AMSAT-UK: The planned launch of two satellites, DANDE and CUSat, carrying amateur radio payloads should be streamed live to the web at 1600 UT on Sunday, September 29. SpaceX officials are pressing ahead with launch preparations for the company’s first Falcon … Continue reading → Engineers with DANDE nano-satellite prior to shipping – Image credit University of Colorado Boulder The planned launch of two satellites, DANDE and CUSat, carrying amateur radio payloads should be streamed live to the web at 1600 UT on Sunday, September 29. SpaceX officials are pressing ahead with launch preparations for the company’s first Falcon 9 rocket launch from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday, September 29 with a launch window that opens at 1600 UT. The flight marks several firsts for the commercial space transportation company, including the maiden launch of an upgraded version of the Falcon 9 rocket with stretched fuel tanks, more powerful engines and a 5.2-meter payload fairing to enshroud satellites. It is also the first SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base, a launch site on California’s Central Coast, where engineers modified an existing facility used by the U.S. Air Force Titan 4 rocket to be the West Coast home of ...