News: SpaceX
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- ESA and Hisdesat set to launch next-generation secure communications satellite ESA · 27 Jan 2025 Hisdesat, Spain's premier provider of secure satellite communications, is set to launch its SpainSat Next Generation I (SNG I) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 29 January from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 20:34...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 24 Jan 2025 The Starlink 11-6 mission will be the fourth launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base so far in 2025. Liftoff from pad 4 East will take place at 6:07 a.m. PST (9:07 a.m. EST, 1407 UTC).
- SpaceX to begin beta testing Direct-to-Cell Starlink satellites NASASpaceflight · 23 Jan 2025 SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have rapidly changed what was once believed possible regarding satellite internet connectivity.…
- SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 21 Jan 2025 The mission is the first that will populate the 13th group of Starlink satellites in SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened at 12:24 a.m. EST (0524 UTC).
- Nammo UK Engine Aboard US Lunar Lander Ignites for the First Time European Spaceflight · 20 Jan 2025 The LEROS 4 rocket engine, developed by Nammo UK in Buckinghamshire, has successfully ignited in space, powering the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander. Blue Ghost was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 15 Janua...
- Blue Ghost and HAKUTO-R Take Flight Space Scout · 19 Jan 2025 Two robotic moon landers shared a ride into space in the early morning of Wednesday, January 15th. Hours earlier, Blue Ghost, built by Firefly Aerospace in the United States, and HAKUTO-R, built by ispace of Japan, were...
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX returns to launching Starlink following Starship launch NASASpaceflight · 19 Jan 2025 With the dust settling following the launches of Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship…
- Starship Faces Complications after Flight 7 Anomaly Space Scout · 18 Jan 2025 On January 16th, 2025 SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy launched on its seventh flight test, in what aimed to be a test of block upgrades of the Starship upper stage. While IFT-7 looked fairly similar to previous test flight...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from California Spaceflight Now · 18 Jan 2025 The mission will feature the most Starlink V2 Mini satellites launched on one mission. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is set for Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7:24 a.m. PST (10:24 p.m. EST, 1524 UTC).
- FAA Requiring Mishap Investigations for Both Blue Origin and SpaceX SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Jan 2025 The FAA is requiring Blue Origin and SpaceX to perform mishap investigations for their separate launch-related anomalies yesterday. Blue Origin’s New Glenn-1 mission successfully reached orbit, but the first stage
- Transportation secretary nominee vows to review SpaceX launch license fines SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2025 President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Dept. of Transportation says he will review fines levied by the FAA against SpaceX for launch license violations.
- SpaceX and Elon Musk explain potential reasons for Starship loss Teslarati · 17 Jan 2025 SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk are starting to shed some light on the potential reasoning for the loss of Starship yesterday, which was lost after a successful launch and catch of the lower-stage booster. Starship was lost...
- SpaceX successfully catches Super Heavy booster, loses Starship upper stage during Flight 7 Spaceflight Now · 17 Jan 2025 SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that their initial assessment is that there was "an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity." The...
- SpaceX Catches IFT-7 Booster, but Loses Starship SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Jan 2025 SpaceX succeeded in catching its huge Super Heavy booster back at the launch pad for the second time today, but the Starship second stage was lost. Elon Musk’s company is
- Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight SpaceNews · 16 Jan 2025 SpaceX’s seventh Starship/Super Heavy test flight ended prematurely Jan. 16 when the Starship upper stage was apparently lost while ascending into space.
- SpaceX completes second catch of lower stage, but loses Starship Teslarati · 16 Jan 2025 SpaceX completed its seventh launch of Starship on Thursday, accomplishing a clean liftoff and catch of the first-stage booster. However, the upper stage was lost after its ascent. The launch took place just a few minute...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch its Starship rocket on a 7th suborbital test flight from Starbase Spaceflight Now · 16 Jan 2025 The mission will launch the first big block upgrade to the rocket since its first flight in 2023. Liftoff from SpaceX’s Starbase facilities in southern Texas is set for 4 p.m. CST (5 p.m. EST, 2200 UTC).
- SpaceX Launches Pathfinder for Italy’s €1.1B IRIDE Constellation European Spaceflight · 15 Jan 2025 The Pathfinder Hawk satellite has been launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on behalf of the Italian government. It is the first satellite of the country’s €1.1 billion IRIDE Earth observation constellation. IRIDE wi...
