SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Crew Dragon spaceship 6 months from astronaut launch debut
Speaking in a mid-July interview with a CNBC correspondent, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that he believed the company's Crew…
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Falcon 9
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…
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SpaceX fan spots sooty Falcon 9 Block 5 booster at Kennedy Space Center
On July 2nd, Twitter user Sideralmente (@astroperinaldo) spotted a sooty Falcon 9 Block 5 booster arriving at SpaceX's Pad 39A…
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SpaceX’s attempts to buy bigger Falcon fairings complicated by contractor’s ULA relationship
According to a report from SpaceNews, SpaceX recently approached global aerospace supplier RUAG with the intention of procuring a new,…
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SpaceX’s flight-proven Falcon 9 snags NASA launch contract, second of 2019
NASA has announced that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket - using a flight-proven booster - will launch the ~300 kg (670…
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SpaceX awarded double-satellite Falcon 9 launch contract, sixth win of 2019
SpaceX continues to reap the benefits of strong market demand for Falcon 9's combination of affordability and performance with an…
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SpaceX sets new Falcon 9 Block 5 reusability milestones for second half of 2019
Speaking at 2019's Asia-Pacific Satellite (APSAT) Conference, SpaceX Vice President of Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller - squeezed into a sea…
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Kennedy Space Center wants a SpaceX Falcon 9 core for its Rocket Garden
SpaceX continues to make history with nearly every Falcon rocket launch, so it's only fitting that one of the most…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon gets tentative NASA target for first astronaut launch
New information from both NASA and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirm that SpaceX is currently targeting - at…
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SpaceX on track for US Air Force Falcon 9 mission later this year
Reading between the lines, the US Air Force has effectively confirmed that GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (SV03) - the…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 wins Korean launch contract as 2019 mystery missions persist
SpaceX has silently announced that Falcon 9 won a contract for a South Korean military communications satellite, currently scheduled to…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 bids temporary goodbye to West Coast in launch & landing photos
SpaceX has completed its last California Falcon 9 launch of 2019 and the company's official pictures of the mission are…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sticks foggy booster recovery at California landing zone
Update: SpaceX has successfully wrapped up the Radarsat Constellation Mission, likely its last launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base for…
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SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 for West Coast pad’s second booster landing ever
SpaceX has completed a static fire of Falcon 9 ahead of the company's second California launch of 2019, also set…
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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…
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SpaceX’s Mr. Steven preparing for first Falcon 9 fairing catch attempt in months
SpaceX recovery vessel Mr. Steven has spent the last several weeks undergoing major refits - including a new net and…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 and $1B satellite trio set for first California launch in months
After the better part of both half a year of launch delays and launch pad inactivity, SpaceX and Falcon 9…
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SpaceX beats Falcon 9 recovery records after company’s heaviest launch ever
Completed on May 30th, SpaceX's latest Falcon 9 booster recovery smashed several internal speed records, unofficially cataloged over the years…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 could launch multiple private Moon landers in the 2020s
NASA has announced awards worth $253M for three commercial Moon landers, scheduled to attempt their first lunar missions as early…
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SpaceX’s deploys 60-satellite Starlink blob, all spacecraft successfully phone home
SpaceX's first 60 "production-design" Starlink satellites have been successfully placed in orbit, kicking off a constellation beta test at an…
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