News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SXM-7: SpaceX launches 25th Falcon 9 launch of the year NASASpaceflight · 13 Dec 2020 Two days after a last-second scrub, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the SiriusXM-7 (SXM-7) high power broadcasting satellite. The Falcon 9 lofted SXM-7 to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
- SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch attempt with SiriusXM satellite Spaceflight Now · 11 Dec 2020 SpaceX called off the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket Friday at Cape Canaveral, halting the countdown less than a minute before liftoff to allow time to perform additional ground system checkouts before the mission’s...
- SpaceX’s successful Starship prototype test goes out with a bang Space Scout · 11 Dec 2020 DEC. 11, 2020--Two days ago, SpaceX's massive SN8 prototype completed a successful test - by blowing up on the landing pad.
- With SXM-7, SpaceX ready for company’s 25th Falcon 9 launch of the year NASASpaceflight · 11 Dec 2020 Just five days after the CRS-21 mission, SpaceX is gearing up for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the SiriusXM-7 (SXM-7) high power broadcasting satellite. The Falcon 9 will loft SXM-7 to a geostationary transfer or...
- SpaceX plans to cap busy week with launch of satellite for SiriusXM Spaceflight Now · 11 Dec 2020 A massive radio broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM is set for liftoff Friday on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, punctuating a busy week for SpaceX that included the debut of a new-generation cargo ship for the International S...
- SpaceX set to roll next Starship to the launch pad days after SN8 crash landing Teslarati · 11 Dec 2020 In a rock-solid sign of SpaceX’s confidence in Starship, the company has filed plans to roll the second fully assembled prototype –...
- Full video of Starship’s seven-minute high-altitude test flight Spaceflight Now · 10 Dec 2020 Video credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now This video replay shot from South Padre Island shows SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype rocket taking off from Boca Chica, Texas, climbing high into the atmosphere, then gliding...
- So, it turns out SpaceX is pretty good at rocketing Ars Technica · 10 Dec 2020 "Congrats SpaceX team hell yeah!!"
- Starship prototype makes first high-altitude flight, explodes upon landing SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2020 SpaceX performed the first high-altitude test flight of a prototype of its Starship launch vehicle Dec. 9, with the vehicle successfully lifting off the pad but exploding when attempting a landing several minutes later.
- Watch live: SpaceX is fueling its Starship for a high-altitude flight [Updated] Ars Technica · 9 Dec 2020 The weather in South Texas is again rather nice.
- SpaceX docks two Dragons to the space station for the first time Teslarati · 9 Dec 2020 For the first time, SpaceX has successfully docked two Dragons to the International Space Station (ISS) at the same time. Carrying roughly...
- SpaceX Starship nails ‘flip’ maneuver in explosive landing video Teslarati · 9 Dec 2020 Update: SpaceX has published a video taken near the launch pad of Starship nailing an exotic ‘flip’ maneuver shortly before a hard...
- SpaceX’s Starship achieves most objectives in mesmerizing test flight Spaceflight Now · 9 Dec 2020 A full-size prototype of SpaceX’s heavy-lift Starship launch vehicle soared high into the atmosphere Wednesday in a spectacular test flight over South Texas, and successfully guided itself to a beachside landing site bef...
- SpaceX high-altitude Starship debut go for a second launch attempt Teslarati · 8 Dec 2020 Update (Dec 9th): All signs point to a second attempt at SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship launch debut sometime near the end of today’s...
- Photos: SpaceX’s stainless-steel Starship SN8 test vehicle Spaceflight Now · 8 Dec 2020 SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype, on its launch pad in South Texas, is ready for the rocket’s most daring test flight yet.
- From hops to hopes – Starship SN8 advances test program into the next phase NASASpaceflight · 8 Dec 2020 SpaceX’s Starship Prototype test program took a giant leap forward on Wednesday, as SN8 conducted a 12.5 Kilometer test flight – and a landing attempt – at the company’s facilities in Boca Chica, Texas.
- SpaceX wins big share of $9.2B RDOF broadband subsidy SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2020 SpaceX won $888 million of the $9.2 billion in broadband subsidies the FCC awarded Dec. 7 under its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase 1 auction.
