All posts tagged "SpaceX"
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29.0KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 booster sails into port aboard OCISLY after launch #2
SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 Block 5 booster, core B1047, has returned once more to Port Canaveral, Florida aboard drone ship Of Course...
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29.4KNewsTesla’s Elon Musk hailed by astrophysicist: ‘He will transform civilization as we know it’
Elon Musk might attract an equal number of supporters and critics, but one of today’s most well-known astrophysicists believes that the Tesla...
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40.4KNewsSpaceX CEO Elon Musk kills mini BFR spaceship 12 days after announcing it
Less than two weeks after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that Falcon 9’s “second stage [would] be upgraded…like a mini-BFR Ship” to...
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37.6KNewsSpaceX Falcon fairing recovery vessel Mr. Steven tests out new limbs at sea
After a week or so spent installing a new and moderately ambiguous arm on the nose of Falcon fairing recovery vessel Mr....
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35.4KNewsSpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy side booster arrives in Texas for hot-fire testing
A few days after a brief appearance in Arizona, SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy side booster has been spotted vertical at the company’s...
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40.1KSpaceXSpaceX’s twice-flown Falcon 9 fleet grows by one with flawless launch, landing
SpaceX has completed its 18th successful launch of 2018 while also expanding its fleet of twice-flown Falcon 9 Block 5 boosters from...
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36.3KNewsSpaceX’s next-gen Falcon Heavy closer to reality as side booster leaves factory
A duo of rocket spottings on November 9th and 10th confirm that SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy rocket – an amalgamation of three...
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34.8KNewsSpaceX’s next big BFR spaceship part finished in Port of LA tent facility
The first 9-meter (29.5-foot) diameter composite propellant tank dome for SpaceX’s full-scale BFR spaceship prototype has been spotted more or less complete...
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39.3KNewsSpaceX’s Falcon 9 certified to launch NASA’s flagship scientific spacecraft
NASA has certified SpaceX’s Falcon 9 (likely F9 v1.2) to launch the space agency’s most valuable and critical scientific spacecraft, opening up...
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30.4KNewsSpaceX’s flight-proven Falcon 9 and drone ship fleet ready for duo of launches
SpaceX is gearing up for a duo of flight-proven Falcon 9 launches and drone ship landings on both coasts of the United...
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50.2KSpaceXSpaceX job posts hint at building satellite constellations for US military
Published within the last week, unusual SpaceX job postings have begun to combine a range of topics unusual for the company, indicating some...
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45.0KNewsSpaceX kicks off $750M investment round as BFR and Starlink infrastructure needs grow
Reuters reports that SpaceX has moved forward with an effort to raise capital through a leveraged loan and is now circulating a...
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40.1KSpaceXSpaceX to build small version of BFR’s spaceship for use on Falcon 9, says Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to announce a new development program: in order to gain experience with the new...
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27.5KNewsEx-SpaceX engineer leads Stratolaunch to major rocket engine test milestone
Led by rocket propulsion expert Jeff Thornburg, Stratolaunch – famous for owning the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built – has completed the...
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44.1KNewsSpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation deemed ‘a license to print money’
According to a draft paper written by networking researcher and professor Mark Handley, SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellite constellation has the potential to...
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50.4KNewsNASA shows off SpaceX’s upgraded Crew Dragon recovery vessel, tests helipad
SpaceX and NASA have completed test runs with the company’s Florida recovery fleet in preparation for Crew Dragon’s first orbital missions with...
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44.9KSpaceXSpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft nears launch debut as Falcon 9 tests wrap up
Known as Demonstration Mission 1 (DM-1), the inaugural flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is closer than ever before as the company...
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42.4KLifestyleElon Musk to discuss Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter and more on 80-minute Recode podcast
On Friday, November 2, 2018, Elon Musk would be featured in an 80-minute Recode Decode podcast, hosted by famed tech journalist Kara...
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43.7KNewsSpaceX’s Starlink satellites “happy and healthy” as Elon Musk fires managers and VP
Reuters is reporting that SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellite constellation project experienced significant organizational upheaval earlier this year, triggered by fundamental disagreements between...
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34.1KSpaceXSpaceX continues rocket fleet shuffle as Falcon 9 arrives for next CA launch
Strengthening the odds that SpaceX’s first Block 5 rocket will soon become the first Falcon 9 to launch three times, a SpaceX...
