Posts By Eric Ralph
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1.9KNewsSpaceX fires up Starship and Super Heavy booster hours apart
SpaceX appears to have successfully fired up a Starship and Super Heavy booster hours apart, testing a total of three new Raptor...
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7.4KNewsSpaceX launches 3000th Starlink satellite
SpaceX has successfully launched its 3000th Starlink satellite as part of Falcon 9’s 54th dedicated mission for the low Earth orbit (LEO)...
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2.8KNewsSpaceX fires up Starship booster at orbital launch pad
For the first time, SpaceX has static fired a Starship booster at its South Texas orbital launch pad, marking important milestones for...
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4.7KNewsNorthrop Grumman partners with Firefly and SpaceX to save Antares rocket, launch Cygnus spacecraft
Northrop Grumman has announced plans to partner with startup Firefly Aerospace to save (and upgrade) the conglomerate’s Antares rocket, which it uses...
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6.1KNewsSpaceX aces first Moon launch with a reused rocket
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has become the first in history to launch a spacecraft to the Moon using reused hardware. That spacecraft:...
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3.0KNewsSpaceX set for first Moon launch [webcast]
No earlier than (NET) 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC), August 4th, a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from...
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12.1KNewsElon Musk sets expectations for SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launches
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s first successful orbital Starship launch will “probably [occur] between 1 and 12 months from now,” revealing...
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3.9KNewsSpaceX Super Heavy tank prototype survives crush testing
A tank prototype similar to SpaceX’s next-generation Super Heavy rocket booster has survived a series of tests that repeatedly attempted to destroy...
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2.1KNewsRelativity’s first 3D-printed rocket aims to debut a new rocket fuel
Relativity can almost taste the vacuum of space. A substantial amount of work remains, but the startup continues to defy expectations with...
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17.7KNewsSpaceX ends busy July with pair of Starlink launches
SpaceX has rounded out its busiest July ever with a pair of Falcon 9 Starlink launches, simultaneously breaking its annual launch record...
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11.0KNewsSpaceX Starlink launch to smash California pad turnaround record
Update: SpaceX’s Thursday Starlink 3-2 launch was automatically aborted less than a minute before liftoff by Falcon 9’s onboard computers. The company...
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5.0KNewsSpaceX’s first Starlink V2 satellites spotted at Starbase
On Monday, SpaceX was spotted loading some of the first Starlink V2 satellite prototypes into a custom mechanism designed to refill Starship’s...
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5.2KNewsSpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
NASA has chosen SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its next major space telescope, a wide-field observatory that should directly complement the...
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10.2KNewsFireball sends SpaceX Super Heavy booster back to the factory
SpaceX has returned an upgraded Super Heavy booster to the factory after an unexpected explosion and fireball caused “minor” damage during testing....
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6.6KNewsSpaceX ties annual launch record seven months into 2022
Less than seven full months into 2022, SpaceX has tied its annual launch record. Carrying the 22nd batch of upgraded Starlink V1.5...
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3.2KNewsSpaceX sends Dragon to space station for 30th launch of 2022
SpaceX has successfully sent a Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company’s...
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4.8KNewsSpaceX Dragon spacecraft ready for space station cargo delivery after repairs
NASA and SpaceX are ready for Cargo Dragon’s 25th International Space Station resupply mission after a one-month delay. Originally scheduled to launch...
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2.6KNewsSpaceX wants to attempt Starship booster catch during first orbital launch
An updated document submitted by SpaceX to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed details about the company’s plan for the...
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20.7KNewsSpaceX Starship booster survives explosion
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster was rocked by a substantial explosion and subjected to multiple fires at the launch pad during the...
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14.4KNewsSpaceX begins launching new shell of polar Starlink satellites
SpaceX has begun launching a new group of Starlink satellites that will eventually create a ‘shell’ of near-polar communications satellites capable of...
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