A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on April 21, 2022.

On the right, NASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard sits atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, while on the left at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A is a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, as preparations continue for the agency's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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AFRL, ABL Space Systems demonstrate rapid operation of launch systems
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from nontraditional sites. Leveraging ABL's deployable ground system, GS0, and small launch vehicle, RS1, a series of ground demonstrations is underway at multiple U.S. military installations aimed at quickly training participants to activate GS0 and simulate the run-up to an orbital launch. ABL and AFRL part ... read more