Falcon 9 Delivers GPS III Satellite Into Orbit

Credit: SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL—A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral AFS on Nov. 5 to deliver the GPS III SVO4 satellite into orbit for the U.S. Space Force in a launch closely watched by NASA as it prepares for the first SpaceX crew ferry flight to the International Space Station. The 229-ft. (70...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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