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Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Return-to-Flight Electron Launch – Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now

Update 12:05 a.m. EST: Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has successfully deployed the Tsukuyomi-1 satellite. Rocket Lab launched its first flight of its Electron rocket since a failure on September 19. The 42nd mission for the small satellite launch vehicle launched from New Zealand on December 15 at approximately 1705 NZDT (0405 UTC or 11:05 p.m. … [Read more…]

FAA grants SpaceX approval for second test flight of Super Heavy Starship – Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now

Starship and Super Heavy are ready for a second test flight on November 15, 2023. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX’s massive Super Heavy Starship rocket was cleared for a second test flight on Friday, carrying the unmanned Starship upper stage into space for the first time, the company announced Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration granted … [Read more…]