SpaceX Starship outfitted with upgraded Raptor engines for Wed static fire
SpaceX has installed at least two of three new upgraded Raptors on Starship serial number 15 (SN15) ahead of a…
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SpaceX installs second Starship-derived fuel tank at orbital launch pad
For the second time in two weeks, SpaceX has rolled a 'Starship-derived' propellant tank to the next-generation rocket's first orbital…
3 years ago
SpaceX fires up sooty Falcon booster ahead of historic astronaut launch
SpaceX says it has successfully completed the last major test standing between a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon…
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SpaceX’s Starship to return humanity to the Moon in stunning NASA decision
In one of the biggest NASA contracting surprises in years, the space agency has chosen SpaceX - and only SpaceX…
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SpaceX Starlink internet could exit beta this summer, says Musk
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service will "probably [be] out of beta this summer" as the…
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Musk says SpaceX’s fifth Starship launch is scheduled next week, sets static fire date
Update: As expected, SpaceX has scheduled a road closure on Monday, April 19th - most likely for Starship SN15's first…
3 years ago
Starlink’s ease of use and speed impresses cybersecurity analyst
Nicholas Underwood, a 25-year-old cybersecurity analyst, is well-versed in tech, but before getting his Starlink kit, he was facing a…
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SpaceX installs Dragon spaceship on the rocket that’ll take it to space (again)
For the third time ever, SpaceX has installed a Crew Dragon spacecraft scheduled to launch astronauts on the Falcon 9…
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SpaceX closes second billion-dollar funding round in eight months
Updated SEC documents show that the appetites of SpaceX's investors weren't quite sated after a February 2021 round of funding,…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy beats out ULA Vulcan rocket for NASA Moon rover launch
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket appears to have edged out competitor United Launch Alliance's (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle to…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets and drone ship wow with sunset, sunrise port returns
With two back-to-back Starlink launches, SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) has returned to port twice…
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SpaceX’s upgraded Starship gets frosty during cryogenic proof test
Update: SpaceX is well into Starship SN15's first cryogenic proof test and is in the process of loading the upgraded…
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SpaceX might stack Starship on Super Heavy with “mechanical arms”
Not long after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk re-upped his plan to catch Super Heavy boosters - and possibly Starships, too…
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SpaceX installs Starlink dish on upgraded Starship prototype
In the latest in a long line of twists, SpaceX has requested permission from the FCC to operate a Starlink…
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SpaceX COO says Starlink is just five launches away from “full global connectivity”
The day before SpaceX aced its eighth Starlink launch in three months, President and COO Gwynne Shotwell implied that the…
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SpaceX rolls next Starship to the launch pad nine days after midair explosion
Update: Right on schedule, SpaceX has transported Starship serial number 15 (SN15) from its Boca Chica rocket factory to a…
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SpaceX’s Starlink terminal production costs have dropped over 50%, reveals president
During the recently-held Satellite 2021 "LEO Digital Forum" virtual panel, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell revealed that the Starlink terminal's production…
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SpaceX Starlink launch offers rare live view of Falcon 9 booster landing
Update: SpaceX has aced the first its tenth launch of 2021 and 23rd operational Starlink launch while simultaneously offering an…
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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal
SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities -…
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Musk blames SpaceX’s latest Starship explosion on Raptor engine leak
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ended with a midair explosion because a "small" leak started…
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