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Here you can see the sleek and shiny brand-new Block 5 booster, a souped-up version of the Falcon 9 that can fly multiple times. Bangladesh was incredibly excited to have its first satellite ...

The launch that’s slated for 4:12pm EDT today will be the first launch of the Falcon 9 Block 5 variant. The Block 5 is the last in the line of planned Falcon 9 upgrades, and as SpaceX notes ...

New T-0 of 5:47 p.m. EDT—vehicle and payload continue to look good for today's first flight of Falcon 9 Block 5. It's a routine mission in almost every way except that this particular Falcon 9 ...

After several delays, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its new Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket Thursday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The new rocket is SpaceX's latest innovation to ...

SpaceX's first Block 5 version of the Falcon 9 rolling out to launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Credit: SpaceX Updated May 25 at 10:18 a.m. Eastern. WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon ...

The 4:14 p.m. blastoff from pad 39A marked the premiere flight for the launch vehicle, known as Falcon 9 Block 5, and its ultimately successful mission to deliver Bangladesh's first geostationary ...

The satellite will be carried on the newest version of the Falcon 9 – Falcon 9 Block 5 – which is intended to be reused with limited refurbishment after each launch. After deployment ...

When the first Falcon 9 Block 5 takes flight from pad 39A at 5:47 p.m., it will take with it enhancements gleaned from two years of launching, landing and re-launching rockets. The company hopes ...

Targeting Falcon 9 Block 5 launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on May 10 from Pad 39A in Florida. "Targeting Falcon 9 Block 5 launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on May 10 from Pad 39A in Florida ...

SpaceX debuted the new version of its Falcon 9 rocket, known as the Block 5, on May 11, 2018, with a flawless satellite launch and first-stage landing on a ship at sea. See pictures of the booster ...

SpaceX provided no immediate word on what went wrong, but assuming the issue can be resolved in time the company will make a second attempt to launch the first "block 5" Falcon 9, carrying a ...