SpaceX operational astronaut launch debut back on track after “nail polish” delay
In a new NASA briefing, SpaceX vice president of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann was able to explain in…
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Elon Musk to give away free SpaceX Starlink internet access to rural TX families
The Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) in Odessa, Texas has announced that dozens of families residing in the area…
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SpaceX eyes multiple Starship lunar landings before first NASA Moon mission
SpaceX Director Nick Cummings says that the company could potentially attempt multiple uncrewed Starship lunar landings before the first attempt…
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SpaceX rolls out Starlink “Better Than Nothing Beta” in the US and Canada
SpaceX has officially begun rolling out what it's deemed a Starlink internet "Better Than Nothing Beta" across the United States…
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SpaceX swaps Starship Raptor engine for one last pre-flight test
On the same day SpaceX stacked a flightworthy Starship prototype to its full height for the first time, the company…
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SpaceX schedules next GPS satellite launch attempt after swapping Falcon 9 engines
Multiple outlets report that SpaceX has rescheduled its third US military GPS III satellite launch to no earlier than (NET)…
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SpaceX’s estimated valuation climbs to over $100 billion over Starlink’s potential
Back in July, New York-based investment bank Morgan Stanley gave Elon Musk’s private space company, SpaceX, an estimated valuation of…
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SpaceX’s mystery spy satellite launch to round out a busy month (update: maybe not)
Update: It's now somewhat ambiguous if NROL-108 is still scheduled to launch on October 31st, with some signs pointing to…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ties turnaround record, nears 1000 Starlink satellites launched
SpaceX has successfully completed its 14th Starlink v1.0 launch less than a year after operational flights began and simultaneously tied…
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SpaceX installs first high-altitude Starship’s nosecone
For the first time ever, SpaceX has stacked a flightworthy Starship prototype to its full height, leaving just one major…
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Scrubtober strikes again: faulty SpaceX rocket camera aborts Starlink-14 launch
Update: SpaceX's next Starlink-14 launch attempt appears to be scheduled no earlier than (NET) 11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC), Saturday,…
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SpaceX Starlink internet seeks final approvals to serve Australia
SpaceX has begun applying for Starlink gateway licenses in at least four Australian cities - Broken Hill, Boorowa, Wagin, and…
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SpaceX go for third Starlink in one month as rare six-flight booster returns to port
SpaceX has confirmed that it's on track to attempt the third Starlink launch this month at the same time as…
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SpaceX Starship go for nosecone installation after historic static fire
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Starship and Raptor's first triple-engine static fire was a success, opening the door…
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SpaceX Starlink partners with Microsoft Azure to deploy cloud computing anywhere
Microsoft Azure has announced a partnership with SpaceX that will give customers the ability to both access and deploy cloud…
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SpaceX Starship fires up three Raptor engines in prelude to high-altitude flight
Update: At 1:21am CDT (6:21 UTC) on October 20th, Starship SN8 ignited all three of its Raptors' preburners, producing a…
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SpaceX’s second rocket recovery drone ship leaves port during Starlink launch
On October 18th, SpaceX's second booster recovery 'drone ship' left Port Canaveral at the exact same time as a Falcon…
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SpaceX orbits 60 more Starlink satellites, recovers booster, and catches fairing halves
SpaceX has successfully orbited another batch of 60 Starlink satellites, landed the Falcon 9 booster that launched it, and caught…
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SpaceX installs flaps on first high-altitude Starship’s nosecone
After a great deal of hardware shuffling, SpaceX has settled on a nosecone for its first high-altitude Starship prototype and…
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SpaceX adds third Starlink launch to busy October manifest
SpaceX has added another Starlink launch to its October manifest and plans to support the mission with a record-breaking Falcon…
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