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Space.com on MSNSpaceX, NASA target June 19 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts after ISS leak repairsLeaks aboard the International Space Station, as well as on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, delayed Axiom's next private astronaut mission, but the crew now has a target launch date of June 19.
The White House directed the Defense Department and NASA to collect information on SpaceX contracts after the spat between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
When is the rocket launch? SpaceX to send its next batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California.
Originally built to support the Apollo program, Space Launch Complex 37 will soon be converted to a Starship launch mount.
The third rocket launch of June from California could be widely visible in the sky, with sonic booms audible for some residents.
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Space.com on MSNSpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronauts postponed indefinitely due to leaky ISS moduleThe SpaceX launch of four private astronauts has been delayed again. The Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) had been scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast on Wednesday morning (June 11), but a propellant leak in the booster nixed that plan.
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Axiom Mission 4, due to launch from Florida, won't be getting off the ground anytime soon after a leak was detected on the International Space Station
Elon Musk has long dominated the internet-providing satellites business with regular SpaceX Starlink launches. Now, Jeff Bezos is looking to compete.