SpaceX’s next-gen Starlink plans questioned by a company with zero satellites
In the latest instance of an Amazon-related venture attempting to use regulations and legal routes to suppress competition, Amazon's Project…
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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’s second Super Heavy booster might land in Mechazilla’s arms
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX could attempt to catch a Super Heavy booster out of mid-air with a tower-sized…
3 years ago
SpaceX installs first ‘Mechazilla’ arm on Starship launch tower
One month after SpaceX stacked Starship's South Texas 'launch tower' to its full height, the company has installed the first…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s odd Starbase propellant storage tank prototype passes first test
Likely to the relief of many, SpaceX appears to have successfully tested a prototype of the custom-built Starbase propellant storage…
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…
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SpaceX reinstalling 29 Raptor engines on first orbital-class Starship booster
For the second time this month, SpaceX has begun installing 29 Raptor engines on Starship's first orbital-class Super Heavy booster,…
3 years ago
The Boring Company pitches tunnel project for access to Boca Chica during SpaceX launches
The Boring Company (TBC) met with Cameron County officials to discuss the possibility of a tunnel project running from South…
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SpaceX’s newest drone heads to sea for first Falcon 9 booster landing
Update: Fresh from the drydock where it was built, SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas has departed Port Canaveral…
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SpaceX to put custom Starship propellant storage tanks through first trial
In the latest twist in the saga of SpaceX's custom-built Starship launch pad propellant storage tanks, the company appears to…
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SpaceX Starship factory breaks ground on an even bigger ‘high bay’
SpaceX appears to have more or less broken ground on a new, even bigger 'high bay' assembly facility at its…
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SpaceX President reveals 600,000 global Starlink internet preorders
SpaceX COO and President Gwynne Shotwell says that the company has secured more than half a million preorders for Starlink…
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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…
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SpaceX says Starship will launch the next generation of Starlink satellites
SpaceX has submitted an FCC application modifying what it calls Starlinks Generation 2 (Gen2) constellation and laying out plans to…
3 years ago
SpaceX to shrink, tweak Starship’s forward flap design, says Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that there is a "slight error" with the current design of Starship's forward flaps, necessitating…
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…
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SpaceX’s first orbital Starship prototype prepares for proof tests
Several days after SpaceX's first orbital-class Starship prototype took a second trip to a nearby launch site, the rocket is…
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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…
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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…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX’s orbital Starship debut headed for FAA faceoff in a few weeks
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's first completed Starship rocket could be ready for its orbital launch debut just "a…
3 years ago