Falcon Heavy

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket celebrates 4th launch debut anniversary

On the fourth anniversary of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch debut and after an unusual multi-year hiatus, the world's most powerful…

SpaceX’s first converted Falcon Heavy booster already preparing for next launch

SpaceX has rapidly recovered the first converted Falcon Heavy 'side core' after its first Falcon 9 launch and landing, kicking…

SpaceX debuts converted Falcon Heavy booster on spectacular Italian satellite launch

For the first time, SpaceX has converted a flight-proven Falcon Heavy side core into a Falcon 9 booster and successfully…

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship

For the fourth time in four days, SpaceX has been forced to scrub Falcon 9's launch of an Italian Earth…

SpaceX targeting 52 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy launches in 2022

Shortly before SpaceX was scheduled to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite, a member of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel…

SpaceX’s packed 2022 launch manifest ready to blow 2021 out of the water

On the heels of SpaceX's last launch of 2021, which rounded out a record-breaking year and marked the 100th successful…

SpaceX converts Falcon Heavy booster into Falcon 9

More than two years after the rocket's last launch, SpaceX appears to have finally decided to give at least one…

SpaceX to fly reused Falcon Heavy boosters on NASA Europa Clipper launch

Years before the space agency's flagship Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to lift off, NASA and SpaceX are already determining…

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch five times next year

New US military confirmation of a third SpaceX Falcon Heavy contract means that the world's most powerful operational rocket has…

SpaceX to launch Falcon Heavy rocket 3 times in 6 months after latest payload delay

For at least the second time in 2021, unspecified issues with a US military payload have delayed SpaceX's next Falcon…

SpaceX’s next commercial Falcon Heavy launch to carry Astranis rideshare satellite

Geostationary satellite communications startup Astranis has decided to move its first operational satellite launch from a SpaceX Falcon 9 to…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch contracts reach double digits after latest NASA win

For the third time in seven months, NASA has contracted SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to launch a high-value scientific spacecraft,…

SpaceX schedules first Falcon Heavy launch in two years in early October

For the first time in more than two years, SpaceX has a firm launch date for its next Falcon Heavy…

SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy launch in two years is finally coming together

For the first time in more than two years, SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch and dual-booster landing appears to be…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch NASA ocean moon explorer, saving the US billions

In a move that's likely to save the US taxpayer several billion dollars over the next few years, NASA has…

SpaceX’s fourth Falcon booster delivery this year hints at rare production uptick

For at least the fourth time in 2021, SpaceX has shipped a new Falcon booster from its Hawthorne, California headquarters…

SpaceX sets new goals for Falcon booster reuse goals after ten-flight milestone

Speaking virtually at Barcelona's 2021 Mobile World Congress (MWC), CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX has already set its sights…

SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launches delayed by military satellite issues

SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launches will have to wait several more months after issues unrelated to the rocket forced the…

SpaceX set to launch six commercial Moon landers after latest win

After securing yet another contract, SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets are now scheduled to launch at least six…

SpaceX sleuths spot third drone ship under construction in Louisiana

For the first time, SpaceX fleet-tracking sleuths have confirmed the identity and location - and captured photos - of the…