SpaceX breaks annual launch record with Starlink rideshare
SpaceX has successfully launched 48 more Starlink V1.5 satellites and two rideshare payloads, simultaneously breaking its record for annual launches…
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SpaceX tests Starship and Frankenstein ‘test tank’ simultaneously
After another few weeks of downtime, SpaceX has simultaneously tested the first orbital-class Starship prototype and a Frankenstein-esque 'test tank'…
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SpaceX confirms Starlink launch plans hours before Thursday liftoff
Update: Waiting longer than it ever has before, SpaceX finally confirmed it will attempt to launch Starlink 4-3 less than…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX could soon face bankruptcy – here’s why that’s unlikely
In a new leaked email, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company could go bankrupt if, by the end…
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NASA wants SpaceX to dock Dragons at new Russian space station ‘node’
State media agency RIA says that NASA and Roscosmos are negotiating an agreement that would eventually allow SpaceX Dragon spacecraft…
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SpaceX drone ship heads to sea for record-breaking Starlink launch
SpaceX's newest drone ship is on its way out into the Atlantic Ocean for a Starlink mission that will break…
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SpaceX rocket sails into California port after interplanetary launch
The first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to help launch a payload directly into interplanetary space has safely arrived at a…
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SpaceX putting the finishing touches on Starship’s orbital launch pad
SpaceX appears to have begun tying up a number of loose ends at Starship's first orbital launch site, potentially setting…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces first interplanetary launch
SpaceX has aced its first operational interplanetary launch, sending NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft on its way out…
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SpaceX, NASA set to launch humanity’s first ‘dinosaur avenger’ spacecraft [webcast]
SpaceX is firmly on track to launch NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission - sometimes half-seriously referred to as…
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SpaceX to round out 2021 with a burst of Falcon launches
After an unusual cadence downtick in the third quarter of the year, SpaceX looks set to round out the last…
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SpaceX encapsulates NASA DART spacecraft for first interplanetary Falcon 9 launch
NASA says SpaceX has finished encapsulating its DART asteroid redirection spacecraft inside Falcon 9's fairing and opened up its West…
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SpaceX’s first two Super Heavy boosters making good progress towards test debuts
SpaceX is making good progress on Starship's first two Super Heavy boosters, both of which could potentially be ready for…
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SpaceX schedules next Starlink launch, fires up rocket for asteroid redirect mission
Update: SpaceX has successfully static fired the Falcon 9 tasked with launching DART. The rocket will now roll back to…
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SpaceX details plan to build Mars Base Alpha with reusable Starship rockets
For the first time, SpaceX has teamed up with researchers from NASA and several other US institutions to publicly discuss…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk forecasts a dozen Starship launches next year
CEO Elon Musk has provided a small update on SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket in a brief statement to and Q&A…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink to help monitor illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Elon Musk has always maintained that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet is designed to provide high-speed internet to the world's most…
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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…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to discuss Starship at National Academies meeting
For the first time in about a year, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to present an official update on…
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SpaceX orbital Starship launch debut officially slips to 2022 – but it’s not all bad news
US government documentation suggests that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aims to complete an environmental review of SpaceX's orbital Starship…
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