SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy Block 5 for the first time, launch date announced
SpaceX has successfully ignited a Block 5 variant of its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time ever, also marking…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to ignite all 27 Merlin engines in early morning test
SpaceX is set to take another stab at the first integrated static fire test of Falcon Heavy Block 5 rocket,…
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SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy launch slips into next week out of caution
Update: No official comment has been offered but sourced reports indicate that SpaceX's second Falcon Heavy launch will slip from…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy could launch astronauts to the Moon, says NASA admin
Despite contrary comments made one week prior, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has affirmed - this time in no uncertain terms…
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SpaceX’s first Block 5 Falcon Heavy days away from critical static fire test
The first commercial launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket - this time in a Block 5 configuration - is as…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy shown launching NASA Orion spacecraft in fan render
A spaceflight fan's unofficial render has offered the best look yet at what SpaceX's Falcon Heavy could look like in…
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SpaceX’s April 7th Falcon Heavy launch a step toward new commercial markets
A bit less than 14 months after SpaceX's Falcon Heavy took to the sky for the first time, the company's…
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SpaceX & ULA could compete to launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft around the Moon
In barely 48 hours, the future of NASA's SLS rocket was buffeted relentlessly by a combination of new priorities in…
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SpaceX hangar packed with Falcon Heavy Block 5 boosters for early April debut
For a company that rarely reveals anything without explicit intent, a February 28th video posted by SpaceX during the lead-up…
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Tesla invites referral program winners to SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch viewing
Tesla’s has begun to invite winners of its referral program to attend a viewing of SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon Heavy launch…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy win $297M in US military launch contracts
SpaceX and competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA) have been awarded three US military launch contracts apiece with an overall value…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy reaches milestone as third booster arrives in FL
A new SpaceX rocket was spotted traveling into Florida yesterday on its way to one of the company's several Cape…
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SpaceX hints at mystery Falcon 9 missions with record breaking launch target
Speaking at the 2019 Smallsat Symposium, SpaceX Vice President of Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller announced that the company will try…
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster in space has an Easter egg featuring SpaceX employee names
It is pretty strange to think that Elon Musk's personal Cherry Red Tesla Roadster has been exploring deep space for…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch may feature record-breaking center core landing
Thanks to a temporary reopening of the US federal government, SpaceX was finally able to continue the process of filing…
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SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy booster arrives in Florida as launch #2 closes in
SpaceX's second Falcon Heavy side booster has made its way from Texas to Florida after completing a successful static fire…
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SpaceX customer reaffirms third Falcon Heavy mission’s Q2 2019 launch target
Taiwan's National Space Organization (NSO) has reaffirmed a Q2 2019 launch target for SpaceX's third-ever Falcon Heavy mission, a US…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy begins to arrive at 39A as center core heads to TX
Approximately a week after a Falcon Heavy side booster - the first of two - arrived at SpaceX's LC-39A launch…
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SpaceX to attempt back-to-back Falcon Heavy launches with booster reuse in 2019
SpaceNews reports that SpaceX is planning an impressive duo of Falcon Heavy launches in the first half of 2019, the…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy two-thirds done as side booster #2 leaves factory
First posted to a SpaceX-focused Facebook group by member Eric Schmidt, Falcon Heavy Flight 2's second side booster (of two) was…
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