SpaceX scraps Starship SN8 wreckage, clears landing zone for next launch
In spite of tentative plans for preservation, SpaceX has fully scrapped the wreckage of the first high-altitude Starship prototype, clearing…
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SpaceX Starlink beta arrives in the UK, sets sights on rest of Europe and Australia
As of the first day of 2021, SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet beta program appears to have arrived in the United…
3 years ago
SpaceX wins US military satellite constellation launch contract to close out 2020
SpaceX's Falcon 9 workhorse rocket has secured a new US military launch contract worth $150 million, closing out a spectacularly…
3 years ago
[Update: delayed] SpaceX Falcon 9 fleet to kick off 2021 with a flurry of launches
Update: SpaceX's first launch of 2021 appears to be slipping from its January 4th target after drone ship Just Read…
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SpaceX Starship boosters could forgo landings entirely, says Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that Starship's Super Heavy boosters could forgo landings entirely, relying instead on a wild crane-based…
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SpaceX’s next Starship gets frosty to prepare for first launch
One week after the rocket was rolled from the factory to the launch pad, SpaceX appears to have successfully put…
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SpaceX’s first Super Heavy booster hop “a few months” away, says Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the first prototype of a Starship booster - known as Super Heavy - could…
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Relive SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship launch debut in 4K [video]
SpaceX has published a 4K recap of Starship serial number 8's (SN8) spectacular high-altitude launch debut, highlighting all crucial aspects…
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SpaceX’s first dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare lines up dozens of smallsats
Already set to include several dozen small satellites for companies and institutions around the world, SpaceX's first self-managed Falcon 9…
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SpaceX moves next high-altitude Starship to launch pad after fixing fall damage
Update: Right on schedule, SpaceX rolled Starship serial number 9 (SN9) out of its 'high bay' assembly roost and transported…
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SpaceX celebrates five years of rocket landings with a record streak of success
As SpaceX closes out a halcyon year, today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Falcon booster landing and the…
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SpaceX Starship factory sprouts another nosecone as ‘SN10’ nears completion
Days after SpaceX's second full-height Starship prototype took a minor tumble in an assembly bay, the company's South Texas rocket…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 ends year as the most-launched rocket of 2020
With just a few global launches left before 2021 and SpaceX's last December launch behind it, it's now safe to…
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SpaceX’s first Starship booster a step closer as custom parts arrive
While SpaceX remains focused on Starship flight testing as the dust settles from SN8's launch debut, the company continues to…
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SpaceX Starlink rollout continues to uplift rural schools, Native Americans
SpaceX continues to make a point of deploying nascent Starlink internet services - often for free - in ways that…
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(Update: nope) SpaceX looks to double its valuation on Starlink, Starship promise
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has responded, stating that it is "incorrect" to say that the company is seeking to double…
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Watch SpaceX’s last launch and landing of 2020 live [webcast]
Update: Despite no plans for a preflight static fire, SpaceX remains on track to attempt its last launch and landing…
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SpaceX wins almost $1B to bring Starlink internet to half a million US homes, businesses
In a competition against hundreds of providers, many established, SpaceX's Starlink constellation has come out of left field to win…
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SpaceX almost drops finished Starship prototype – but it might be salvageable
Less than 48 hours after Starship SN8's (successful) demise, something on or around a metal stand holding up SpaceX's next…
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SpaceX crushes commercial Falcon 9 reuse record with radio satellite launch
SpaceX has crushed its commercial Falcon 9 reuse record with the successful December 13th launch of Sirius XM's newest radio…
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