Rocket Lab’s first step towards SpaceX-style rocket reuse set for next Electron launch
Just over a year ago, Rocket Lab announced intentions to recover the first-stage of its small Electron launch vehicle, potentially…
4 years ago
SpaceX
SpaceX GPS satellite launch, landing opens door for first US military Falcon 9 reuse
SpaceX has successfully launched its third GPS III navigation satellite and simultaneously confirmed that the now once-flown Falcon 9 booster…
4 years ago
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch up next after ULA spy satellite mission hits snag
On Wednesday, November 3, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 531 rocket was set to launch the NROL-101 mission…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship launch debut unlikely before Crew-1
Update: SpaceX canceled its November 5th and 6th Starship SN8 static fire test windows on Thursday, delaying the next Starship…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s first West Coast rocket launch in 17 months back on track
SpaceX's first West Coast rocket launch in almost a year and a half is back on track after an October…
4 years ago
Tesla owner puts SpaceX Starlink to the test in the wild
A Tesla owner turned SpaceX Starlink Beta tester has taken their cutting-edge satellite internet system on a road trip, demonstrating…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s next two Starships close behind first high-altitude rocket
SpaceX is in the midst of preparing Starship serial number 8 (SN8) for the first high-altitude launch of its kind…
4 years ago
SpaceX will livestream Starship’s harrowing high-altitude launch debut, says Elon Musk
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX will livestream Starship's harrowing high-altitude launch and landing debut "warts and all," offering a…
4 years ago
SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket after booster engine swap
SpaceX confirms it has successfully fired up a Falcon 9 rocket after swapping two of its first stage (booster) engines,…
4 years ago
Elon Musk’s Starlink user documents are filled with meme-worthy Easter Eggs
A rollout for SpaceX’s "Better than Nothing Beta" for Starlink is now underway. And in true Elon Musk fashion, it…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s next three-Raptor Starship static fire delayed by winds, says Elon Musk
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's second three-Raptor Starship static fire test has been delayed several days by bad weather…
4 years ago
SpaceX operational astronaut launch debut back on track after “nail polish” delay
In a new NASA briefing, SpaceX vice president of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann was able to explain in…
4 years ago
Elon Musk to give away free SpaceX Starlink internet access to rural TX families
The Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) in Odessa, Texas has announced that dozens of families residing in the area…
4 years ago
SpaceX eyes multiple Starship lunar landings before first NASA Moon mission
SpaceX Director Nick Cummings says that the company could potentially attempt multiple uncrewed Starship lunar landings before the first attempt…
4 years ago
SpaceX rolls out Starlink “Better Than Nothing Beta” in the US and Canada
SpaceX has officially begun rolling out what it's deemed a Starlink internet "Better Than Nothing Beta" across the United States…
4 years ago
SpaceX swaps Starship Raptor engine for one last pre-flight test
On the same day SpaceX stacked a flightworthy Starship prototype to its full height for the first time, the company…
4 years ago
SpaceX schedules next GPS satellite launch attempt after swapping Falcon 9 engines
Multiple outlets report that SpaceX has rescheduled its third US military GPS III satellite launch to no earlier than (NET)…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s estimated valuation climbs to over $100 billion over Starlink’s potential
Back in July, New York-based investment bank Morgan Stanley gave Elon Musk’s private space company, SpaceX, an estimated valuation of…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s mystery spy satellite launch to round out a busy month (update: maybe not)
Update: It's now somewhat ambiguous if NROL-108 is still scheduled to launch on October 31st, with some signs pointing to…
4 years ago
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ties turnaround record, nears 1000 Starlink satellites launched
SpaceX has successfully completed its 14th Starlink v1.0 launch less than a year after operational flights began and simultaneously tied…
4 years ago