Cargo Dragon

SpaceX’s surprise Falcon 9 drone ship landing explained ahead of Cargo Dragon launch

Speaking in a press briefing prior to NASA's next Cargo Dragon launch, a SpaceX official shed some light on a…

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and landing imminent as drone ship heads to sea

SpaceX's next Falcon 9 launch and landing is well into the late stages of preparation, leaving the company approximately 24-48…

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster fires up ahead of NASA launch and surprise drone ship landing

SpaceX has successfully fired up a new rocket ahead of what is now believed to be a surprise Falcon 9…

SpaceX’s first thrice-flown Cargo Dragon returns from orbit with Starship tiles intact

After a flawless reentry and splashdown on August 27th, SpaceX's first thrice-flown Cargo Dragon spacecraft completed its latest mission, arriving…

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster nails landing in lead-up to next NASA-sponsored reuse milestone

SpaceX has nailed its 24th Falcon booster reuse and 44th Falcon booster landing with Falcon 9 B1056's flawless Landing Zone-1…

SpaceX set for second CRS-18 launch attempt with flight-proven Falcon 9, spacecraft

After exceptionally bad weather conditions forced SpaceX to scrub its first CRS-18 launch attempt on Wednesday, July 24th, the weather…

SpaceX’s Starhopper on track for today’s hover test after Cargo Dragon launch scrubbed [updated]

Update: Starhopper briefly ignited its single Raptor engine before a methane vent caught fire and the hover test was rapidly…

SpaceX testing ceramic Starship heat shield tiles on flight-proven CRS-18 Cargo Dragon

SpaceX announced during its CRS-18 Cargo Dragon webcast that the twice-flown orbital spacecraft will feature a handful of ceramic Starship…

SpaceX set to deliver cargo to the space station with a twice-flown Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX is set to become the only company in history to launch the same commercial space capsule to orbit three…

SpaceX Falcon 9 nears NASA’s first flight-proven Block 5 launch after static fire delays

After multiple days of delays, many a finger is crossed that SpaceX will be able to perform a critical static…

SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule ends its second flawless trip to space and back

On June 4th, SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule C113 departed from the International Space Station 250 miles (400 km) above Earth's…

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft nears space station with 2.5 tons of cargo

Following a successful May 4th launch atop Falcon 9, SpaceX's latest Cargo Dragon spacecraft is just a few hours away…

SpaceX gives infrared glimpse of Falcon 9 landing after successful Dragon launch

SpaceX has successfully launched a flight-proven Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), confirmed just…

SpaceX scrubs Cargo Dragon, Falcon 9 launch due to drone ship power issue

SpaceX has scrubbed a May 3rd launch attempt of Cargo Dragon 15 minutes before CRS-17's scheduled liftoff, citing electrical issues…

SpaceX set to launch reused Dragon on a new Falcon 9 as NASA requests delay

An electrical fault aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has forced NASA to delay SpaceX's CRS-17 Cargo Dragon launch from…

SpaceX shifts Falcon 9 booster from landing pad to drone ship after anomaly

SpaceX officially confirmed that it will move the location of a Falcon 9 booster's post-launch recovery in order to better…