SpaceX
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11.8KSpaceX orders evacuation for Wednesday Starship launch
Update: SpaceX has asked Boca Chica Village residents to prepare to evacuate the area as early as Wednesday morning for Starship’s third...
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31.5KSpaceX Starlink launch suffers last-minute abort after weeks of delays
A SpaceX rocket originally scheduled to launch a batch of Starlink satellites more than five weeks ago has suffered the latest of...
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17.4KSpaceX swaps “suspect” Starship engine in record time
SpaceX has reportedly swapped a “suspect” Raptor engine installed on Starship serial number 10 (SN10) in record time, setting the company up...
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9.8KSpaceX Falcon Heavy booster spotted at Texas rocket testing HQ
Three weeks after the building-sized rocket was spotted on its way to Texas, SpaceX’s next new Falcon Heavy ‘center core’ has gone...
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6.9KSpaceX Starlink users could see “much higher download speeds” amid upgrades
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s thousands of Starlink users could see “much higher download speeds” as the company begins implementing “system...
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32.0KSpaceX rapidly builds, tests Starship Moon elevator for NASA
As part of a NASA program that will select one or two commercial crewed Moon landers, SpaceX is busy testing Starship and...
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9.6KSpaceX Falcon boosters likely to surpass Elon Musk’s prime rocket reuse directive
A SpaceX vice president and one of Elon Musk’s first hires says that Falcon boosters will soon meet – and should ultimately...
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11.5KSpaceX Starship static fire bodes well for a launch later this week
SpaceX’s third high-altitude Starship prototype appears to have successfully ignited its trio of Raptor engines, boosting the odds of another launch and...
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17.5KSpaceX grapples with failed Falcon 9 landing as Starlink launches slip
The follow-on effects of SpaceX’s failed February 15th booster landing have begun to roll in, triggering at least one to two weeks...
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13.1KFAA clears SpaceX Starship prototype for third launch and landing attempt
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has already cleared Starship serial number 10 (SN10) for flight, cutting short any potential licensing drama...
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42.8KSpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket still on track for two launches this year
Spaceflight Now reports that SpaceX’s next two Falcon Heavy rockets – both under contract with the US military – are scheduled to...
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18.6KSpaceX Starship ready to find out if third time’s the charm later this week
After a miserable week of extreme cold, power grid failures, high winds, and general chaos, conditions are improving, the sun is shining,...
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7.4KSpaceX reschedules Starship static fire amid deadly Texas cold snap, power grid failure
After extreme weather and a once-in-a-decade cold snap ground SpaceX’s Starship launch preparations to a halt, the company’s next critical preflight test...
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6.8KSpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts celebrate Mars rover landing in Earth orbit
SpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts and the rest of the International Space Station crew are celebrating the space agency’s latest historic Mars landing...
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100.6KSpaceX setting the stage for Starlink’s widespread European debut
Combined with regulatory filings, a series of new job listings suggest that SpaceX is in the late stages of preparations for a...
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9.0KSpaceX completes $850M equity funding round, raising valuation to ~$74B
SpaceX has completed another massive equity funding round of $850 million last week, effectively bringing the company’s valuation to about $74 billion....
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15.3KSpaceX Starship factory battles Texas power outages with Tesla solar and storage
A major cold snap and the ineptitude of state governance have combined to throw millions of Texans into darkness as freezing temperatures...
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54.8KSpaceX rocket suffers rare landing failure after kicking off Starlink doubleheader
In a rare surprise for Starlink launches, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has failed to successfully land after kicking off the first...
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22.5KSpaceX Starship testing slows to a crawl amid high winds and freezing rain
SpaceX’s South Texas Starship program has been hit by a burst of extreme winter weather, slowing plans and preparations for a static...
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22.7KSpaceX Starship to test landing upgrades after two explosions
After two Starship prototypes aced their high-altitude launch debuts only to suffer last-second landing failures for unique reasons, SpaceX is gearing up...
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