News: SpaceX
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- Back to Earth, Forward to the Future: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns NASA · 7 Apr 2025 After months of groundbreaking research, exploration, and teamwork aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 has returned to Earth. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 6 Apr 2025 Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is targeting 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT, 2200 UTC) on Monday, April 7. If needed, the launch window extends another 3.5 hours.
- US Space Force Awards $13.7 Billion in Launch Contracts to SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin The Launch Pad · 5 Apr 2025 US Space Force Awards $13.7 Billion in Launch Contracts to SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin
- U.S. Space Force awards $13.7 billion in new national security launch contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULA Spaceflight Now · 5 Apr 2025 The 54 national security missions will be awarded over the course of five years spanning FY25-FY29. The U.S. Space Force said missions are anticipated to fly from FY27-FY32.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 5 Apr 2025 The Starlink 6-72 mission will be the 26th launch of Starlink satellites in 2025. Liftoff of from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for Saturday, April 5, at 10:40 p.m. EDT (0240 UTC).
- SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin win $13.5 billion in U.S. military launch contracts through 2029 SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2025 The contracts, announced April 4 by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, are part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 procurement
- Booster 14 Completes Milestone Static Fire Ahead of Flight 9 NASASpaceflight · 4 Apr 2025 SpaceX has now completed the first-ever static fire of a flown Super Heavy Booster, Booster…
- Russia, China target SpaceX’s Starlink in escalating space electronic warfare SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2025 The Secure World Foundation in its annual report details military space capabilities developed by 12 countries
- Biotech is the launchpad for human survival in space SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2025 With NASA’s Artemis program preparing for the first crewed moon landing since 1972, four commercial space stations in development, and companies like SpaceX setting their sights on Mars, long-duration human […]
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 1 Apr 2025 This will be the 12th launch of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is set for 4:39 p.m. PDT (7:39 p.m. EDT, 2339 UTC).
- Private Astronaut Crew Lifts Off To Circle Earth’s Poles SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Apr 2025 Four private astronauts lifted off from Kennedy Space Center this evening on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. They are the first humans to orbit the Earth circling around the North and
- SpaceX launches Fram2 private astronaut mission SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2025 SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft March 31 on a private astronaut mission that is the first crewed spaceflight to pass over the poles.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Fram2 astronauts to polar orbit on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 31 Mar 2025 The launch will be the first human spaceflight mission to a polar orbit. Liftoff is set for Monday, March 31, at 9:46 p.m. EDT (0146 UTC).
- Butch and Suni to Meet with Boeing Leadership on Starliner’s Path Forward SpacePolicyOnline.com · 31 Mar 2025 The two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, but returned on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, will soon meet with Boeing’s leadership about getting Starliner
- FAA Completes Investigation Into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Mishap The Launch Pad · 31 Mar 2025 FAA Completes Investigation Into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Mishap
- SpaceX to launch Fram2 crewed mission to historic polar orbit NASASpaceflight · 31 Mar 2025 SpaceX is set to launch its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on…
- NASA adds Starship to launch contract SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2025 NASA has added SpaceX’s Starship to a contract used for launching agency missions, but the vehicle still has significant work ahead before it can start launching major missions.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 29 Mar 2025 The flight will be the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites on a single Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:20 p.m. EDT (1920 UTC), weather permitting.
- NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship NASA · 28 Mar 2025 NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provi...
- SpaceX Continues Progress on Next Generation Facilities NASASpaceflight · 28 Mar 2025 With the downtime between Flight 8 and Flight 9, SpaceX is continuing to build Orbital…
- NASA switches Starliner crew to SpaceX Dragon as testing continues on troubled Boeing capsule Spaceflight Now · 28 Mar 2025 Zena Cardman, the original commander of the Crew-9 mission, will get to fly to space as the commander of Crew-11. Launch is set for no earlier than July 2025.
- Senator raises concerns over Air Force possibly shifting satellite contracts to SpaceX SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 The potential realignment comes as the Pentagon scrutinizes its funding plans for fiscal year 2026.
- NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission NASA · 27 Mar 2025 As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch in the coming months to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laborat...
- ISS Resupply Mission Scrubbed Due To Cygnus Damage; SpaceX Resupply Moved Up The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 ISS Resupply Mission Scrubbed Due To Cygnus Damage; SpaceX Resupply Moved Up
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2025 The mission marks the largest number of Starlink V2 Mini satellites launched in a single batch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 3:11 p.m. PDT (6:11 p.m. EDT, 221...
- NASA Starling and SpaceX Starlink Improve Space Traffic Coordination NASA · 26 Mar 2025 As missions to low Earth orbit become more frequent, space traffic coordination remains a key element to efficiently operating in space. Different satellite operators using autonomous systems need to operate together and...
- Starlink gets green light to launch internet services in Vietnam Teslarati · 26 Mar 2025 Vietnam has given Starlink the green light. With mobile & aviation plans in the mix, SpaceX continues its push into Asia.
- SpaceX’s Starlink dish with Gigabit Speeds leaves EU scrambling to catch up Teslarati · 25 Mar 2025 SpaceX is preparing to launch a gigabit Starlink dish. Meanwhile, Europe is still searching for a Starlink alternative.
- NRO expands spy satellite network with back-to-back SpaceX launches SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2025 The NROL-69 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 32nd Resupply Launch to Space Station NASA · 24 Mar 2025 Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Monday, April 21, to launc...
- Live coverage: SpaceX Set to Launch Classified NROL-69 Mission from Florida Space Coast The Launch Pad · 24 Mar 2025 Live coverage: SpaceX Set to Launch Classified NROL-69 Mission from Florida Space Coast
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission NASA · 24 Mar 2025 After completing a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts will discuss their science mission during a postflight news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, March 31, from...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch national security satellite for NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 24 Mar 2025 The mission will be the fifth of 2025 featuring spacecraft developed by the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff of the NROL-69 mission from pad 40 is set for 1:48 p.m. EDT (1748 UTC).
- SpaceX Starbase May Soon Control Road Closures Thanks To New Legislation The Launch Pad · 21 Mar 2025 SpaceX Starbase May Soon Control Road Closures Thanks To New Legislation
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch reconnaissance satellites for the NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 20 Mar 2025 The NROL-57 mission will be the eighth launch supporting the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff is set for 11:49 p.m. PDT (2:49 a.m. EDT, 0649 UTC).
- Welcome Home, Crew-9! NASA · 19 Mar 2025 NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, second from left, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague, second from right, and Suni Williams, right, are all smiles as they wait to exit a SpaceX Drag...
- Butch and Suni Return as Crew-10 Arrives on Station Space Scout · 19 Mar 2025 NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission, a long duration mission to the International Space Station, lifted off successfully at 7:03 pm on March 15, putting on a spectacular show for members of the press and those along the Ea...
- Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission NASA · 18 Mar 2025 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 completed the agency’s ninth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, splashing down safely in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida,...
- NASA, SpaceX undock Crew-9 from space station, begin 17-hour journey to Earth Spaceflight Now · 18 Mar 2025 Dragon Freedom undocked from the space station at 1:05 a.m. EDT (1705 UTC) on Tuesday to begin its roughly 17-hour trip to splash down along Florida’s Gulf Coast. The parachute-supported splash down is anticipated around...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Members Pose for Portrait NASA · 18 Mar 2025 NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov – the members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission – smile at the camera in this Feb. 19, 2025, photo. While aboard the...