SpaceX bags 60th successful Falcon 9 launch eight years after rocket’s debut
Following the successful separation of the ~7 metric ton satellite Telstar 18V after a nominal orbit insertion, SpaceX's venerable Falcon…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 ready to launch second largest communications satellite
Falcon 9's liftoff is scheduled tonight, 11:38 PM EDT/03:38 UTC After a long slip and slide from mid-August to September…
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SpaceX seeks patent for custom-built Starlink internet satellite antenna design
Update: Readers on Reddit more familiar with patent processes have noted that the USPO filings written about herein were not patent…
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SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 Block 5 booster for upgraded rocket’s fifth launch
After a couple of weeks of mysterious delays, SpaceX is once again back in the saddle for its next orbital…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft fires thrusters to depart a space station in 4K timelapse
The European Space Agency (ESA) has published perhaps the best footage yet of SpaceX's storied Cargo Dragon spacecraft, in this…
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SpaceX’s second dedicated USAF mission targets Dec. 2018 for GPS satellite launch
One of a number of 2018 SpaceX missions pushed into this year's fourth quarter, SpaceX's second-ever dedicated US Air Force…
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[Update: old photo, not hardware for a new Falcon Heavy] SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch gets closer to reality
Update: The photo of a Falcon Heavy nosecone posted on Instagram on August 30th was actually more than 12 months…
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Russia quietly shelves development of sole SpaceX Falcon 9-competitive rocket
Russian space agency Roscosmos has indefinitely suspended development of the Proton Medium rocket, once expected to help the country compete…
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NASA head hints that reusable rocket cos. like SpaceX will enable Moon return
In a series of thoroughly unexpected and impassioned introductory remarks at one of several 2018 Advisory Council meetings, NASA administrator…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Heavy manifest grows lopsided as launches align for Q4
For a variety of reasons both clear or otherwise, a significant number of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches…
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SpaceX has no plans to reuse Crew Dragon spaceships on NASA astronaut launches
According to program manager Kathy Lueders, SpaceX has chosen against reusing its upgraded Crew Dragon spaceships on NASA Commerical Crew…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket are almost ready for astronauts
In a Commercial Crew update presented by Program Manager Kathy Lueders to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), the agency has…
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SpaceX fairing catcher Mr Steven armless once more for maintenance and upgrades
SpaceX's Falcon 9 fairing catcher ship Mr Steven has had all four new arms removed as the company's recovery engineers and…
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SpaceX wants to use the first Mars-bound BFR spaceships as Martian habitats
Speaking at the 2018 Mars Society Convention, SpaceX's Principal Mars Development Engineer Paul Wooster briefly presented on the company's BFR…
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SpaceX celebrates 2018 Hyperloop competition success, opens 2019 registration
SpaceX has released a video commemorating the amazing successes of its 2018 Hyperloop Pod Competition at the same time as…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft recovery ship gets a helipad prior to launch debut
SpaceX's primary Crew Dragon recovery vessel GO Searcher is undergoing a number of modifications in preparation for inaugural demonstrations flights…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket launch and landing aligns for mid-September
SpaceX's next rocket launch, a new Falcon 9 Block 5 vehicle carrying Telesat's Telstar 18V geostationary communications satellite has slipped…
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Ex-SpaceX engine expert to help design rockets built for launch on world’s largest jet
Stratolaunch, an aerospace company funded by Microsoft-made billionaire Paul Allen to build the world's largest flightworthy aircraft, has announced a…
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Florida wants to build SpaceX and Blue Origin three extra rocket landing pads
First reported by Florida Today, economic development agency Space Florida has expressed serious interest in funding the construction of two…
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SpaceX gears up for Crew Dragon’s first recovery with a giant inflatable cushion
Paired with observations and comments from sources familiar with the company, all signs seem to indicate that SpaceX is planning…
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