Falcon 9

SpaceX ready for 31st Starlink launch of 2022

SpaceX is on track to launch its 31st Starlink mission of 2022 later this morning. No earlier than (NET) 10:50…

SpaceX slashes base price of smallsat rideshare program, adds “Plates”

SpaceX has rolled out an upgraded version of its Rideshare program that will allow even more small satellite operators to…

European spacecraft converge on the US for rides on SpaceX rockets

Thanks in large part to delays suffered by Arianespace's next-generation Ariane 6 rocket, a small fleet of European satellites are…

SpaceX, NASA targeting separate Moon launches days apart

NASA and a SpaceX customer have announced plans to launch two unrelated Moon missions days apart next month. On October…

SpaceX drone ship captures Falcon 9 ‘jellyfish’ from a new angle

Following a rare two-day technical delay that ended an opportunity for SpaceX to break a significant record, the company still…

SpaceX’s third Falcon 9 launch in 31 hours aborted by “tiny helium leak”

SpaceX's third Falcon 9 launch in a little over 31 hours was called off seconds before liftoff after the rocket's…

SpaceX launches two Falcon 9 rockets in seven hours

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets have successfully launched a Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts and a new batch of Starlink…

SpaceX targeting three launches from three pads in 31 hours

Update: SpaceX says it and NASA are moving forward with plans to launch a Crew Dragon carrying US, Japanese, and…

Hurricane Ian delays SpaceX’s next NASA astronaut launch

Update: As Hurricane Ian begins to impact Kennedy Space Center, NASA and SpaceX have decided to extend Crew-5's launch another…

SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record with two Falcon 9 launches in six days

SpaceX has completed its 43rd launch of 2022 and 62nd dedicated Starlink launch overall, breaking a launch pad turnaround record…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket wins three new geostationary satellite launches

SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has secured three new geostationary satellite launch contracts from South Korea and the Middle East.…

SpaceX aces 60th operational Starlink launch after string of scrubs

SpaceX has completed its 60th operational Starlink satellite launch after a rare string of scrubs. Flying for the 6th time…

SpaceX to launch ninth batch of Iridium NEXT satellites

Iridium Communications has chosen SpaceX to launch one last batch of its NEXT communications satellites, rounding out the constellation with…

SpaceX launches 52nd Falcon 9 rocket in 52 weeks

SpaceX has completed its 52nd successful Falcon 9 launch in 52 weeks, sustaining an average cadence of one launch per…

SpaceX sends Starlink satellites, Boeing demonstrator into orbit on 40th launch of 2022

SpaceX has completed its 40th Falcon 9 launch of 2022, delivering a new batch of Starlink satellites and Boeing demonstration…

SpaceX targeting 100 launches in 2023

CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX is aiming to complete up to 100 launches in 2023 while the company continues…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket completes 57th operational Starlink launch

For the 57th time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has delivered a batch of operational Starlink satellites to low Earth…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket breaks payload mass record with repaired booster

SpaceX has set a new record for the heaviest payload launched on a Falcon 9 rocket as part of a…

SpaceX to squeeze in Falcon 9 Starlink launch before NASA’s Moon rocket debut

SpaceX is preparing for at least one more Falcon 9 launch between now and the debut of NASA's Space Launch…

SpaceX tweaks Starlink Gen2 plans to add Falcon 9 launch option

SpaceX says it has revised plans for its next-generation Starlink Gen2 constellation to allow the upgraded satellites to launch on…