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SpaceX targeting 52 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy launches in 2022

Shortly before SpaceX was scheduled to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite, a member of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel…

SpaceX reveals Starship “marine recovery” plans in new job postings

In a series of new job postings, SpaceX has hinted at an unexpected desire to develop "marine recovery systems for…

SpaceX navy deploys for back-to-back Italian radar satellite, Starlink launches

Continuing what appears to be SpaceX's preferred pace of activity in 2022, several ships in the company's navy have deployed…

SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth after second trip to orbit

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft has safely returned to Earth after a month in orbit, completing the company's 24th successful…

SpaceX Dragon departs International Space Station to return to Earth

SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule C209 has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and is now on track to reenter…

SpaceX rocket catch simulation raises more questions about concept

CEO Elon Musk has published the first official visualization of what SpaceX's plans to catch Super Heavy boosters might look…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch spy satellites from California next month

The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) says that SpaceX's first West Coast launch of 2022 is scheduled no earlier than…

NASA updates status of SpaceX’s next two astronaut launches

NASA has updated the status of SpaceX's next two crewed Falcon 9 launches - one fully private and the other…

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster becomes fourth to launch and land ten times

For the fourth time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has successfully completed ten orbital-class launches and landings. A day later…

SpaceX fully installs Super Heavy booster’s ‘aerocovers’

For the first time, SpaceX has more or less installed a full set of 'aerocovers' on a Super Heavy booster…

SpaceX readies 4th Falcon 9 booster for 10th launch and landing [webcast]

Update: SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-6 and Falcon 9 B1060's tenth launch and landing to a backup window scheduled no…

SpaceX firms up Falcon 9’s busy January launch plans

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has rolled out to Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A ahead of the company's third Falcon…

SpaceX drone ship leaves port for Starlink mission during a Falcon 9 launch

In preparation for SpaceX's next launch, drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) was spotted departing Port Canaveral in the…

SpaceX Falcon booster completes 10th launch and landing in 19 months

Falcon 9 booster B1058 has successfully completed SpaceX's Transporter-3 mission, acing its tenth orbital-class launch and landing in record time…

SpaceX stress-tests Starship-catching arms with giant water balloons

SpaceX has begun testing Starbase's rocket-catching arms with ballast to simulate the weight of Starship and Super Heavy. SpaceX started…

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to launch for the 10th time on Wednesday

Update: SpaceX has confirmed reports that Falcon 9 B1058 will launch for the 10th time on Transporter-3, a rideshare mission…

SpaceX working on several Starship, Super Heavy upgrades and design changes

Not long after Elon Musk confirmed plans to add three more Raptor engines to Starship and stretch the upper stage's…

SpaceX “intends” to start launching next-generation Starlink satellites in March

In a new Q&A with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX says it still "plans" and "intends" to begin launching…

SpaceX simulates lifting Starship with launch tower ‘arms’

SpaceX has taken Starbase's rocket-catching launch tower 'arms' to new heights during the latest series of proof tests. That process…

SpaceX preparing for third rideshare launch with dozens of small satellites

One week after SpaceX and the world's first orbital launch of 2022, the company is a few days out from…