SpaceX already raising Falcon 9 rocket vertical for next Starlink launch
A handful of days after a pair of Falcon 9 rockets launched 106 Starlink satellites in less than 23 hours,…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch record-breaking communications satellite
A report on the latest in a long line of SpaceX launches significantly delayed by customer payload readiness has been…
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SpaceX launches two Starlink missions in 24 hours
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets have completed back-to-back Starlink launches less than 24 hours apart, successfully delivering 106 Starlink satellites…
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SpaceX’s repaired Starship booster survives back-to-back cryoproof tests
SpaceX's upgraded Starship booster has completed a second and third cryogenic proof test in rapid succession after undergoing repairs to…
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SpaceX ready to begin training astronauts for first private spacewalk
Two members of the "Polaris Program" say that SpaceX could begin training private astronauts for the first private spacewalk in…
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SpaceX President updates schedule for Starship’s orbital launch debut
SpaceX COO and President Gwynne Shotwell says that the company now expects Starbase to be ready for Starship's first orbital…
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SpaceX preparing for back-to-back Starlink launches from California and Florida
Update: Next Spaceflight reports that SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-15 to 4:38 pm EDT, May 14th, ending the immediate possibility…
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SpaceX agrees to launch dozens of Satellogic Earth imaging satellites
Argentinian Earth observation company Satellogic has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch at least 68 more satellites on multiple…
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SpaceX Super Heavy booster returns to launch pad after major repairs
SpaceX has returned its newest Super Heavy to Starbase's orbital launch site (OLS) after rapidly repairing damage the booster suffered…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket goes vertical for 44th Starlink launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has gone vertical at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A ahead of the company's 18th launch…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashes down with NASA, ESA astronauts
Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four NASA and ESA astronauts has safely splashed down off the coast of…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload arrives in Florida for the first time in years
For the first time in almost three years, a spacecraft meant to launch on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has arrived…
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Rocket Lab briefly catches Electron booster with a helicopter on first try
In a significant achievement, public launch provider Rocket Lab has - with a few caveats - successfully used a helicopter…
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SpaceX still on track to launch one Falcon rocket per week in 2022
Now more than a third of the way through 2022, SpaceX remains firmly on track to hit CEO Elon Musk's…
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SpaceX smashes Falcon 9 booster turnaround record
SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same Falcon 9 booster twice in three weeks, smashing the current record for…
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SpaceX rapidly shipping upgraded Raptor engines to Starbase
SpaceX appears to have opened the floodgates and begun shipping upgraded 'Raptor V2' engines to Starbase en masse in preparation…
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SpaceX director says six Crew Dragon launches per year is a sustainable goal
A senior manager says that SpaceX could sustainably launch six or more Crew Dragons per year if the market for…
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SpaceX aces seventh astronaut launch in less than two years
SpaceX has successfully completed its second astronaut launch in less than three weeks, sending a batch of professional NASA and…
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SpaceX, NASA on track for Wednesday astronaut launch [webcast]
SpaceX says a Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are on track to launch astronauts to the International Space…
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SpaceX rapidly turns around drone ship for sixth launch this month
SpaceX has rapidly turned around one of its two East Coast 'autonomous spaceport drone ships' and sent the vessel back…
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