SpaceX, NASA schedule back-to-back astronaut recovery and launch after delays
Poor winter weather on Florida's East Coast and across the Atlantic Ocean has forced NASA and SpaceX to flip the…
2 years ago
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SpaceX and NASA defeat Blue Origin’s Starship Moon lander lawsuit
While specific details of the decision are likely a few weeks away, the US Court of Federal Claims has denied…
3 years ago
SpaceX accepts delivery of NASA’s DART asteroid impact spacecraft
NASA says that the Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) spacecraft has arrived at SpaceX's Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) facilities…
3 years ago
SpaceX astronaut launch slips into November
Update: A "minor medical issue involving one of [the] crew members" has forced NASA to delay Crew-3 a bit less…
3 years ago
SpaceX Dragon, Falcon 9 rocket roll out to pad for first launch in six weeks
SpaceX has rolled a Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 to the launch pad for the rocket's first launch in more…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s newest Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at launch site
Right on schedule, SpaceX has rolled a new Crew Dragon spacecraft to the pad for its first astronaut launch. Known…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon astronaut mission settles on Halloween launch
After initially moving forward 24 hours from October 31st to October 30th, SpaceX's next Crew Dragon astronaut mission has slipped…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch slips to March 2022 in NASA document
A NASA document discussing a group's plans to document SpaceX's first orbital-velocity Starship reentry appears to suggest that the next-generation…
3 years ago
SpaceX rapidly tests, ships Falcon 9 second stage for next NASA astronaut launch
SpaceX has shipped, tested, and delivered the new Falcon 9 upper stage tasked with carrying the company's next Crew Dragon…
3 years ago
SpaceX spacecraft undocks from space station for Dragon’s fifth orbital reentry this year
An upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon has successfully undocked from the Internation Space Station after delivering tons of cargo, setting the…
3 years ago
SpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft
Update: The NASA official quoted saying that the DART spacecraft had arrived at Vandenberg on September 27th appears to have…
3 years ago
SpaceX Crew Dragon to perform first space station “flyaround” in November
A member of a NASA safety advisory panel says that SpaceX's second operational Crew Dragon spacecraft will perform the first…
3 years ago
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense
For the first time since SpaceX competitor Blue Origin took NASA to federal court after losing a Moon lander contract…
3 years ago
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,…
3 years ago
SpaceX Cargo Dragon joins Crew Dragon at the International Space Station
For the fourth time in nine months, SpaceX has docked a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with a…
3 years ago
SpaceX sets Dragon reuse record, debuts drone ship on first launch in two months
Update #2: After a 24-hour weather delay, conditions were far more favorable on August 29th, allowing a SpaceX Falcon 9…
3 years ago
Blue Origin lawsuit forces SpaceX, NASA to stop joint work on Starship Moon lander
Days after Jeff Bezos space startup Blue Origin sued NASA over its decision to solely award SpaceX a contract to…
3 years ago
SpaceX set to end longest gap between Falcon launches in two years
NASA has confirmed that SpaceX's next Falcon 9 launch is now scheduled to occur no earlier than 3:37 am EDT…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s Starship Moon lander under fire yet again as Blue Origin sues NASA
Less than three weeks after the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) categorically denied protests from Blue Origin and Dynetics over…
3 years ago
SpaceX receives first major Starship Moon lander funding from NASA
SpaceX has received its first major funding from NASA for the development of a crewed Starship Moon lander meant to…
3 years ago