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SpaceX Achieves 500th Booster Landing after Rapid Fire Duo Opens September Space Coast Blastoffs on Sept 3 & 5: Photos

TITUSVILLE, FL – SpaceX successfully achieved its 500th Falcon Booster landing after a rapid fire launch duo opened the month of September with Space Coast blastoffs on Sept 3 & 5 from pads 39A and 40 – to fortify the Starlink mega constellation of broadband internet satellites. The month of September began auspiciously with the SpaceX Starlink 10-22 mission sunrise liftoff

Picture Perfect SpaceX Falcon 9 blastoff carrying European weather satellite MTG-S1: Photos

SPACE VIEW PARK, TITUSVILLE, FL – Spectators enjoyed a picture-perfect blastoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying European weather satellite MTG-S1 for the European Organization for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) at 5:04 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 1, 2025. This Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite was carried

Spectacular Sunrise Liftoff of ULA Atlas V Kuiper 2 Internet Satellite Mission on June 23: Photos

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL –  Spectators ringing the Space Coast enjoyed a spectacular sunrise liftoff courtesy of rocket maker United Launch Alliance (ULA) when they at last successfully launched their mighty Atlas V 551 rocket on the second attempt to launch Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission of broadband internet satellites early morning on June 23 at 6:54 a.m.

NASA Seamstress Sew Sister Jean Wright receives ‘Women in American History’ Award from Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR): Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL (Nov 2024) – NASA space shuttle seamstress and thermal protection specialist Jean Wright received the prestigious “Women in American History Award” as presented by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) based in Washington, D.C, during a ceremony held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center, Florida in front of the space