SpaceX returns to flight with smooth Starlink launch weeks after Falcon 9 landing failure
SpaceX has returned to flight less than three weeks after suffering its first Falcon landing failure in almost a year,…
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SpaceX Starlink launch suffers last-minute abort after weeks of delays
A SpaceX rocket originally scheduled to launch a batch of Starlink satellites more than five weeks ago has suffered the…
1 week ago
SpaceX Falcon boosters likely to surpass Elon Musk’s prime rocket reuse directive
A SpaceX vice president and one of Elon Musk's first hires says that Falcon boosters will soon meet - and…
2 weeks ago
SpaceX grapples with failed Falcon 9 landing as Starlink launches slip
The follow-on effects of SpaceX's failed February 15th booster landing have begun to roll in, triggering at least one to…
2 weeks ago
SpaceX rocket suffers rare landing failure after kicking off Starlink doubleheader
In a rare surprise for Starlink launches, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has failed to successfully land after kicking off…
3 weeks ago
SpaceX’s Elon Musk talks Starship heatshield, rocket landings on Joe Rogan podcast
In a multi-hour February 2021 interview with Elon Musk himself, Joe Rogan inexplicably told the famous engineer and CEO that…
4 weeks ago
SpaceX’s most rapidly-reusable rocket booster speeds towards next launch
SpaceX's most rapidly-reusable Falcon 9 booster has sped through its post-landing recovery process after becoming the first rocket in history…
4 weeks ago
SpaceX teams up with NASA to launch a galaxy-mapping space telescope
SpaceX appears to be continuing a streak of NASA launch contract awards, winning $98.8 million to launch a galaxy-mapping spacecraft…
1 month ago
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket cuts Space Shuttle turnaround record in half
SpaceX has successfully kicked off the first of two Starlink launches scheduled in the same 28-hour period and reused a…
1 month ago
SpaceX is about to launch the same rocket twice in one month
In a surprise twist, SpaceX's 18th Starlink v1.0 mission could mark the first time a Falcon 9 booster rocket launches…
1 month ago
SpaceX fires up next eight-flight Falcon 9 booster for Tuesday Starlink launch
Update: SpaceX has confirmed a good static fire and Starlink-17's 6:19 am, February 2nd launch target. https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1356063929462472709 Ending a few-day…
1 month ago
SpaceX’s Starlink fleet is about to cross the 1000-satellite mark
While SpaceX technically launched its 1000th Starlink satellite on January 20th, the company's next launch could give Starlink 1000 working…
1 month ago
SpaceX drone ship fleet aces two Falcon 9 booster recoveries in 48 hours
SpaceX's two-vessel drone ship fleet has successfully returned two boosters from sea to port in the space of just ~40…
1 month ago
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket snags world record for most satellites launched at once
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully delivered 143 spacecraft to orbit, snagging a world record for most satellites launched…
1 month ago
SpaceX is about to crush the record for most satellites launched on one rocket
While delayed from Friday to Saturday, SpaceX's next Falcon 9 launch still appears to be on track to obliterate the…
2 months ago
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces eighth launch and “envelope expansion” landing
SpaceX has successfully completed the first of dozens of Starlink launches planned in 2021, simultaneously crushing multiple rocket reusability records…
2 months ago
SpaceX delays push Starship flight, two Falcon 9 launches into same three-day period
Update: SpaceX's Transporter-1 launch has slipped to January 22nd and a Starship SN9 static fire attempt planned today (January 19th)…
2 months ago
SpaceX drone ship heads to The Bahamas for Falcon 9’s next polar launch
SpaceX is in the midst of preparing for back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from its two Florida pads, a feat that…
2 months ago
SpaceX’s first Starlink launch of 2021 slips to Tuesday [update]
Update: SpaceX says it has delayed Falcon 9's Starlink-16 launch to no earlier than (NET) 8:23 am (13:23 UTC), Tuesday,…
2 months ago
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster set to beat rocket turnaround record by a huge margin
The Falcon 9 booster assigned to SpaceX's first Starlink launch of the new year is on track to become the…
2 months ago