SpaceX to launch Crew Dragon and Starlink satellites less than 48 hours apart
After launching just once in the last ten weeks, SpaceX appears to be set to return to H1 2021 stride…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 roll out to the pad for historic Inspiration4 launch
On the morning of September 12th, SpaceX rolled the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft that will support the…
3 years ago
Elon Musk says SpaceX could fire up first orbital-class Super Heavy booster next week
Update: In response to this article, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the plan is to not only 'cryoproof' the…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 wins second geostationary commsat launch contract of 2021
SpaceX and Middle Eastern satcom provider Yahsat have announced a contract to launch the company's next-generation Thuraya 4-NGS satellite on…
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SpaceX schedules first Falcon Heavy launch in two years in early October
For the first time in more than two years, SpaceX has a firm launch date for its next Falcon Heavy…
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SpaceX reveals first Starlink ‘Dishy’ production figures, teases major expansion
A SpaceX executive has revealed the first concrete Starlink user terminal (dish) production figures and plans for imminent upgrades. Speaking…
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SpaceX’s first orbital-class Super Heavy booster rejoins Starship at the launch pad
For the second time in five weeks, SpaceX has rolled Starship's first orbital-class Super Heavy booster from its Starbase factory…
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SpaceX rolls Inspiration4 Falcon 9 rocket to the pad for historic launch
SpaceX has rolled the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the historic Inspiration4 private astronaut mission to its NASA Kennedy…
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SpaceX repairing heat shield, reinstalling Raptors on first orbital-class Starship
SpaceX has begun reinstalling three of the six Raptor engines that will power the first orbital-class Starship and repairing the…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster returns to port on upgraded drone ship
Upgraded SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) returned to Port Canaveral on Tuesday, August 31st after a flawless…
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SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for first California Starlink launch
SpaceX says it has successfully static fired the Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to support its first California launch in ten…
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SpaceX Inspiration4 astronauts reveal Dragon’s ‘cupola’ in the flesh
SpaceX's first fully private astronaut crew have revealed the first real look at a unique part of the Crew Dragon…
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SpaceX’s next-gen Starlink plans questioned by a company with zero satellites
In the latest instance of an Amazon-related venture attempting to use regulations and legal routes to suppress competition, Amazon's Project…
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon joins Crew Dragon at the International Space Station
For the fourth time in nine months, SpaceX has docked a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with a…
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SpaceX’s second Super Heavy booster might land in Mechazilla’s arms
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX could attempt to catch a Super Heavy booster out of mid-air with a tower-sized…
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SpaceX installs first ‘Mechazilla’ arm on Starship launch tower
One month after SpaceX stacked Starship's South Texas 'launch tower' to its full height, the company has installed the first…
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SpaceX’s odd Starbase propellant storage tank prototype passes first test
Likely to the relief of many, SpaceX appears to have successfully tested a prototype of the custom-built Starbase propellant storage…
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SpaceX sets Dragon reuse record, debuts drone ship on first launch in two months
Update #2: After a 24-hour weather delay, conditions were far more favorable on August 29th, allowing a SpaceX Falcon 9…
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SpaceX reinstalling 29 Raptor engines on first orbital-class Starship booster
For the second time this month, SpaceX has begun installing 29 Raptor engines on Starship's first orbital-class Super Heavy booster,…
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SpaceX’s newest drone heads to sea for first Falcon 9 booster landing
Update: Fresh from the drydock where it was built, SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas has departed Port Canaveral…
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