SpaceX awarded three more NASA astronaut launch contracts
Three months after announcing its intent, NASA has procured three more Crew Dragon astronaut launches from SpaceX, raising the total…
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SpaceX delivers truckload of Starlink dishes to Ukraine, as promised
The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine reports that a substantial truckload of Starlink dishes has arrived in the besieged country,…
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SpaceX a bastion of independent US, European spaceflight amid Russian threats
Russia has invaded Ukraine without provocation, triggering a series of diplomatic responses - sanctions in particular - that recently culminated…
2 years ago
Relativity Space reveals plans to rapidly upgrade 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket
Relativity Space has announced that it will only launch the first version of its small Terran 1 rocket a handful…
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SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review delayed another month
The FAA says that it will take at least another month to complete a crucial environmental review of orbital Starship…
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SpaceX set for third Starlink launch in a row [webcast]
Update: SpaceX says that a Falcon 9 rocket is on track Starlink 4-11 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)…
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SpaceX to launch “next-generation satellite-servicing vehicle” for Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman subsidiary SpaceLogistics has selected SpaceX to launch its first Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) - better described as the…
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SpaceX to send retired Starship to local Texas airport, says Elon Musk
In a brief Twitter exchange, the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) appears to have talked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster aces eleventh launch and landing for the second time
For the second time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has completed its eleventh launch, spaceflight, and landing - helping deliver…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy likely to launch NASA telescope after ULA skips competition
On the heels of what will likely be NASA's most significant telescope launch for at least a decade, the space…
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SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory has a new tallest building
Less than four months after construction began, the newest addition to SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory is now the facility's…
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SpaceX to close out February with Starlink launches on Monday and Friday [updated]
Update: SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-8 from February 20th to no earlier than (NET) 9:44 am EST (14:44 UTC), Monday,…
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Chinese rocket mistaken for a SpaceX upper stage on a collision course with the Moon
Rocket debris that is expected to crash into Earth's Moon next month appears to have been incorrectly identified as part…
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SpaceX preparing to assemble launch tower for Starship’s first Florida pad
SpaceX has slowly but surely begun the process of building Starship's first Florida launch pad - including preparations for the…
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SpaceX ‘destacks’ Starship and Super Heavy: what’s next?
On February 14th, a bit less than four days after the giant rocket was used as a backdrop for CEO…
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SpaceX finishes stacking new Starship for the first time in six months
For the first time in more than half a year, SpaceX has stacked a new Starship prototype to its full…
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SpaceX, Polaris reveal plans to launch private astronauts higher than ever before
SpaceX and Inspiration4 creator Jared Isaacman have announced the Polaris Program, an initiative designed to carry the torch forward from…
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SpaceX has finally begun filling Starship’s orbital launch site fuel tanks
Almost five months after SpaceX began the process of filling and testing the first custom-built propellant storage system for Starship,…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk updates schedule for first orbital Starship launch
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has presented the first significant update on the company's Starship program since September 2019, offering a…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to present first Starship update since 2019 [webcast]
Barring surprises, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains on track to present the first major update on Starship's development since September…
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