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NASA’s Artemis I will reach another major milestone as the core stage for its Space Launch System rocket is lifted and placed between the twin solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher in High Bay 3 inside Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Also, utility company Florida Power and Light hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 11, 2021, to celebrate the opening of its Discovery Solar Energy Center at Kennedy. The 74.5-megawatt solar site spans 491 acres at the spaceport and produces enough energy to power approximately 15,000 homes.

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SpaceX is targeting Sunday, June 6 for Falcon 9’s launch of the SXM-8 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The one-hour and 59-minute launch window opens at 12:26 a.m. EDT, 4:26 UTC, and a backup launch opportunity is available on Monday, June 7 with the same one-hour and 59-minute launch window. Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported SpaceX’s Crew-1 and Crew-2 missions, which launched astronauts to the International Space Station. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Sirius XM satellite SXM-8 on June 6, 2021 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket's first stage is expected to landed on "Just Read the Instructions" drone ship several minutes later. Credit: SpaceX

An uncrewed Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on June 3, 2021, on SpaceX's 22nd commercial resupply services mission for NASA. Liftoff occurred at 1:29 p.m. EDT, and the spacecraft will deliver more than 7,300 pounds of science and research experiments, vehicle hardware, and crew supplies to the orbiting laboratory. Also, teams prepare to integrate the Space Launch System core stage with the twin solid rocket boosters. The core stage will be moved from the transfer aisle in the Vehicle Assembly Building into High Bay 3, where it will be placed in between the boosters atop the mobile launcher in preparation for the Artemis I launch.

In 2021, the National Space Society nominated SpaceX for the 2020 Collier Trophy based on the achievements of the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket used on SpaceX’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission lands successfully on the company's 'Of Course I Still Love You' droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. The company's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 1:29 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 3, 2021, from Launch Complex 39A from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9 rocket as the company's 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station begins. The company's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 1:29 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 3, 2021, from Launch Complex 39A from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the twenty-second Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-22).Liftoff is targeted for 1:29 p.m. EDT, or 17:29 UTC, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, June 4 at 1:03 p.m. EDT, or 17:03 UTC. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about twelve minutes after liftoff and autonomously dock to the space station on Saturday, June 5.

Scientists and students shared their work that is launching on SpaceX’s 22nd commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station during a What’s on Board briefing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Studies include an investigation of how microscopic water bears react to life in microgravity, and an experiment aimed at giving scientists fundamental knowledge of how good microbes interact with animal tissue. Students from the Robertsville Middle School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee discussed RamSat, a student-built CubeSat designed to track vegetation regrowth after wildfires. The SpaceX CRS-22 mission is scheduled to launch to the orbiting laboratory on June 3. Learn more about the science on this mission: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-22-research-highlights/

Water bears, newly hatched squid and more will be shipped to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's 22nd cargo mission. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-crs-22-launching-squid-tardigrades Credit: NASA

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch cargo to the International Space Station this week. Watch live preflight preparations at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday at 1:29 p.m. EDT (1729 GMT).

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Performed on Friday, May 29 at precisely 02:38 a.m. local time at Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome (05:38 p.m. on May 28, UTC), Soyuz Flight ST31 orbited 36 new OneWeb satellites – bringing the size of the fleet in orbit to 218. Flight ST32 was the 57th Soyuz mission carried out by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate. “Congratulations to all the teams who made this seventh launch dedicated to OneWeb’s satellites a success,” said Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace and Starsem. “At Arianespace, we embrace the idea that space should serve the ultimate goal to creating a better life on Earth… By supporting OneWeb’s success, anywhere, at any time I am convinced that we do just so.” Arianespace has launched 218 OneWeb satellites through seven Soyuz launches to date. Arianespace will perform 12 more Soyuz launches through 2021 and 2022. These launches will enable OneWeb to complete the deployment of its full global constellation of low Earth orbit satellites before the end of 2022. OneWeb’s mission is to create a global connectivity platform through a next-generation satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. The OneWeb constellation will deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity to a wide range of customer sectors, including aviation, maritime, enterprise and governments. Central to its purpose, OneWeb seeks to bring connectivity to the hardest to reach places, where fiber cannot reach, and thereby bridge the digital divide. The satellite prime contractor is OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus Defence and Space. The satellites were produced in Florida, USA in its leading-edge satellite manufacturing facilities that can build up to two satellites per day on a series production line dedicated to spacecraft assembly, integration, and testing.

NASA and SpaceX are preparing for the company’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 39A on Thursday, June 3. Also, researchers in the Exploration Research and Technology programs recently completed tests on NASA’s Biology Experiment-1 inside the center’s Vibration Laboratory. The experiment is a space biology pathfinder that will journey around the Moon aboard the Orion capsule on the Artemis I mission.

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 26 for the next Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 2:59 p.m. EDT, or 18:59 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, May 27 at 2:37 p.m. EDT, or 18:37 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported the Sentinel-6A mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported four Starlink missions, and the other previously supported a Starlink mission and the Transporter-1 mission.

SpaceX teams are lifting Starship SN15 from Suborbital Pad B onto a Self Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT). The transporter will be used to take SN15 back to the production site area ahead of an expected retirement for the Starship. Updates: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52398.0 Articles: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/starship/ Shop: https://shop.nasaspaceflight.com

A Falcon 9 roars to life at launch complex 40 for a routine pre-launch test firing of its nine Merlin first stage engines. The brief ignition occurred at 7:05pm EDT (2305 GMT) on May 24, 2021. If everything checks out OK, SpaceX will give the go-ahead to continue preparations for liftoff at 2:59 p.m. EDT (1859 GMT) on May 26, 2021 with up to 60 new satellites for the company’s Starlink internet network.

Virgin Galactic on Saturday made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringes of space in a manned shuttle, as the company moves toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere. The company announced the firing of VSS Unity's rocket motor to hurtle the ship and two pilots toward space. A live feed by NASASpaceFlight.com showed the rocket ship accelerating upward, estimated a top altitude of at least 50 miles and confirmed a landing later via radar. Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson confirmed in a Twitter post that the two pilots and a research payload belonging to NASA had reached space. Virgin Galactic is aiming for commercial operations to begin next year following testing and a few months of downtime for maintenance and other upgrades. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake