![]() This mission is targeting a 14-day stay, and will fly up with one of the SpaceX Crew Dragons. The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS. No crew has been announced, but NASA requires it to be commanded by a former NASA astronaut with experience on the space station such as the Ax-1 and Ax-2 commanders. No earlier than January 2024: Axiom Space was awarded the right to fly Axiom-3. ![]() 31, and the spacecraft will attach to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading by the Expedition 70 crew. Following launch, the space station’s Canadarm2 will grapple Cygnus no earlier than Wednesday, Jan. 1 launch from Wallops Island, Virginia because of issues with Russian- and Ukrainian-made rocket engines and first stage parts that are being redeveloped with Firefly Aerospace for a future Antares rocket not expected until at least 2025. This is the first of at least three SpaceX flights of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft as part of a deal after its 10-year run of launches atop Antares rockets ended with the Aug. This will be the first ISS launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, which SpaceX has been redeveloping to support future crewed missions in addition to KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A. 29: SpaceX Falcon 9 with Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft on the NG-20 mission to resupply the International Space Station. Landing would take place weeks after launch. The IM-1 is a suite of five robotic NASA payloads sent to the moon’s surface as part of a CLPS delivery. This could end up being the first NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission to land on the moon, depending on launch of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander awaiting a flight on the Vulcan Centaur. 14): A SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A at 11 p.m. 8-11, the likely target launch date, according to ULA CEO Tory Bruno. Also flying will be another human remains payload for Celestis Inc., this time brining the ashes of more than 150 people to space including “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and actor James Doohan who played “Scotty” on the TV series. Slated to carry commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander to the moon. 8 (Delayed from May 4): First-ever launch of United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur on Certification-1 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 1:49 a.m. Space Launch Delta 45 predicts a 30% chance for good conditions on Dec. The side boosters will be flying for the fifth time, previously used on the Psyche mission, two Space Force missions and one commercial flight with plans for another double land landing at Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 10, 11): SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A on USSF-52, the third mission for the Space Force, launching the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on its seventh trip to space during 10-minute window from 8:13-8:23 p.m. SpaceX has yet to confirm, but Space Launch Delta 45 predicts an 85% chance for good conditions and 60% chance if delayed to Dec. 11-12: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-34 mission with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during four-hour window from 11 p.m.- 3 a.m. Watch: SpaceX’s first launch of Starship spacecraft with world’s biggest rocket ends in mid-air explosionĬhannel 9 will monitor the rocket launch and will provide live coverage on Eyewitness News.Ĭlick here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.Dec. If the launch is unable to happen Tuesday, there is a backup opportunity available on Wednesday around the same time. The first stage booster will attempt to land on SpaceX’s “Just Read the Instructions” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. ![]() Watch: Liftoff: Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from the Space Coast ![]() SpaceX said the first stage booster for this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, and seven Starlink missions. The weather forecast is 25% favorable for the launch. Watch: SpaceX, Axiom-2 astronauts dock at International Space Station SpaceX is aiming to launch a communications satellite into orbit for the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission.
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