Falcon 9

SpaceX lands rocket for the first time after US military satellite launch

SpaceX has successfully landed a Falcon 9 booster for the first time after a dedicated satellite launch for the US…

SpaceX set for rocket recovery first after US military satellite launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 is set to become the first commercial rocket to attempt to land after an operational launch…

SpaceX’s reusable Falcon rockets have Europe thinking two steps ahead

In a rare instance of some connection to reality, a European Union commissioner overseeing the space industry has acknowledged the…

SpaceX shuffles rocket launch order after Starlink delay

SpaceX has stood down from a June 26th Starlink launch attempt to allow "additional time for pre-launch checkouts," meaning that…

SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rockets hours apart for back to back launches

SpaceX has fired up two separate Falcon 9 rockets at two separate Florida launch pads in less than 16 hours…

SpaceX’s third Starlink launch in three weeks is just around the corner

SpaceX is just a few days away from Falcon 9's third Starlink internet satellite launch in 22 days, also the…

SpaceX secures 100+ smallsat launch contracts in 10 months

SpaceX announced that more than 100 small spacecraft are contracted to launch on future Falcon 9 rideshare missions less than…

SpaceX’s rocket reusability dream is within reach after fastest recovery yet

SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk's rocket reusability dream appears to be within reach for the first time ever after technicians…

SpaceX’s next rocket fairing reuse milestone within reach after latest recovery

SpaceX's next major Falcon 9 fairing reuse milestone is now within reach after the company managed to successfully recover an…

SpaceX Starlink user terminals tested by board members as beta nears

SpaceX's nascent Starlink user terminal technology - the consumer hardware that will connect customers to a vast space-based internet constellation…

SpaceX Starlink launch puts on a spectacular light show on the East Coast

Through a confluence of orbital dynamics and luck, SpaceX's seventh Starlink launch of 2020 may have created one of the…

SpaceX’s ninth Starlink launch gets a boost from first all-women weather crew

SpaceX's second Starlink launch of the month is currently tracking towards a June 13th liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. In…

Here’s what SpaceX’s first Starlink satellite rideshare mission looks like [photo]

By way of customer Planet, SpaceX has published the first view of its inaugural Starlink satellite rideshare mission, revealing three…

SpaceX’s month-long launch blitz adds Korean military satellite mission

Preliminary schedules show that SpaceX - on top of plans for a record-breaking four-launch month - wants to add a…

SpaceX deploys rocket recovery fleet for next Starlink launch

So far this year, SpaceX has launched nine missions, including sending two astronauts to the International Space Station. But the…

SpaceX shares rare view of Starlink satellites rocketing into space

SpaceX has shared a rare view of its latest batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites rocketing into space atop a…

SpaceX wins NASA approval to launch astronauts on reused rockets and spacecraft

SpaceX appears to have won NASA's approval to launch astronauts on reused Falcon 9 rockets and Crew Dragon spacecraft a…

SpaceX on track for first four-launch month ever

With the first mission under its belt, SpaceX is on track to complete four orbital-class launches in a single month…

SpaceX rings in Falcon 9’s 10th anniversary with a rocket reusability first

Today is the tenth anniversary of SpaceX's inaugural Falcon 9 launch, marking a decade of largely uninterrupted success that the…

SpaceX debuts upgraded drone ship with record-breaking rocket landing

SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same Falcon 9 booster five times for the first time ever while simultaneously…