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US: SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, July 9, at 5:25 a.m. ET.

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US: SpaceX Starlink 10-35 Mission Launches From Cape Canaveral 2

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 6:13 a.m. on Monday, June 8, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 29 Starlink satellites into orbit.

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US: SpaceX Starlink 10-35 Mission Launches From Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 6:13 a.m. on Monday, June 8, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 29 Starlink satellites into orbit.

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US: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Engine Test at Cape Canaveral 5

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, May 28. The blast rocked the Space Coast, filling the night sky with fire visible across Brevard County. Blue Origin confirmed there were no injuries and it was an anomaly during the hotfire test.

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US: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Engine Test at Cape Canaveral 3

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, May 28. The blast rocked the Space Coast, filling the night sky with fire visible across Brevard County. Blue Origin confirmed there were no injuries and it was an anomaly during the hotfire test.

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US: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Engine Test at Cape Canaveral 4

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, May 28. The blast rocked the Space Coast, filling the night sky with fire visible across Brevard County. Blue Origin confirmed there were no injuries and it was an anomaly during the hotfire test.

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US: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Engine Test at Cape Canaveral 2

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, May 28. The blast rocked the Space Coast, filling the night sky with fire visible across Brevard County. Blue Origin confirmed there were no injuries and it was an anomaly during the hotfire test.

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US: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Engine Test at Cape Canaveral

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, May 28. The blast rocked the Space Coast, filling the night sky with fire visible across Brevard County. Blue Origin confirmed there were no injuries and it was an anomaly during the hotfire test.

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US: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Creates Stunning Jellyfish Effect Over Florida Skies

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, May 21, just before sunrise, creating a spectacular "jellyfish" effect as illuminated exhaust plumes spread across the sky. The rocket successfully deployed 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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US: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Creates “Jellyfish Cloud”

An early morning SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station created a glowing “space jellyfish” effect over Florida on March 4, 2026. The phenomenon occurred when sunlight illuminated the rocket’s high-altitude exhaust plume before sunrise, producing a colorful, jellyfish-like cloud. The rocket successfully carried 29 Starlink satellites into orbit, and its booster landed safely at sea.

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US: Time-Lapse Captures SpaceX “Jellyfish” Cloud

An early morning SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station created a glowing “space jellyfish” effect over Florida on March 4, 2026. The phenomenon occurred when sunlight illuminated the rocket’s high-altitude exhaust plume before sunrise, producing a colorful, jellyfish-like cloud. The rocket successfully carried 29 Starlink satellites into orbit, and its booster landed safely at sea.

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US: United Launch Alliance Launches Vulcan Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

United Launch Alliance successfully launched its first operational Vulcan rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, August 12, at 8:56 p.m. EDT. The rocket carried two military satellites into space as part of its first flight for the U.S. Space Force. This video shows the dim light as the rocket flew over Ontario, Canada.

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New Glenn Rocket Soars on Inaugural Flight from Cape Canaveral

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Crowds cheer from the beach as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the NG-1 mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 on its debut flight early Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Photo by Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Glenn Rocket Soars on Inaugural Flight from Cape Canaveral

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Crowds cheer from the beach as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the NG-1 mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 on its debut flight early Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Photo by Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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US: SpaceX Launches 2 Falcon 9 Rockets From Florida 2

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday, February 26. This first rocket took off at 7:16 PM from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying a lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines. The second one launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying 21 Starlink satellites.

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US: SpaceX Launches 2 Falcon 9 Rockets From Florida

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday, February 26. This first rocket took off at 7:16 PM from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying a lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines. The second one launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying 21 Starlink satellites.

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US: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9, Sending 21 Starlink Satellites With Direct To Cell Capabilities

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, February 15, carrying 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.

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US: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Successfully Launches New Glenn Rocket, Reaches Orbit

Blue Origin, the American space company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, successfully launched its new large rocket, New Glenn, on its first test flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, January 16. The rocket carried a prototype satellite into orbit, achieving the main goal of the mission, called NG-1.

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US: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket For Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 Mission

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, December 16, at 7:52 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a U.S. national security space mission.

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US: SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites From Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, October 23.

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US: SpaceX Launches Starlink 8-9 Mission From Cape Canaveral 3

SpaceX launched Starlink 8-9 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on early Wednesday morning, July 3.

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US: SpaceX Launches Starlink 8-9 Mission From Cape Canaveral 2

SpaceX launched Starlink 8-9 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on early Wednesday morning, July 3.

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US: SpaceX Launches Starlink 8-9 Mission From Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launched Starlink 8-9 Mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on early Wednesday morning, July 3.

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US: Boeing Launches First Crewed Starliner Spacecraft

Boeing's Starliner capsule was launched from Florida on Wednesday, June 5 toward International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts on board.