- Starship Flight 7: Block 2 Ship set to fly for the first time NASASpaceflight · 15 Jan 2025 SpaceX is set to launch the seventh full stack flight of Starship, and this time…
- IRIDE pathfinder satellite has launched ESA · 15 Jan 2025 The first IRIDE satellite – the Pathfinder Hawk – is now in orbit around Earth after lifting off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 14 January.
- Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight NASA · 15 Jan 2025 A suite of NASA scientific investigations and technology demonstrations is on its way to our nearest celestial neighbor aboard a commercial spacecraft, where they will provide insights into the Moon’s environment and tes...
- American, Japanese Landers on the Way to the Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Jan 2025 Two lunar landers, one American and one Japanese, are on their way to the Moon this morning. The two are unrelated except for sharing a ride on SpaceX’s Falcon 9
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Firefly Aerospace and ispace Moon landers on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 15 Jan 2025 Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander will deploy first and is designated as the primary payload and ispace’s Resilience lander will follow about 30 minutes after. Liftoff from pad 39A is set for 1:11 a.m. EST (0611 UTC)...
- SpaceX launches 131 payloads on Transporter-12 rideshare mission SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2025 The latest SpaceX rideshare mission Jan. 14 deployed satellites ranging from dozens of imaging satellites to reentry vehicles, tugs and even a “selfie sat.”
- Falcon 9 set to launch two landers to the Moon on the same mission NASASpaceflight · 14 Jan 2025 SpaceX is set to fly not one but two lunar landers to the Moon on…
- Varda’s second mission launches with U.S. Air Force payload SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2025 The company’s W-2 capsule launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rideshare mission
- SpaceX to launch 131 spacecraft on Transporter-12 Falcon 9 rideshare mission from California Spaceflight Now · 14 Jan 2025 The mission features orbital transfer vehicles that are carrying 30 of the payloads with 14 being deployed after the initial mission launch. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is set for 10:49 a.m. PS...
- SpaceX Transporter-12 launching more than 100 satellites NASASpaceflight · 14 Jan 2025 On Tuesday, January 14 SpaceX will launch the Transporter-12 rideshare mission from launch complex SLC-4E…
- Launch Roundup: New Glenn and Starship headline a week dominated by SpaceX missions NASASpaceflight · 13 Jan 2025 SpaceX dominates this week’s launch manifest with three Falcon 9 missions and the seventh flight…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 13 Jan 2025 The mission comes as SpaceX is preparing for a week that includes a rideshare flight; a dual-manifest, Moon bound missions; and Starship Flight 7. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 10:0...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Firefly First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch NASA · 10 Jan 2025 Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting launch Wednesday, J...
- SpaceX launches NROL-153, expanding U.S. spy satellite constellation SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2025 The launch marks the seventh deployment in the NRO's new "proliferated architecture" strategy, which emphasizes smaller, distributed satellite networks
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 10 Jan 2025 The launch includes 13 Starlink V2 Mini satellites that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 11:21 a.m. EST (1621 UTC).
- SpaceX confirms next Starship launch target – Here’s when it will take off Teslarati · 9 Jan 2025 SpaceX has confirmed a new target date for the seventh Starship test launch after weather in Texas delayed the first scheduled date for “three or four days.” The company is now targeting the launch for Monday, January 13...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starshield satellites for the NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 9 Jan 2025 The launch is the first of about half a dozen missions planned to expand the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is s...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 8 Jan 2025 The mission will be SpaceX’s third orbital launch of the year and 99th in total from Launch Complex 39. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-11 mission is set for 10:27 a.m. EST (1527 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first dedicated Starlink mission of 2025 Spaceflight Now · 6 Jan 2025 The mission will be the first dedicated Starlink flight of the year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for Monday, Jan. 6, at 1:59 p.m. EST (1859 UTC).
- Italy Set to Spend €1.5B on Secure Comms Deal with SpaceX European Spaceflight · 6 Jan 2025 Italy is currently in talks with SpaceX to finalise a €1.5 billion deal that would see the US-based company provide secure telecommunications services for civil and defence applications, Bloomberg reports. The deal will...
- SpaceX to test vehicle upgrades and payload deployment on next Starship flight SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2025 SpaceX plans to test several upgrades to its Starship vehicle on its next test flight, scheduled for as soon as Jan. 10.
- SpaceX to attempt first payload deployment, engine reuse during Starship Flight 7 Spaceflight Now · 4 Jan 2025 Maritime and aviation warning suggest a launch no earlier than Jan. 10, but SpaceX hasn’t formally announced its target launch date. Flight 7 will also feature the first launch of a Block 2 Starship upper stage.