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And they’re off! SpaceX’s fairing-catching vessels, Ms. Chief and Ms. Tree, have departed Port Canaveral ahead of an attempt to catch Falcon 9’s fairing halves during Monday’s launch of 60 Starlink satellites.
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting 11/11 for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Pad 40 in Florida
Falcon 9 static fire is complete! Await confirmation of a good test and launch date specifics from SpaceX soon. #Starlink
SpaceX team has completed 13 successful tests in a row of upgraded Mark 3 parachutes for Crew Dragon. Most recent test demonstrated the parachute system’s ability to land the spacecraft safely in the unlikely event that one of the four main parachutes fails.
Installing SuperDraco engines, which will power Crew Dragon’s launch escape system, for the first mission with @NASA astronauts on board
After 780 day on orbit the Orbital Test Vehicle #X37B landed at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at 3:51am EDT Sunday morning. #X37B was launched by a @SpaceX #Falcom9 on Sept 17, 2017 and scheduled to make its sixth mission in 2020. 📸 Credit: US Air Force
