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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites early Oct. 9 from California

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites early Oct. 9 from California

Space.com October 9, 2023

SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink broadband satellites early Monday morning (Oct. 9). The Starlink spacecraft lifted...

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Arianespace’s Vega rocket launches 12 satellites to orbit

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Arianespace’s Vega rocket launches 12 satellites to orbit

Space.com October 9, 2023

A European Vega rocket launched 12 satellites toward orbit tonight (Oct. 8) on its first mission of...

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Oct. 9

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Oct. 9

Space.com October 9, 2023

SpaceX is set to launch 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Monday night...

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites early Oct. 9 in 2nd half of doubleheader

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites early Oct. 9 in 2nd half of doubleheader

Space.com October 8, 2023

SpaceX plans to loft 22 of its Starlink broadband satellites early Monday morning (Oct. 9) on the...

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites tonight in 1st of back-to-back missions

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites tonight in 1st of back-to-back missions

Space.com October 8, 2023

SpaceX is set to launch 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (Oct. 8)...

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Arianespace Vega rocket launch of 12 satellites delayed after last-minute scrub

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Arianespace Vega rocket launch of 12 satellites delayed after last-minute scrub

Space.com October 8, 2023

Update for 7 pm ET, Oct. 7: Arianespace scrubbed the planned Oct. 6 launch of its Vega...

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Spanish company PLD Space launches rocket for 1st time

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Spanish company PLD Space launches rocket for 1st time

Space.com October 7, 2023

Spanish company PLD Space now has one launch under its belt. PLD Space’s Miura 1 suborbital rocket...

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Public invited to watch solid rocket motors arrive for shuttle Endeavour exhibit in L.A.

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Public invited to watch solid rocket motors arrive for shuttle Endeavour exhibit in L.A.

Space.com October 7, 2023

The California Science Center is celebrating the anniversary of space shuttle Endeavour’s iconic Los Angeles road trip...

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On This Day In Space: Oct. 7, 2002: STS-112 Launches to the ISS

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On This Day In Space: Oct. 7, 2002: STS-112 Launches to the ISS

Space.com October 7, 2023

On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112. This...

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Arianespace Vega rocket may launch 12 satellites into orbit tonight after last-minute scrub. Here’s how to watch

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Arianespace Vega rocket may launch 12 satellites into orbit tonight after last-minute scrub. Here’s how to watch

Space.com October 7, 2023

Editor’s note: Arianespace scrubbed the planned Oct. 6 launch of its Vega rocket late in the countdown...

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