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# Falcon 9

This year
2023
# NASA
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off for International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission launched at 05:34 Irish time this morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 7:00 AM
Last year
2022
# Falcon 9
Japanese startup, carrying DCU lab samples, launches historic moon mission
The DCU samples will be used to study how moon dust adheres to different surfaces.
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Dec 11th 2022, 8:32 AM
# grounded
SpaceX mission carrying DCU samples to the moon postponed by 24 hours
The samples are set to become the first Irish samples to reach the moon since the 1970s.
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Nov 30th 2022, 8:25 AM
All time
# Rideshare
SpaceX rocket deploys record-setting cargo
The rocket, which launched from Florida, carried a record number of satellites on board.
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Jan 24th 2021, 7:28 PM
# Space
SpaceX capsule encounters problems in orbit
Three of the capsule’s four thrusters failed to fire up en route to the space station.
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Mar 1st 2013, 7:04 PM
# Beam Me Up
Second time lucky: NASA launches SpaceX rocket headed for ISS
Saturday’s first attempt at a launch was abandoned after engine trouble – but no such problems this time, with a payload of food – and 300 temporarily spacebound astronomy buffs.
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May 22nd 2012, 10:36 AM
# SpaceX
VIDEO: ISS cargo rocket fails on launch
The SpaceX mission was to be the first attempt by private US companies vying to take over the supply route following the end of NASA’s shuttle missions.
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May 19th 2012, 1:19 PM