SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 landing of 2019 foreshadows rapid rocket fleet growth
Despite an unplanned landing anomaly that foiled SpaceX's last Falcon 9 recovery attempt, the company's engineers and technicians have pulled…
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SpaceX completes 8th mission for longtime customer in first launch of 2019
At 10:31 a.m., EST today, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket containing a batch of 10 satellites for longtime customer…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says first orbital Starship prototype will be done by June
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company's first Starship prototype - a low-fidelity hop test vehicle - has finished…
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SpaceX customer reaffirms third Falcon Heavy mission’s Q2 2019 launch target
Taiwan's National Space Organization (NSO) has reaffirmed a Q2 2019 launch target for SpaceX's third-ever Falcon Heavy mission, a US…
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SpaceX shows off Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9 as govt shutdown kills momentum
Late last week, SpaceX published official photos of Crew Dragon's first trip out to Launch Complex 39A (Pad 39A) atop…
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SpaceX’s Starship reaches new heights as Elon Musk teases Q1 2019 hop tests
In a burst of activity that should probably be expected at this point but still feels like a complete surprise,…
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SpaceX reveals Falcon fairing recovery progress as Mr. Steven barely misses catch
SpaceX has offered an extraordinary glimpse into a stealthy program of Falcon fairing recovery research and development, which has utilized…
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SpaceX tracks towards first launch of 2019 with flight-proven Falcon 9 static fire
SpaceX has completed a Falcon 9 static fire test ahead of the company's first launch of 2019, kicking off what…
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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy begins to arrive at 39A as center core heads to TX
Approximately a week after a Falcon Heavy side booster - the first of two - arrived at SpaceX's LC-39A launch…
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SpaceX’s Starship hopper spotted with trio of dual-bell Raptor engines
Following a brief 'hop' (via crane) off of a concrete build stand, the aft section of SpaceX's first full-scale Starship…
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SpaceX’s Starship prototype proceeds at breakneck pace towards hop tests
Well illustrated by recent drone photos of SpaceX's up-and-coming Boca Chica, Texas facilities, dozens of SpaceXers and local contractors have…
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SpaceX nears Falcon 9’s first commercial interplanetary launch: a private Moon lander
Israeli aerospace company SpaceIL has reportedly completed the world's first private Moon lander at the same time as the primary payload…
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk: odds of Starship reaching orbit by 2020 are “rising rapidly”
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has suggested that the company's newly revamped Starship and Super Heavy rocket (previously known as BFR) could…
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SpaceX’s orbit-ready Crew Dragon nears first trip out to Pad 39A atop Falcon 9
Now primarily reserved for launches involving the company's Falcon Heavy rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX has begun touching up…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: Starship prototype to have 3 Raptors and “mirror finish”
Taking to Twitter once more to reveal additional information about SpaceX's radically changing BFR/Starship prototype program, CEO Elon Musk has…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship (BFS) hop tests could start in early 2019
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to share an unexpected wealth of detail about the "radical" and largely…
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SpaceX’s Starlink eyed by US military as co. raises $500-750M for development
In a reasonably predictable turn of events, SpaceX has been awarded a healthy $28.7M contract to study, develop, and test…
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SpaceX to attempt back-to-back Falcon Heavy launches with booster reuse in 2019
SpaceNews reports that SpaceX is planning an impressive duo of Falcon Heavy launches in the first half of 2019, the…
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SpaceX set for expendable Falcon 9 Block 5 launch attempt after 48 hour scrub
Following a reported bug with Falcon 9 booster sensors that triggered a launch abort on the morning of December 18th,…
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SpaceX shows off first completed Crew Dragon spaceship with new Falcon 9
New photos posted from an official tour of SpaceX's Pad 39A launch facilities reveal that SpaceX has effectively completed integration…
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