Falcon 9

SpaceX ready for 60-satellite Starlink launch debut: third time’s the charm?

SpaceX is approximately two hours away from its third Starlink v0.9 launch attempt, an ambitious batch of 60 satellites that…

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites need a software update but Falcon 9 is doing fine

After wind shear pushed SpaceX's Starlink launch debut from May 15th to May 16th, issues with satellite software have forced…

SpaceX has all the Starlink funding needed for an “operational constellation”

Upper-level wind shear has unfortunately scrubbed SpaceX's first dedicated Starlink launch attempt, pushing Falcon 9 B1049's third liftoff to no…

DeepSpace: All eyes on SpaceX’s Starlink ahead of launch

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SpaceX reveals new Starlink satellite details 24 hours from launch

Less than 24 hours before SpaceX's first dedicated Starlink mission is scheduled to lift off, the company revealed a handful…

SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 with satellites on board for the first time in years

SpaceX has successfully completed a Falcon 9 static fire ahead of Starlink's first dedicated launch, breaking a practice that dates…

SpaceX’s Starship could launch secret Turkish satellite, says Gwynne Shotwell

According to SpaceX COO/President Gwynne Shotwell and a Turkish satellite industry official, Starship and Super Heavy may have a role…

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals radical Starlink redesign for 60-satellite launch

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has published the first official photo of the company's near-final Starlink design and confirmed that Falcon…

SpaceX’s Starlink launch debut to orbit dozens of satellites later this month

SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell has revealed that the company's first dedicated Starlink launch is scheduled for May 15th…

SpaceX hits new Falcon 9 reusability milestone, retracts all four landing legs

SpaceX appears to have selected Falcon 9 B1056 to become the first booster to have all four landing legs retracted…

SpaceX’s next West Coast Falcon 9 landing could be decided by baby seals

SpaceX and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have - at long last - officially announced a launch date for the…

SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 booster returns to port as NASA hints at “vested interest”

SpaceX has safely returned Falcon 9 booster B1056 to port and lifted the rocket ashore after successfully supporting Cargo Dragon's…

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’s first batch of Starlink satellites already in Florida for launch debut

According to an official statement, SpaceX's satellite mass production is "well underway" and the first batch of operational Starlink satellites…

SpaceX ships Falcon 9 booster west for second California launch of 2019

A local resident spotted a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster heading west out of Florida, likely bound for the company's SLC-4E…

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…

SpaceX preps for Cargo Dragon, Falcon Heavy launches despite setbacks

Despite suffering the loss of the first Falcon Heavy Block 5 center core and a catastrophic failure of the first…

SpaceX ships two Falcon boosters to Florida for a busy spring of launches

Two days before the first attempted launch of Falcon Heavy Block 5, a Florida local caught a separate Falcon booster…