board the spacecraft to the @Space_Station two months ago and returned human spaceflight to the United States
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Dragon's main parachutes have been deployed
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NASA has selected Falcon Heavy to launch GOES-U in 2024! This next-generation satellite operated by @NOAA will support weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research → nasa.gov/press-release/…
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship
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Deployment of 52 Starlink satellites confirmed
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 60 Starlink satellites to orbit → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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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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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
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T-60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of GovSat-1. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
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Dragon returned home last night after its five-week stay at the @Space_Station, completing SpaceX’s sixteenth flight to and from the orbiting laboratory. The ISS badge signifies this Dragon’s previous trip to the station in 2017.