SpaceX job posts hint at building satellite constellations for US military
Published within the last week, unusual SpaceX job postings have begun to combine a range of topics unusual for the company,…
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SpaceX kicks off $750M investment round as BFR and Starlink infrastructure needs grow
Reuters reports that SpaceX has moved forward with an effort to raise capital through a leveraged loan and is now…
5 years ago
SpaceX to build small version of BFR’s spaceship for use on Falcon 9, says Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to announce a new development program: in order to gain experience with…
6 years ago
SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation deemed ‘a license to print money’
According to a draft paper written by networking researcher and professor Mark Handley, SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has the…
6 years ago
NASA shows off SpaceX’s upgraded Crew Dragon recovery vessel, tests helipad
SpaceX and NASA have completed test runs with the company's Florida recovery fleet in preparation for Crew Dragon's first orbital…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft nears launch debut as Falcon 9 tests wrap up
Known as Demonstration Mission 1 (DM-1), the inaugural flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is closer than ever before as…
6 years ago
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites “happy and healthy” as Elon Musk fires managers and VP
Reuters is reporting that SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation project experienced significant organizational upheaval earlier this year, triggered by fundamental…
6 years ago
SpaceX continues rocket fleet shuffle as Falcon 9 arrives for next CA launch
Strengthening the odds that SpaceX's first Block 5 rocket will soon become the first Falcon 9 to launch three times,…
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SpaceX’s first government Falcon Heavy launch aiming for “early 2019” per USAF
Linked to the rocket and mission through its own LightSail 2 solar sail satellite, The Planetary Society reports that the…
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SpaceX confirms initial BFR spaceship flight tests will occur in South Texas
SpaceX has confirmed that the two large propellant tanks now present at its Boca Chica, Texas facilities will likely to…
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SpaceX hot-fires Crew Dragon’s Falcon 9 as separate rocket spied in Arizona
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has been spotted traveling eastbound through Wilcox, AZ, indicating a shipment from the company's Hawthorne,…
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SpaceX seeks $500M loan for major one-time Starlink and BFR investments
Bloomberg reports that SpaceX has approached Goldman Sachs in hopes of arranging a $500M leveraged loan, potentially opening up an…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy secures second commercial launch contract in 9 days
Major broadband satellite operator Viasat has officially committed to launching one of its powerful next-generation Viasat-3 satellites on a SpaceX…
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SpaceX nears big US govt. missions as ULA handwaves about risks of competition
Speaking at the 2018 Von Braun Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, ULA COO John Elbon expressed worries that the US National…
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SpaceX ships another huge propellant tank to South Texas BFR test site
Captured by NASASpaceflight.com forum user "bocachicagal", the second of several massive liquid methane tanks has arrived at SpaceX's prospective Boca Chica,…
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SpaceX targets Falcon 9 reusability milestone on first dedicated rideshare launch
SpaceX's first dedicated rideshare - a collection of small satellites manifested for launch and organized by a third party -…
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Tesla, SpaceX, Elon Musk ventures cleared by SEC for private fundraising after tweet controversy
Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company (TBC), and Neuralink have all been granted waivers allowing them to continue raising capital by…
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SpaceX plans Falcon 9 satellite launch from Pad 39A prior to Crew Dragon, Falcon Heavy
SpaceX plans to launch one final commercial Falcon 9 mission from Pad 39A before much of the historic facility's availability…
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Boring Co’s “Loop Lift” elevator and tunnel concept are coming to life at SpaceX site
Elon Musk's vision for an electric-powered elevator that would transport vehicles to and from a network of cost-effective, high-speed underground…
6 years ago
SpaceX’s Mr. Steven highlights ambiguity of Falcon fairing catches with port return
SpaceX's fairing recovery vessel Mr. Steven highlighted the maddening and exhilarating uncertainty of unpublicized fairing recovery attempts with a return…
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