All posts tagged "Falcon 9"
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25.7KNewsSpaceX nails first rocket landing by sea in half a year, sends exoplanet probe beyond the Moon
SpaceX has successfully completed the first drone ship recovery of a Falcon 9 booster in nearly six months, bringing to an end...
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22.7KNewsSpaceX’s highly reusable Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket targets early May debut
SpaceX has confirmed that its next-generation Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will debut in early May, according to statements from Bangabandhu project...
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26.2KNewsSpaceX expends “old-gen” Falcon 9 to ready for upcoming rapid reuse rocket
Falcon 9 B1039 completed its fourteenth Cargo Dragon (CRS-14) launch with a dramatic, Falcon Heavy-esque hard impact into the Atlantic Ocean –...
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18.3KNewsSpaceX continues water landing test in latest Space Station resupply mission
SpaceX has completed their second launch in less than four days, and the company’s 14th Cargo Dragon mission has successfully made it...
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26.0KNewsSpaceX recovered fairing appears at future Mars rocket factory in LA
In an unexpected turn of events, the first fairing half recovered by SpaceX – just after the Feb. 22 launch of PAZ...
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54.1KNewsSpaceX returns intact fairing half on clawboat in post-launch surprise
Despite a statement from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the Iridium-5 mission’s fairing recovery attempt had failed due to a twisted parafoil,...
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24.2KNewsSpaceX pushes boundaries of fairing recovery with breathtaking sunrise launch [photos]
SpaceX has soared past the halfway point of completion for Iridium’s next-generation NEXT constellation with the successful launch of satellites 41-50 earlier...
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13.7KNewsSneak peek at SpaceX Falcon 9 before Mr Steven’s second fairing-grab attempt
Teslarati photographer caught a brief glimpse of a sooty, flight-proven Falcon 9 while preparing cameras for the imminent launch of Iridium-5, satellites...
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23.6KSpaceXSpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket gets its first public launch date on April 24
After an unusually extended period of testing in McGregor, Texas, SpaceX’s next-generation Falcon 9 Block 5 booster (B1046) appears to be scheduled...
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25.7KNewsSpaceX’s drone ship fleet spied prepping for future rocket recoveries
Just shy of three weeks since SpaceX’s last launch and the better part of half a year since the last successful ocean...
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37.5KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 will usher in a new era of rapid reuse rockets
Despite all missions being readily in the range of recovery, SpaceX has only attempted to recover its Falcon boosters after two of...
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12.7KSpaceXSpaceX’s next-gen Falcon 9 spied continuing tests in Texas
Awaiting the first static fire of SpaceX’s newest upgraded Falcon 9, known as Block 5, local observers and SpaceX fans alike have...
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28.4KNewsSpaceX’s first BFR manufacturing facility approved by the Port of LA
SpaceX has been given initial approval by the Port of Los Angeles to acquire and develop a massive vacant lot into a...
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26.3KNewsSpaceX to fly reused rockets on half of all 2018 launches as competition lags far behind
Speaking at SATELLITE 2018, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell reiterated the company’s commitment to and their customers’ acceptance of reusable rockets at the...
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22.2KNewsSpaceX aims for 3 rocket launches in a single week, 6 launches in 1 month
Tailing an intense February that saw SpaceX successfully complete inaugural launches of both Falcon Heavy and two Starlink prototype satellites, the next...
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32.9KNewsSpaceX tests extra-fast ocean landing, celebrates 50th launch
The happy tragedy of 1044 SpaceX has successfully completed the 50th launch of Falcon 9 a bit less than eight years after...
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19.8KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 “Block 5” next-gen reusable rocket spied in Texas test site
SpaceX’s next and final generation of Falcon rockets is nearly ready to complete its biggest milestone yet, second only to operational launch....
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50.5KNewsSpaceX’s recovered fairing spotted sailing into port on Mr Steven
Just 24 hours after gently landing in the ocean, SpaceX recovery technicians have successfully recovered one half of an intact Falcon payload...
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22.5KNewsSpaceX recovers fairing intact for the first time, Starlink communicating back to Earth
With the launch of PAZ and two of their own Starlink demo satellites, SpaceX has completed its fourth successful launch of 2018,...
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23.6KNewsSpaceX to attempt “hot” Falcon 9 landing at sea in spite of heavy payload
Although SpaceX’s launch of PAZ and two Starlink demo satellites has been pushed back to Thursday by weather concerns, work back on...
