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NASA, SpaceX delay Crew-8 astronauts' homecoming to Oct. 13 due to Hurricane Milton
Crew-8 launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 3, lofting a Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, as well as Alexander Grebenkin of Russia's space agency Roscosmos. The quartet reached the orbiting lab two days later.
SpaceX launches Europe’s Hera asteroid mission ahead of Hurricane Milton
The launch of another important mission, NASA's Europa Clipper, is on hold due to Hurricane Milton. Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of miles from Earth to test a technique that could one day prove useful to deflect an object off a collision course with Earth.
SpaceX launch: Europe's Hera spacecraft on way to study asteroid Dimorphos
A European spacecraft is on its way to get an up-close look at an asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed its own vehicle into two years ago.
SpaceX launch recap: Ahead of Milton, Hera mission to launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX has confirmed, and the Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administration state that the European Space Agency's Hera mission is scheduled to launch at 10:52 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40. The launch will follow a southeast trajectory, therefore those south of Brevard may get a good view.
Europe launches Hera asteroid probe on SpaceX rocket
Europe's Hera asteroid probe blasted off from Florida on a SpaceX rocket on Monday, beginning a two-year voyage to revisit an asteroid bashed off course by NASA's DART spacecraft in 2022.
NASA, SpaceX delay launch to study Jupiter’s moon Europa as Hurricane Milton approaches
The Europa Clipper had been scheduled to launch Thursday from Florida, beginning its six-year journey to the Jupiter moon to search for signs of life.
SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton
SpaceX and NASA are standing down from the Oct. 10 launch of the Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated effects of Hurricane Milton. A new target date has not been announced.
SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission Monday, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton
SpaceX returned to flight with its Falcon 9 rocket Monday sending up the Hera probe for the European Space Agency on its way to a pair of asteroids, but SpaceX and NASA have called off plans to launch the Falcon Heavy later this week on NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s moon because of the approaching Hurricane Milton.
SpaceX Prepares to Launch NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter’s Moon Next Week
SpaceX is gearing up for the much-anticipated launch of NASAs Europa Clipper mission to Jupiters moon, Europa, next week. After overcoming recent Falcon 9 setbacks, SpaceX has encapsulated the satellite within the
Elon Musk's SpaceX Says Starship To Fly For 5th Time As Soon As Oct 13, But There's A Catch
Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Monday that its Starship launch vehicle's fifth test flight could launch as soon as Oct. 13 if it ...
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SpaceX rocket launches Europe's Hera planetary defense probe to visit asteroid smacked by NASA
Hera launched Oct. 7 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, on a mission to study the asteroid that NASA's DART spacecraft smashed ...
SpaceX, ESA launch Hera spacecraft to study impact of NASA's DART mission
SpaceX and the European Space Agency will launch a mission on Monday to an asteroid's moon. NASA tried to knock off its path ...
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Watch the SpaceX Rocket Liftoff
The Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX, the company founded by Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award winner Elon Musk, takes off from ...
US FAA authorizes SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle for Monday flight
The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle is authorized to return to flight for a planned mission scheduled to launch on Oct. 7 from a ...
SpaceX Asteroid Mission Launches Today in Florida
The mission is heading out into space to study the impact of NASA's successful high-speed collision with an asteroid in 2022.
SpaceX launches European asteroid probe as hurricane weather closes in
Despite an initially dismal forecast, SpaceX got a break in the weather to send Europe's Hera asteroid probe on its way.
FCC lets Starlink provide service to cell phones in areas hit by hurricane
Starlink is being used to provide wireless emergency alerts to cell phones from all carriers in North Carolina, according to ...