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard blasts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard blasts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams are seen before boarding Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L, front) and Suni Williams (R, front) wave before boarding Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Night Sky As SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites

A Falcon 9 rocket was seen streaking across the night sky on Saturday, March 30, as SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Night Sky As SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites 2

A Falcon 9 rocket was seen streaking across the night sky on Saturday, March 30, as SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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US Air Force To Launch Seventh X-37B Mission

Handout photo dated May 20, 2015 shows the Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the AFSPC-5 mission aboard the Space and Missile Systems Center procured United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.,. The Atlas V rocket carried into low Earth orbit an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, marking the fourth space flight for the X-37B program. The U.S. Space Force is preparing for the launch of the enigmatic X-37B space plane aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Taking place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 7th, the upcoming mission, known as USSF-52, marks a significant milestone as it will be the first time the X-37B launches on a Falcon Heavy. While the X-37B’s capabilities and operations remain shrouded in secrecy, the Space Force has shed some light on its mission objectives. The upcoming flight will build upon previous missions that utilized the X-37B as a platform for launching and testing experimental payloads before safely return

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

In this eight-minute long exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov onboard, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also visible in this image is the entry burn and landing burn, at right, conducted by the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket as it returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov launched at 3:27 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the o

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RELAY Communications Satellite

The RELAY communications satellite shown in a December 11, 1962 photo released by NASA. The 172-pound spacecraft eight sided prism is 33 inches high and 29 inches in diameter at tis broad end. The exterior composed of eight honeycomb aluminum panels studded with 8,215 solar cells. The communications satellite prime function will be used for technical experiments although public demonstrations of television, telephone calls, teletype photo facsimile, and high speed data will be transmitted. The 18-inch long wideband communications antenna points toward the Earth while Relay travels through space. Three of the four telemetry antennas are shown extending from the broad end. Mounted on the center panel are special solar cells and diodes which will be tested for radiation damage. Relay 1 was launched atop a Delta B rocket on December 13, 1962, from LC-17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: NASA via CNP

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Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mikiya Yui, who will travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late May, poses for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. The 44-year-old former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot will stay on the ISS for about six months.

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Japanese astronaut Yui holds news conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mikiya Yui, who will travel to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late May, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. The 44-year-old former Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot will stay on the ISS for about six months.

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NASA chief meets with reporters prior to Orion launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Charles Bolden (L), administrator of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, meets with reporters at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the United States, on Dec. 3, 2014, in front of a Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying Orion spacecraft, which will be launched on Dec. 4.

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MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Norishige Kanai, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, speaks at a press conference after being chosen as an astronaut candidate by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009. The 32-year-old lieutenant may be chosen to stay at the International Space Station for a lengthy period.

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MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Norishige Kanai, 32, chosen as an astronaut candidate by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks during a news conference at the agency's Tokyo office on Sept. 8, 2009. Kanai, a Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, is to stay at the International Space Station for a lengthy duration.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Rocket with Japanese-developed lunar lander launched

People watch in Tokyo the launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 11, 2022. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private firm in the world to reach the Moon as the lander is scheduled to land on the Moon around late April next year if all goes smoothly.

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SpaceX launches smallsat rideshare mission to space

STORY: SpaceX launches smallsat rideshare mission to space DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch and the landing STORYLINE: U.S. private space company SpaceX launched its fourth smallsat rideshare mission on Friday, deploying 40 spacecraft to space. The mission, dubbed Transporter-4, was launched on a Falcon 9 rocket at 12:24 p.m. Eastern Time from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9's first stage on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX later confirmed the rideshare deployment sequence was complete. Transporter-4 is SpaceX's fourth smallsat rideshare mission. On this flight are 40 spacecraft, including CubeSats, microsats, picosats, non-deploying hosted payloads, and an orbital transfer vehicle carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time, according to SpaceX.

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SpaceX launches more Starlink internet satellites into space

STORY: SpaceX launches more Starlink internet satellites into space DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of SpaceX launching Starlink internet satellites into space (courtesy of SpaceX) STORYLINE: U.S. private space company SpaceX successfully launched 47 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit Thursday. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9:25 a.m. Eastern Time from Space Launch Complex 39A at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Following the launch, SpaceX confirmed the Starlink satellites were deployed. Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 11th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, said SpaceX. It was SpaceX's 9th Falcon 9 launch in the first 9 weeks of 2022, according to the company. Starlink will deliver high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or co

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

NASA astronaut Barry âÂÂButch" Wilmore takes a picture with his cell phone as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Wilmore is scheduled to fly aboard StarlinerâÂÂs Crewed Flight Test mission. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP