All posts tagged "Falcon 9"
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76.9KNewsSpaceX’s rapid pace continues, 16th Falcon 9 launch set for Monday
SpaceX is deep into preparations for its 16th launch of 2017 and is scheduled to carry KT Sat’s Koreasat 5A communications satellite...
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27.5KNewsSpaceX sticks dramatic drone ship landing, third reuse flight a resounding success
SpaceX has once more accomplished what the launch industry long dismissed as infeasible, conducting their third commercial reuse of a recovered Falcon 9...
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14.5KNewsSpaceX set to launch its third reused Falcon 9: Two launches in two days
In just a handful of hours, a reused Falcon 9 rocket is expected to lift off from SpaceX’s Florida-based LC-39A launch pad, the second launch...
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21.6KNewsSpaceX flawlessly executes its 14th launch, 11th landing of 2017
For the 14th time in 2017, SpaceX has conducted a flawless launch of their Falcon 9 workhorse rocket and the 11th successful...
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43.4KNewsSpaceX on track to set record back-to-back Falcon 9 launches, 38 hours apart
SpaceX’s launch schedules have already solidified, but Elon Musk confirmed on Oct. 3 that the company is “aiming for two rocket landings in...
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30.3KNewsSpaceX will attempt Falcon 9 upper stage landings in 2018, says Shotwell
SpaceX also hopes to create an Internet constellation around Mars In a candid and light-hearted presentation given at the Massachusetts Institute of...
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12.0KNewsSpaceX aims for two launches in two days, droneship robot spotted again
NASASpaceflight.com has reported that two SpaceX launches have slipped five days, with SES-11 and Iridium NEXT-3 respectively scheduled for launch on October...
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14.9KNewsSpaceX to kick off October with two launches and landings in 48 hours
SES-11 to be the last launch from LC-39A ahead of pad modifications for Falcon Heavy After successfully weathering Hurricane Irma, SpaceX is preparing...
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16.4KNewsSpaceX weathers Irma, no delays to busy October launch schedule
Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station were largely spared the brunt of Hurricane Irma due to last-second changes to...
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16.8KNewsSpaceX squeaks in another launch and land ahead of Hurricane Irma
SpaceX has conducted their 13th successful launch of 2017 after sending Boeing’s X-37B spaceplane into orbit. While the secretive nature of the...
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23.3KNewsSpaceX’s Falcon Heavy tests continue in Texas, possible launch date revealed
After being tracked from Florida to Texas, a local observer near SpaceX’s McGregor, TX facilities spotted Falcon Heavy’s second side booster vertical...
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30.7KNewsSpaceX set for third Falcon 9 reuse in October, swaps a 2018 launch with Arianespace
Satellite operator and manufacturer SES has decided to juggle launches between SpaceX and Arianespace, a French launch provider. Made for a number...
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23.7KNewsSpaceX’s 15th recovered Falcon 9 arrives in port after a brief trip to space
SpaceX’s 15th Falcon 9 first stage yet to be recovered after launch arrived earlier this morning at the Port of Long Beach...
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30.5KNewsHow SpaceX is able to achieve its amazing rocket landing accuracy
After SpaceX’s successful and uniquely exciting launch of Taiwan’s Formosat-5 remote sensing satellite, Elon Musk took to Twitter to reveal some fascinating...
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19.4KNewsSpaceX nails another landing as Formosat-5 Earth imaging satellite placed in orbit
Ten days after the company sent a Cargo Dragon on its way to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off...
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18.9KNewsSpaceX’s twelfth launch and ninth recovery of 2017 ready for a Thursday liftoff
After conducting a successful static fire on Saturday, August 19, SpaceX is ready to undertake their 12th launch of 2017 and the...
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44.3KNewsSpaceX on track for new launch every other week after CRS-12 success
After Dragon successfully docked to the ISS Wednesday, the station’s crew wasted no time opening the hatch to distribute ice cream for all....
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17.6KNewsFalcon 9 static fire successful as SpaceX brings the roar of rockets back to the East Coast
Ahead of the 12th launch of a Cargo Dragon on August 14th, SpaceX conducted a successful static fire of the first stage...
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11.3KNewsSpaceX preparing for a return to flight on Monday, August 14
After almost exactly one month without the roar of rockets, SpaceX is preparing to return Kennedy Space Center to active launch status...
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21.7KNews
SpaceX proves viability of Falcon 9 reuse, SES agrees to 2nd launch on used booster
SES will launch its SES-11 satellite aboard a previously recovered Falcon 9 first stage, according to new information provided to Spaceflight Now....
