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Message 1930381 - Posted: 16 Apr 2018, 21:54:23 UTC

The launch of the TESS satellite has been postponed until Wed. April 18th. The official reason was given as the need for additional time for instrument calibration. I also suspect that wind gusts in the area may have been cause for concern. It's been very gusty the last two days.
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Message 1930382 - Posted: 16 Apr 2018, 21:56:37 UTC

Thanks for the update Bob..
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Message 1930775 - Posted: 19 Apr 2018, 0:26:54 UTC

And TESS is on its way.

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Message 1930973 - Posted: 20 Apr 2018, 1:31:25 UTC
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The first stage od Falcon 9 has landed on a barge in the Atlantic called "I still love you" theregister.co.uk says that Russia is ready to abandon its venerable Soyuz launcher since it cannot compete in price with Falcon 9.
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Message 1935240 - Posted: 11 May 2018, 23:02:38 UTC

SpaceX Launches Its Newest Falcon 9 Rocket.

Launch was delayed at the last minute on Thursday. Details about why the first attempt was aborted were not immediately available.

This launch will carry into orbit the Bangabandhu Satellite-1, which will provide TV, internet and other telecom services to Bangladesh and the surrounding region.

After launch, SpaceX will attempt to guide the first-stage booster of the rocket back to Earth and land it safely on a platform in the ocean so it can be used again on a future mission.
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Message 1935308 - Posted: 12 May 2018, 7:51:42 UTC

Launch was a success, with the first stage landing on the barge called "Of course I still love you" in the Atlantic.
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Message 1935315 - Posted: 12 May 2018, 8:16:29 UTC

Bugger missed it.. :(
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Message 1935317 - Posted: 12 May 2018, 8:58:33 UTC

Sweet just watched the replay, love how relaxed Space-X launches is compared to NASA 's military approach..
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Message 1935357 - Posted: 12 May 2018, 14:35:57 UTC

They have competition from Orbital ATK. An Antares rocket will launch the Cygnus spacecraft carrying supplies to the ISS on May 20 from Wallops Island. The private sector of space is warming up.
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Message 1936273 - Posted: 19 May 2018, 12:39:43 UTC

The Orbital ATK Antares Cygnus launch to the ISS is now scheduled on May 21. On May 22 a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the GRACE-FO Earth Observing satellite and 5 Iridium communication satellites. All will be covered on NASA TV.
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Message 1936515 - Posted: 21 May 2018, 8:47:51 UTC
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The Cygnus mission has been launched to the ISS. It carries several scientific instruments, including a Cold Atom Lab which is meant to become the coldest laboratory for atomic and nuclear physics.
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Message 1936745 - Posted: 23 May 2018, 5:59:01 UTC
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A Falcon9 rocket has launched the GRACE-FO mission and 5 Iridium communication sate;;ite. There was no first stage landing or other part recovery programs, the fuel is not sufficient given the number of objects to be put in different orbits. The GRACE-FO orbits are almost polar, since the launch was from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Western coast and not from Florida. The GRACE-FO satellites are healthy and the telemetry is nominal. The results of the preceding GRACE mission from 2002 to 2017 were just published in "Nature". GRACE is an acronym for GRAvity Climate Experiment.
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Message 1936749 - Posted: 23 May 2018, 6:20:00 UTC

Cheers tullio, I watched the launch around 5:30 am Adelaide time..
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Message 1937397 - Posted: 27 May 2018, 15:44:24 UTC

The launch flames have started a grass fire which melted one of the six cameras placed around the launch pad. But the memory card was recovered and shows the advancing flames.
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Message 1941766 - Posted: 29 Jun 2018, 9:44:29 UTC
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Falcon9 launches the CRS-15 mission to the ISS including an AI module.
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Message 1941768 - Posted: 29 Jun 2018, 10:00:01 UTC

And yet another perfect launch..
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Message 1941818 - Posted: 29 Jun 2018, 19:19:46 UTC
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To all of us who missed the launch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycMagB1s8XM
It's called the Dragon.
Yes. It behave very much like a Dragon:)
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Message 1941855 - Posted: 29 Jun 2018, 23:36:58 UTC

It was a test launch and needed the weight, rather than concrete he used a car..
Launching satellites that cost millions of dollars a piece on a test flight would have been silly had it exploded or crashed..
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Message 1941858 - Posted: 29 Jun 2018, 23:41:46 UTC

And Elon needed a new car anyway. ;-)

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Message 1941917 - Posted: 30 Jun 2018, 6:38:55 UTC

Being the first flight of a new launcher nobody would want too put their multi-million dollar satellite at more risk than a "normal" launch", insured or not. Also it is highly probably that no insurer would offer the cover. And as has been said, first launches are normally ballasted with non-toxic dense materials like concrete or metal blocks.
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