SpaceX Falcon 9 crushes next-gen ULA Vulcan rocket on cost in first competition
The United Launch Alliance's (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket appears to have made it through what could be described as…
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SpaceX aces ninth rocket launch, eighth landing this year
Like clockwork, SpaceX has successfully launched yet another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, racking up the…
3 years ago
SpaceX Texas test HQ fires up a dozen Falcon, Starship rocket engines in six hours
Though it often falls under the radar relative to SpaceX's high-profile Boca Chica Starship hub, another even more important Texas…
3 years ago
SpaceX aces Starship static fire days after NASA astronaut visit
Update: Around 9am CDT (UTC-5), SpaceX successfully fired up Starship serial number 11's (SN11) three Raptor engines, completing the static…
3 years ago
SpaceX stacks first Super Heavy, creating largest rocket booster ever built
For the first time ever, SpaceX has stacked a Super Heavy tank section to its full height, effectively completing assembly…
3 years ago
SpaceX bid Starship to launch NASA cubesat constellation
First discussed by SpaceNews, Teslarati can confirm that the mystery launch vehicle SpaceX bid to launch a tiny NASA satellite…
3 years ago
SpaceX recaps historic Starship landing in 4K as next ship readies for flight
SpaceX has published a new 4K video recapping Starship's first intact landing after a high-altitude launch right as the company…
3 years ago
SpaceX rocket boosters line up in port for the first time after back-to-back launches
For the first time ever, two SpaceX Falcon 9 boosters - fresh off of two successful Starlink launches and landings…
3 years ago
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirms Q3 2021 target for first orbital Starship launch
Update: On the heels of a NASASpaceflight report, CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX has an internal target of…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starship aborts Raptor engine test, briefly catches fire
Update: On March 15th, SpaceX got within milliseconds of Starship serial number 11's (SN11) first Raptor engine test but suffered…
3 years ago
SpaceX rocket booster aces 9th launch and landing for the first time
In a new rocket reusability first, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has successfully completed its ninth orbital-class launch and landing,…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starship holds up under pressure, lines up Raptor engine test fire
After a few false starts and some minor delays, SpaceX's 11th Starship prototype (SN11) has made it through two of…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starlink beta testers see big speed boosts, major outages
A portion of the thousands of consumers participating in SpaceX's "Better Than Nothing" Starlink beta test have begun to see…
3 years ago
SpaceX aces Starlink launch, kicks off service in Germany, New Zealand
SpaceX has successfully completed the second 60-satellite Starlink launch this month and sixth Starlink launch this year while simultaneously announcing…
3 years ago
Here’s why SpaceX’s latest Starship rocket exploded after touchdown
In what has become a bit of a tradition, CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter again to explain the…
3 years ago
(Update: delayed) SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 for second Starlink launch this month
Update: SpaceX has delayed Falcon 9's Starlink-20 to no earlier than (NET) 3:13 am EST (08:13 UTC) on Thursday, March…
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SpaceX rolls Starship to the launch pad five days after last flight test
Update: Less than five days after Starship serial number 10 (SN10) briefly became the first prototype to launch and land…
3 years ago
SpaceX to “refine” hypersonic heat shield manufacturing for the US Air Force
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has competitively awarded SpaceX an $8.5 million contract to "refine" the process of…
3 years ago
Starlink FCC application reveal plans for satellite internet in moving vehicles
The idea of Teslas being connected to the internet through Starlink may soon before a reality, with SpaceX recently filing…
3 years ago
SpaceX Starship landing leg upgrades imagined in new fan renders
After new official Starship renders appeared to include the first view of an upgraded landing leg design, a SpaceX fan…
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