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  • Report: SpaceX Projects 38 Florida Launches This Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: SpaceX Projects 38 Florida Launches This Year

    An environmental assessment from the Federal Aviation Administration projects a surge in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket launches in Florida in the next few years, SpaceNews reported Thursday. SpaceX plans to perform 38 launches from two launch complexes in Florida this year, including 30 missions from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 

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  • SpaceX Conducts 15th ISS Resupply Operation Under NASA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Conducts 15th ISS Resupply Operation Under NASA Contract

    SpaceX launched Friday a spacecraft that contains equipment NASA intends to aid activities onboard the International Space Station, including research on artificial intelligence, cellular biology and Earth science. The Dragon spacecraft, propelled by the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is the 15th ISS cargo flight SpaceX has […] More

  • SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes Prior to Static Fire Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes Prior to Static Fire Test

    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida prior to the rocket’s static fire test, Space News reported Thursday. Brian Berger and Jeff Foust write the explosion early Thursday destroyed the rocket’s communications satellite payload Amos-6, built as part of Facebook’s plan to beam Internet access to remote areas in […] More

  • NASA to Launch SpaceX's Dragon for 9th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission in July - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA to Launch SpaceX’s Dragon for 9th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission in July

    An uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch to the International Space Station on July 18 or onward to carry out a cargo resupply services mission. NASA said Wednesday the company’s ninth mission under the space agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract will bring almost 4,900 pounds of science research supplies and equipment to ISS. It will also deliver two […] More