Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation
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Three NASA-supported small spacecraft, along with many commercial payloads, are shown before being encapsulated in a SpaceX Falcon 9 ahead of launch on Oct. 1, 2026. The ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode CubeSat, the Supernova Remnants and Proxies for ReIonization Testbed Experiment (SPRITE) CubeSat, and the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission will demonstrate […]
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Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
SpaceX, Oct 1, 18:32 UTC
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A
SpaceX, Oct 10, 07:39 UTC
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