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…
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SpaceX
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…
5 years ago
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases steel Starship on the Moon and Mars
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has published the first official renders of the company's updated stainless steel Starship, offering glimpses of…
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SpaceX wants to unleash Starhopper but longer Raptor test fires come first
According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the next round of Starhopper activity will focus on removing the spacecraft prototype's tethers…
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SpaceX ships Falcon 9 booster west for second California launch of 2019
A local resident spotted a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster heading west out of Florida, likely bound for the company's SLC-4E…
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SpaceX’s Starship, Starhopper prototypes continue slow and steady progress
The last few weeks of SpaceX's work on Starship and Starhopper prototypes has been marked by less visible progress relative…
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SpaceX shifts Falcon 9 booster from landing pad to drone ship after anomaly
SpaceX officially confirmed that it will move the location of a Falcon 9 booster's post-launch recovery in order to better…
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SpaceX’s steel Starship gets new official render, this time with a huge NASA telescope
SpaceX recently provided NASA with the third known official render of its stainless steel Starship, focused on the vehicle's potential…
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SpaceX preps for Cargo Dragon, Falcon Heavy launches despite setbacks
Despite suffering the loss of the first Falcon Heavy Block 5 center core and a catastrophic failure of the first…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon suffers catastrophic explosion during static fire test
Six weeks after the spacecraft completed its orbital launch debut, SpaceX's first flight-proven Crew Dragon capsule suffered a catastrophic explosion…
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