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SpaceX Falcon 9 shuts down swiftly after engines ignite Friday; no new launch date set
As the SpaceX webcast announcer ... during the last minute before liftoff — swiftly shut down the engines. "Abort," the announcer said three seconds after T-0. Start the day smarter.
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster on ship at sea (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink 12-17 mission Saturday night (April 12) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ...
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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket, aces Pacific Ocean landing (video)
A never-before-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit today (April 7) from the coast ...
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SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on historic spaceflight over Earth's poles
The private Fram2 mission lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...
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Is SpaceX Changing the Rocket Equation?
No choice was more critical than the Merlin rocket engines used to power Falcon 9. SpaceX propulsion ... a few days before launch. And just before liftoff, for a few moments after the engines ...