SpaceX
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20.3KSpaceX COO says Starlink is just five launches away from “full global connectivity”
The day before SpaceX aced its eighth Starlink launch in three months, President and COO Gwynne Shotwell implied that the company’s constellation...
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22.7KSpaceX rolls next Starship to the launch pad nine days after midair explosion
Update: Right on schedule, SpaceX has transported Starship serial number 15 (SN15) from its Boca Chica rocket factory to a launch and...
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5.9KSpaceX’s Starlink terminal production costs have dropped over 50%, reveals president
During the recently-held Satellite 2021 “LEO Digital Forum” virtual panel, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell revealed that the Starlink terminal’s production costs have...
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50.5KSpaceX Starlink launch offers rare live view of Falcon 9 booster landing
Update: SpaceX has aced the first its tenth launch of 2021 and 23rd operational Starlink launch while simultaneously offering an uninterrupted live...
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19.8KSpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal
SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly...
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33.5KMusk blames SpaceX’s latest Starship explosion on Raptor engine leak
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ended with a midair explosion because a “small” leak started on one...
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19.1KSpaceX Crew Dragon, four astronauts set for brief flight around the space station
To set the stage for another Dragon launch just a few weeks from now, NASA astronauts are preparing to board a SpaceX...
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26.9KElon Musk’s Starlink could make Earth visible to alien civilizations: paper
While humanity has advanced significantly in the short time it has existed on Earth, the planet is, for all intents and purposes,...
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39.8K[Update: fully stacked] SpaceX speeds up work on Starship with “hundreds” of upgrades
Update: Less than 24 hours after publishing, SpaceX began installing Starship SN15’s nose section, stacking the significantly upgraded rocket to its full...
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10.5KElon Musk’s Starlink Beta meets opposition from India’s industry body
It appears that Starlink is facing a challenge in India, a country expected to receive coverage from the satellite internet system sometime...
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16.1KSpaceX’s Starship booster-catching ‘launch tower’ begins to take shape in Texas
Aerial photos show that SpaceX has rapidly begun building the first of two planned skyscraper-sized Starship ‘launch towers’ in South Texas –...
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12.1KSpaceX to upgrade Dragon with the most immersive window ever launched into space
SpaceX and Inspiration4 customer Jared Isaacman have revealed a substantial and unexpected design change made to the Crew Dragon spacecraft that will...
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5.6KElon Musk announces $30M donation to Cameron County, TX schools, City of Brownsville
Elon Musk has announced he will donate $30 million to Cameron County Schools and the City of Brownsville, Texas. The SpaceX and...
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37.0KElon Musk talks upgrades after SpaceX Starship launches, explodes in midair
SpaceX has completed its fourth Starship test flight in as many months, offering the latest glimpse into the often frustrating reality of...
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26.6KSpaceX Starship eyes Tuesday launch after FAA communication breakdown causes delays
Two new sourced reports suggest that SpaceX’s fast-moving approach to Starship development and a shocking level of naivety and ineptitude on behalf...
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8.6KSpaceX ramps up Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy booster testing in Central Texas
In the latest twist in the saga of SpaceX’s McGregor, Texas testing facilities, a new Falcon 9 booster has managed to sneak...
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36.0KSpaceX Starship launch delayed to Tuesday by poor FAA planning
Update: CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s fourth high-altitude Starship launch has been delayed from Monday to Tuesday after an FAA inspector...
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5.9K[Update: Scrubbed] SpaceX Starship to attempt same-day static fire and launch
Update: Starship SN11 did manage a timely static fire around 8am CDT but after hours of work, SpaceX appears to have scrubbed...
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19.1KSpaceX Falcon 9 crushes next-gen ULA Vulcan rocket on cost in first competition
The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket appears to have made it through what could be described as its first...
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8.4KSpaceX aces ninth rocket launch, eighth landing this year
Like clockwork, SpaceX has successfully launched yet another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, racking up the company’s ninth...
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