SpaceX rocket sails into California port after interplanetary launch
The first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to help launch a payload directly into interplanetary space has safely arrived at a…
2 years ago
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces first interplanetary launch
SpaceX has aced its first operational interplanetary launch, sending NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft on its way out…
2 years ago
SpaceX, NASA set to launch humanity’s first ‘dinosaur avenger’ spacecraft [webcast]
SpaceX is firmly on track to launch NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission - sometimes half-seriously referred to as…
2 years ago
SpaceX to round out 2021 with a burst of Falcon launches
After an unusual cadence downtick in the third quarter of the year, SpaceX looks set to round out the last…
2 years ago
SpaceX encapsulates NASA DART spacecraft for first interplanetary Falcon 9 launch
NASA says SpaceX has finished encapsulating its DART asteroid redirection spacecraft inside Falcon 9's fairing and opened up its West…
2 years ago
SpaceX schedules next Starlink launch, fires up rocket for asteroid redirect mission
Update: SpaceX has successfully static fired the Falcon 9 tasked with launching DART. The rocket will now roll back to…
2 years ago
SpaceX fires up six-engine Starship, aces Starlink launch 18 hours apart
SpaceX has rounded out a jam-packed week of spaceflight activity by completing a record-breaking Starship static fire and first East…
2 years ago
SpaceX aces fifth astronaut launch in a year and half
Less than 18 months after its first crewed launch, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket have successfully completed…
2 years ago
Watch Live: SpaceX, NASA are ‘go’ for third operational astronaut launch
With less than three hours to go before liftoff, SpaceX and NASA remain on track - with the vehicle, crew,…
2 years ago
SpaceX ready for back to back astronaut, Starlink launches
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets remain on track to attempt back-to-back astronaut and Starlink satellite launches later this week. Both…
2 years ago
SpaceX schedules first East Coast Starlink launch in half a year
In just a few days, SpaceX's next Starlink mission has gone from a complete mystery to a firm launch date.…
2 years ago
SpaceX accepts delivery of NASA’s DART asteroid impact spacecraft
NASA says that the Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) spacecraft has arrived at SpaceX's Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) facilities…
2 years ago
SpaceX wins Skynet launch contract
SpaceX has won a contract to launch Skynet on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2025. Instead of a self-aware, apocalyptic…
2 years ago
SpaceX rideshare program beats small rockets for Emirati launch contract
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) space agency has contracted with SpaceX to launch a domestically-built Earth observation satellite on a…
3 years ago
SpaceX Dragon, Falcon 9 rocket roll out to pad for first launch in six weeks
SpaceX has rolled a Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 to the launch pad for the rocket's first launch in more…
3 years ago
SpaceX rapidly tests, ships Falcon 9 second stage for next NASA astronaut launch
SpaceX has shipped, tested, and delivered the new Falcon 9 upper stage tasked with carrying the company's next Crew Dragon…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s next West Coast Starlink launch likely delayed as drone ship returns to port
Update: Less than a day after departing Port of Long Beach, California, SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love…
3 years ago
SpaceX to launch Varda Space’s first Rocket Lab-derived ‘space factory’ satellite
Startup Varda Space says it has contracted with SpaceX to launch its first satellite - based on a Rocket Lab…
3 years ago
SpaceX snags launch contract from Arianespace after Vega rocket fails twice
In a rare victory for international launch competition, SpaceX has snagged a contract to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite…
3 years ago
SpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft
Update: The NASA official quoted saying that the DART spacecraft had arrived at Vandenberg on September 27th appears to have…
3 years ago