SpaceX

SpaceX VP says Starlink is almost ready to revolutionize in-flight internet

Speaking on a panel at an aviation conference, a senior SpaceX sales executive says that the company is in talks…

SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California

SpaceX's longest-lived and most prolific drone ship has departed Port Canaveral just a few days after preparations appeared to begin…

SpaceX rolls Starship launch tower section, giant water tank to orbital pad

After a brief pause, SpaceX is once again shipping pad hardware from its Boca Chica, Texas rocket factory to Starship's…

SpaceX on track to launch 20 Falcon 9 rockets in the first half of 2021

The second half of SpaceX's June 2021 flight schedule has begun to firm up, raising the odds of another four-launch…

SpaceX inaugurates two new Starship engine test stands with a static fire

Barely four months after breaking ground, SpaceX has completed a dual-bay Starship engine test stand and inaugurated the new facility…

SpaceX outfits drone ship for Panama Canal transit after 45th booster recovery

Just a few hours after returning to Port Canaveral, SpaceX lifted Falcon 9 B1067 off of drone ship Of Course…

SpaceX rolls first Starship booster hardware to launch site

While destined to remain on the ground, SpaceX has rolled Starship booster hardware to its Boca Chica, Texas launch pad…

SpaceX aces fourth Dragon launch in six months

SpaceX has successfully completed its fourth Dragon spacecraft launch in six months, continuing an unprecedented cadence of missions carrying crew…

SpaceX set for second Falcon 9 launch in 60 hours

Update: After successfully docking Cargo Dragon to the ISS on June 5th, SpaceX is on track to complete its second…

SpaceX’s second upgraded Dragon set to launch new solar arrays to the ISS

An all-new Falcon 9 rocket and upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft have rolled out to Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A…

SpaceX first Super Heavy ‘test tank’ is almost ready for prime time

SpaceX has almost completed a 'test tank' meant to ensure that Starship's Super Heavy booster is capable of withstanding the…

SpaceX bumps Starship booster engine count, ramps up Raptor factory

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Starship's Super Heavy booster will have at least one more engine than expected…

SpaceX Starship engine completes orbital-duration static fire test in Texas

A local resident and unofficial SpaceX observer has reported hearing a test of one of Starship's Raptor engines that lasted…

SpaceX sends reused Falcon 9 booster west for first California Starlink launches

SpaceX has shipped the first of one or two flight-proven Falcon 9 boosters from Florida to California in the latest…

SpaceX’s first flight-proven Starship rolled back to factory for likely retirement

While SpaceX has spent the better part of three weeks inspecting the first flight-proven Starship to survive a high-altitude launch…

SpaceX Starlink launch marks record Falcon fairing reuse, 85th booster landing

Update: SpaceX aced its 28th operational Starlink launch without issue, simultaneously marking a new record for Falcon fairing reuse, the…

ViaSat asks FCC to halt SpaceX Starlink launches because it can’t compete

Under the hollow pretense of concern for the environment, Starlink satellite internet competitor ViaSat has asked the Federal Communication Commission…

SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for fifth Starlink launch in four weeks

SpaceX has static-fired a flight-proven Falcon 9 booster for what will be the company's fifth Starlink launch in four weeks.…

SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract safe for now as Blue Origin looks to Congress

Fresh off of a major contract loss during a competition to build NASA's next crewed Moon lander, Blue Origin has…

SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launches delayed by military satellite issues

SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launches will have to wait several more months after issues unrelated to the rocket forced the…