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SpaceX reveals new Starlink satellite details 24 hours from launch

Less than 24 hours before SpaceX's first dedicated Starlink mission is scheduled to lift off, the company revealed a handful…

SpaceX is constructing a second Starship prototype

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company's second orbital Starship prototype is already in the early stages of…

SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 with satellites on board for the first time in years

SpaceX has successfully completed a Falcon 9 static fire ahead of Starlink's first dedicated launch, breaking a practice that dates…

SpaceX’s Starship could launch secret Turkish satellite, says Gwynne Shotwell

According to SpaceX COO/President Gwynne Shotwell and a Turkish satellite industry official, Starship and Super Heavy may have a role…

Elon Musk to receive 2019 Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication

Elon Musk has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2019 Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, an…

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals radical Starlink redesign for 60-satellite launch

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has published the first official photo of the company's near-final Starlink design and confirmed that Falcon…

SpaceX stacks orbital Starship sections as Elon Musk teases June 20th event

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he will provide a public update on the development status of Starship and Super Heavy…

SpaceX’s Starhopper gains thruster pods as hop test preparations ramp up

Amid a flurry of new construction at SpaceX's Boca Chica facilities, technicians have begun to install thruster pods on Starhopper…

DeepSpace: Chinese rocket startups make tangible progress on the path to orbital launch

In the last six or so months, a range of small Chinese rocket startups have begun to make serious progress…

SpaceX’s Starlink launch debut to orbit dozens of satellites later this month

SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell has revealed that the company's first dedicated Starlink launch is scheduled for May 15th…

SpaceX hits new Falcon 9 reusability milestone, retracts all four landing legs

SpaceX appears to have selected Falcon 9 B1056 to become the first booster to have all four landing legs retracted…

SpaceX’s next West Coast Falcon 9 landing could be decided by baby seals

SpaceX and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have - at long last - officially announced a launch date for the…

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft nears space station with 2.5 tons of cargo

Following a successful May 4th launch atop Falcon 9, SpaceX's latest Cargo Dragon spacecraft is just a few hours away…

SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 booster returns to port as NASA hints at “vested interest”

SpaceX has safely returned Falcon 9 booster B1056 to port and lifted the rocket ashore after successfully supporting Cargo Dragon's…

SpaceX gives infrared glimpse of Falcon 9 landing after successful Dragon launch

SpaceX has successfully launched a flight-proven Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), confirmed just…

SpaceX scrubs Cargo Dragon, Falcon 9 launch due to drone ship power issue

SpaceX has scrubbed a May 3rd launch attempt of Cargo Dragon 15 minutes before CRS-17's scheduled liftoff, citing electrical issues…

SpaceX’s third Falcon Heavy launch on track as custom booster aces static fire

SpaceX has successfully completed a static fire of its newest Falcon Heavy center core, a sign that the most challenging…

DeepSpace: Firefly set for smallsat industry’s second place trophy, Rocket Lab leads the pack

This is a free preview of DeepSpace, Teslarati’s new member-only weekly newsletter. Each week, I’ll be taking a deep-dive into…

SpaceX set to launch reused Dragon on a new Falcon 9 as NASA requests delay

An electrical fault aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has forced NASA to delay SpaceX's CRS-17 Cargo Dragon launch from…

SpaceX’s first batch of Starlink satellites already in Florida for launch debut

According to an official statement, SpaceX's satellite mass production is "well underway" and the first batch of operational Starlink satellites…