Eric Ralph

Eric Ralph is Teslarati's senior spaceflight reporter and has been covering the industry in some capacity for almost half a decade, largely spurred in 2016 by a trip to Mexico to watch Elon Musk reveal SpaceX's plans for Mars in person. Aside from spreading interest and excitement about spaceflight far and wide, his primary goal is to cover humanity's ongoing efforts to expand beyond Earth to the Moon, Mars, and elsewhere.

SpaceX Falcon rocket aces 100th consecutive rocket landing

SpaceX has successfully launched its first batch of next-generation Starlink V2 satellites, likely kicking off a new era of affordability…

SpaceX unveils next-gen Starlink V2 Mini satellites ahead of Monday launch

SpaceX has released official specifications and photos of its next-generation Starlink V2 Mini satellites, which are set to launch for…

SpaceX close to securing FAA license for Starship launch debut

A senior SpaceX director expects the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to grant a license for the first orbital…

SpaceX prioritizes Starship test flights, pauses plans for floating launch pads

President and COO Gwynne Shotwell says that SpaceX has temporarily abandoned plans for floating Starship launch platforms to ensure it's…

SpaceX rolls naked Starship prototype to test site

SpaceX has rolled a strange, naked Starship prototype from its Starbase, Texas factory to a nearby test site. Beginning with…

SpaceX Starship booster survives record-breaking 31-engine static fire

SpaceX's Starship rocket has survived a record-breaking engine test - potentially the most powerful static fire in the history of…

SpaceX COO says Starlink had cash-flow-positive quarter in 2022

President and COO Gwynne Shotwell says that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet program had a "cash flow positive quarter" in 2022…

Stoke Space to build SpaceX Raptor engine’s first real competitor

Seattle startup Stoke Space has revealed plans to develop an efficient rocket engine similar to the Raptors that power SpaceX's…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Spanish Amazonas Nexus satellite

SpaceX has successfully launched Spanish connectivity provider HISPASAT's Amazonas Nexus satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. The mission kicks off…

SpaceX preparing for surge of geostationary satellite launches

SpaceX is preparing for a surge of geostationary communications satellite launches after several slow years. In the late 2010s, orders…

SpaceX Starlink Gen2 mission marks Falcon 9 rocket’s 200th successful launch

A day and a half after its 200th launch overall, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched for the 200th…

Elon Musk teases expendable version of SpaceX’s reusable Starship rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company could eventually develop an expendable version of its next-generation Starship rocket. Starship…

SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of…

SpaceX launches 200th Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX has launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the 200th time. Measuring 70 meters (230 ft) tall and 3.7 meters…

SpaceX’s first NASA astronauts to receive Space Medal of Honor for Dragon test flight

NASA says that the astronauts responsible for SpaceX's first crewed Dragon test flight will be awarded the Congressional Space Medal…

SpaceX’s 100-launch target is more realistic than it seems

SpaceX is less than a month into 2023, but CEO Elon Musk's wildly ambitious goal of 100 launches in one…

SpaceX delays Starlink doubleheader

Update: To "allow additional time for pre-launch checkouts," SpaceX has delayed Starlink 2-6 from January 30th to 8:15 am PST…

SpaceX sets stage for Starship booster’s first 33-engine static fire

SpaceX has set the stage for a record-breaking Starship booster static fire after the rocket completed a complex fueling test…

SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut

SpaceX has begun building a backup launch pad for its Cargo and Crew Dragon spacecraft and says the facility could…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches heaviest payload yet

SpaceX has launched its heaviest payload yet for the third time in ten months, demonstrating that it's still finding ways…