- SpaceX confirms Tuesday Starship launch debut will have an official webcast Teslarati · 7 Dec 2020 Update: SpaceX has confirmed plans to attempt Starship serial number 8’s (SN8) high-altitude launch debut as early as Tuesday morning, December 8th....
- New-generation Dragon cargo freighter docks at International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 7 Dec 2020 A more spacious version of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule linked up with the International Space Station Monday, using a new approach corridor to deliver more than 6,000 pounds of provisions and experiments, a commercial...
- Despite the pandemic, SpaceX is crushing its annual launch record Ars Technica · 7 Dec 2020 The Block 5 variant has been a true workhorse.
- Gleaming prototype of SpaceX’s Starship ready for experimental flight Spaceflight Now · 7 Dec 2020 SpaceX is gearing up for the next big leap in the development of the next-generation Starship heavy-lift launch vehicle with a test flight to more than 40,000 feet over the Texas Gulf Coast as soon as Tuesday.
- SpaceX launches first in new line of upgraded space station cargo ships Spaceflight Now · 6 Dec 2020 An upgraded version of SpaceX’s Dragon cargo freighter launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loaded with 3.2 tons of supplies and experiments in the first of at least nine resupply flights to the Inte...
- SpaceX aces 100th Falcon 9 launch, kicks off dual Dragon operations Teslarati · 6 Dec 2020
- SpaceX launches first next-generation cargo Dragon spacecraft to ISS SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2020 SpaceX launched the first of a new generation of Dragon cargo spacecraft Dec. 6, carrying experiments and supplies to the International Space Station.
- NASA Science, New Airlock Heads to Space Station on SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft NASA · 6 Dec 2020 The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations, a new airlock, and other cargo after launching at 11:17 a.m. EST Sunday...
- SpaceX’s debut Cargo Dragon 2 docks to Station NASASpaceflight · 6 Dec 2020 SpaceX launched their 21st contracted Cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station (ISS), marking the first flight of Cargo Dragon 2, the company’s new and upgraded un-crewed cargo spacecraft.
- Photos: Upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolls out to pad 39A Spaceflight Now · 4 Dec 2020 Ready for a flight to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s first upgraded Dragon cargo capsule rolled out to pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week in preparation for launch on top of a Falcon 9...
- Space station to receive new commercial airlock from Nanoracks Spaceflight Now · 4 Dec 2020 A new privately-funded doorway is scheduled to head for the International Space Station this weekend in the trunk of a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule, adding to the research lab’s capacity for scientific experiments in anot...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 fires up ahead of groundbreaking Cargo Dragon launch Teslarati · 3 Dec 2020
- (Update: Sunday) SpaceX’s high-altitude Starship launch debut slips to Monday Teslarati · 3 Dec 2020 Update #2: Per new Temporary Flight Restrictions, there’s now a chance that SpaceX has rescheduled Starship’s (now slightly less) high-altitude launch debut...
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confident Starship will launch humans to Mars by 2026 Teslarati · 2 Dec 2020
- SpaceX drone ship departs for upgraded Cargo Dragon launch debut Teslarati · 1 Dec 2020
- SpaceX Falcon 9 “fleet leader” returns to port after record reuse Teslarati · 1 Dec 2020
- SpaceX private astronaut launch debut to reuse Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft Teslarati · 30 Nov 2020
- SpaceX sets dates for Starship static fire, high-altitude launch debut Teslarati · 30 Nov 2020
- Photos: Falcon 9 launches and lands at Vandenberg Air Force Base Spaceflight Now · 29 Nov 2020 These photos show the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Nov. 21 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich oceanography satellite. The commercial launcher lifted off...
- The Boring Company skeptics are making the same mistakes as Tesla and SpaceX critics Teslarati · 29 Nov 2020
- SpaceX backup Starship reaches full height after nosecone installation Teslarati · 26 Nov 2020
- SpaceX ‘go’ for 50,000-foot Starship launch debut after static fire, Elon Musk says Teslarati · 25 Nov 2020
- SpaceX ready for Starship suborbital flight as FAA begins new environmental study SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2020 As SpaceX prepares for the first high-altitude test flight of its Starship reusable launch vehicle, the FAA is starting a new environmental review required for the company’s future launch vehicle plans.