All posts tagged "Falcon 9"
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29.2KNewsSpaceX 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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17.7KNewsSneak 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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30.1KSpaceXSpaceX’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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33.1KNewsSpaceX’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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44.3KNewsSpaceX 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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17.9KSpaceXSpaceX’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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34.4KNewsSpaceX’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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35.5KNewsSpaceX 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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28.5KNewsSpaceX 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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38.2KNewsSpaceX 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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29.6KNewsSpaceX 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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72.1KNewsSpaceX’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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27.6KNewsSpaceX 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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30.0KNewsSpaceX 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...
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89.3KNews(Updated) SpaceX’s next launch is a first step to rival Comcast and Time Warner
Updated February 21: Due to strong upper-level winds, SpaceX has postponed the launch to the same time on Thursday, 6:17 a.m. PST, 9:17...
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34.4KNewsSpaceX’s claw-boat ready to recover rocket fairing with a giant net
Teslarati’s West coast photographer Pauline Acalin has captured some amazing photos of one of SpaceX’s most immediately recognizable fairing recovery vessels berthed...
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34.8KNewsHow SpaceX Falcon Heavy undercuts its competition three-fold
Following the stunningly successful debut of SpaceX’s giant Falcon Heavy rocket, the spaceflight fan community and industry have been abuzz with attempts...
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31.8KSpaceXElon Musk reveals SpaceX’s new scifi-inspired drone ship – A Shortfall of Gravitas
The vessel is to be named A Shortfall of Gravitas After a highly informative series of Tweets revealed a great deal about SpaceX’s...
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15.6KNewsSpaceX a serious competitor for five upcoming Air Force launches
The US Air Force has published a request for proposal (RFP) of launch services for five separate satellites from 2020 to 2022....
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24.0KNewsElon Musk reveals SpaceX Falcon 9 survived a water landing test
Following the picture-perfect launch of GovSat-1 on Wednesday afternoon, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter with an extremely unusual bit of...
