SpaceX Falcon Heavy beats out ULA Vulcan rocket for NASA Moon rover launch
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket appears to have edged out competitor United Launch Alliance's (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle to…
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SpaceX Texas test HQ fires up a dozen Falcon, Starship rocket engines in six hours
Though it often falls under the radar relative to SpaceX's high-profile Boca Chica Starship hub, another even more important Texas…
3 years ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster spotted at Texas rocket testing HQ
Three weeks after the building-sized rocket was spotted on its way to Texas, SpaceX's next new Falcon Heavy 'center core'…
3 years ago
SpaceX Falcon boosters likely to surpass Elon Musk’s prime rocket reuse directive
A SpaceX vice president and one of Elon Musk's first hires says that Falcon boosters will soon meet - and…
3 years ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket still on track for two launches this year
Spaceflight Now reports that SpaceX's next two Falcon Heavy rockets - both under contract with the US military - are…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s Elon Musk talks Starship heatshield, rocket landings on Joe Rogan podcast
In a multi-hour February 2021 interview with Elon Musk himself, Joe Rogan inexplicably told the famous engineer and CEO that…
3 years ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy ‘center core’ passes through Arizona on its way to Texas
On the heels SpaceX's first new Falcon Heavy booster in two years beginning its journey to Florida, another of the…
3 years ago
NASA chooses SpaceX to launch a self-propelled space station to the Moon
Days after SpaceX won a NASA contract to launch a galaxy-mapping space telescope, the space agency has selected Falcon Heavy…
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SpaceX begins Falcon Heavy booster deliveries for first launch in two years
SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy rocket launch in almost two years has entered the final stages of preparations - flight hardware…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy booster arrives in Texas for static fire
SpaceX's fourth Falcon Heavy launch continues to inch closer, most recently celebrating what appears to be the arrival of one…
3 years ago
SpaceX celebrates five years of rocket landings with a record streak of success
As SpaceX closes out a halcyon year, today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Falcon booster landing and the…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s NASA Falcon Heavy launch debut a step closer as interplanetary payload powers up
Maxar Technologies says it's powered on NASA's Psyche spacecraft for the first time, pushing the asteroid explorer a step closer…
3 years ago
SpaceX Falcon rockets win third consecutive NASA launch contract
SpaceX's Falcon family of rockets continue to dominate the US launch market, most recently securing their third consecutive NASA launch…
4 years ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy side booster arrives at Texas test facilities
NASASpaceflight.com reports that the first new booster for SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch has arrived at the company's McGregor, Texas…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch slips into 2021
SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch - set to be the rocket's fourth overall - has slipped several months into 2021…
4 years ago
SpaceX waits in the wings as NASA risks maiming Jupiter probe to pinch pennies
SpaceX and its Falcon Heavy rocket continue to wait in the wings as NASA risks maiming its 'Europa Clipper' Jupiter…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could launch a NASA space station to the Moon
According to NASA, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket (or another commercial heavy-lift launch vehicle) could potentially launch the bulk of…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch to feature first dual rocket landing of its kind
Hot on the heels of the revelation that SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch is on schedule and will carry a…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch on track to carry multiple military satellites
According to one of the US Space Force 44 (USSF-44) mission's satellite providers, SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch remains on…
4 years ago
SpaceX competitor ULA CEO still questions the economic value of reusable rockets
SpaceX has made a name for itself for being one of the only private space companies today to deploy a…
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