Rocket Lab, Virgin Orbit lead a new class of small rockets with big ambitions for 2021
SpaceX's reign as the only privately funded American spaceflight company to reach and successfully deploy small satellite payloads into orbit…
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SpaceX aborts several Starship static fire attempts, rolls test tank to the pad
Accidentally producing the polar opposite of Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completing a trio of Raptor ignition tests in four…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces eighth launch and “envelope expansion” landing
SpaceX has successfully completed the first of dozens of Starlink launches planned in 2021, simultaneously crushing multiple rocket reusability records…
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SpaceX’s second Super Heavy booster enters production in South Texas
In a rare burst of visible activity, SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory has begun fabricating a second Super Heavy booster…
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SpaceX is turning oil rigs into floating Starship spaceports named after Mars’ moons
Update: Responsible for initially connecting Phobos and Deimos to SpaceX, NASASpaceflight has all the details in a new article published…
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SpaceX delays push Starship flight, two Falcon 9 launches into same three-day period
Update: SpaceX's Transporter-1 launch has slipped to January 22nd and a Starship SN9 static fire attempt planned today (January 19th)…
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SpaceX drone ship heads to The Bahamas for Falcon 9’s next polar launch
SpaceX is in the midst of preparing for back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from its two Florida pads, a feat that…
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SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of 2021 slips to Tuesday [update]
Update: SpaceX says it has delayed Falcon 9's Starlink-16 launch to no earlier than (NET) 8:23 am (13:23 UTC), Tuesday,…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster set to beat rocket turnaround record by a huge margin
The Falcon 9 booster assigned to SpaceX's first Starlink launch of the new year is on track to become the…
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SpaceX returns to Starship program roots with new ‘test tank’ prototype
It's now clear that SpaceX is preparing to return to the roots of its Starship program with the latest in…
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SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of the year up next after schedule shuffle
Update: SpaceX's Starlink-16 mission is now scheduled to launch no earlier than 8:45 am EST (13:45 UTC) on Monday, January…
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SpaceX Starship fires up Raptor engines three times in one day
Around 12:30 pm CST (UTC-6), SpaceX Starship prototype serial number 9 (SN9) ignited its Raptor engines for the second time,…
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SpaceX aborts third Starship static fire attempt minutes before ignition
Perhaps just two or so minutes away from ignition, SpaceX Starship prototype SN9 aborted its third triple-Raptor static fire attempt…
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SpaceX wins FCC approval to launch first polar Starlink satellites amidst rideshare chaos
In a sign of the regulatory agency's growing confidence in SpaceX, the FCC has rapidly approved a request to add…
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SpaceX’s next Starship launch still waiting on a successful Raptor test
Several days after the last test attempt, SpaceX's next Starship launch remains delayed pending a successful static fire of the…
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SpaceX’s first Cargo Dragon 2 recovery delayed by Atlantic Ocean weather
Update: The first undocking, orbital reentry, and splashdown of SpaceX's upgraded Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft was aborted by NASA ground…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces first launch of dozens planned this year
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has aced the first launch and landing of dozens planned by the company in 2021,…
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SpaceX schedules second Starship static fire after first test ends prematurely
Update: SpaceX appears to have plans for a second triple-Raptor static fire for Starship SN9 after the rocket's first test…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy booster arrives in Texas for static fire
SpaceX's fourth Falcon Heavy launch continues to inch closer, most recently celebrating what appears to be the arrival of one…
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SpaceX settles on Thursday for first Falcon 9 launch of 2021
After a few days of delays, SpaceX appears to have settled on Thursday, January 7th for the first of several…
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