News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Rocket Report: Eutelsat’s surprising decision; Europe complains about SpaceX again Ars Technica · 20 Sep 2024 "We can’t compete on price per kilo."
- SpaceX letter criticizes FAA for “systemic challenges” in launch licensing SpaceNews · 20 Sep 2024 SpaceX fired back at the FAA over the agency’s proposed fines for launch license violations, blaming the FAA for dragging its heels on what the company considered minor changes.
- Elon Musk roasts FAA while revealing SpaceX Starship static fire success Teslarati · 19 Sep 2024 Elon Musk is going no-holds-barred against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), roasting them for the ongoing regulatory delays preventing SpaceX’s Starship from...
- SpaceX hits back at FAA in scathing new letter, claiming fines were retaliation Teslarati · 19 Sep 2024 SpaceX has released a scathing new letter that it has sent to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), criticizing its “lack of resources...
- What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission NASA · 19 Sep 2024 NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are preparing to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the ninth crew rotation mission with Sp...
- Small launch vehicles press ahead despite market setbacks SpaceNews · 19 Sep 2024 Despite stiff competition from SpaceX rideshare services and some high-profile failures, ventures are still pursuing small launch vehicles that they argue can fill niches in the market.
- Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague NASA · 18 Sep 2024 As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety of unique responsibilities and privileges. Those include being the home of NASA’s astronaut corps. One of those astronauts – Nick Ha...
- FCC Commissioner calls out agency for hypocritical take on SpaceX Starlink Teslarati · 18 Sep 2024 FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is calling out the agency for a hypocritical take on SpaceX’s Starlink. Last week, we reported on FCC...
- SpaceX successfully launches EU navigation satellite constellation Teslarati · 18 Sep 2024 SpaceX successfully launched a European Union navigation satellite constellation this morning from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. At 6:50...
- SpaceX Concludes ESA Contract With Second Galileo Mission European Spaceflight · 18 Sep 2024 SpaceX launched the second of two flights contracted by the European Space Agency to deliver four satellites to orbit for the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system. The four Galileo satellites launched abo...
- FAA fines SpaceX for launch license violations SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 The FAA announced its intent to fine SpaceX more than $633,000 for violating its launch licenses on two occasions in 2023, a decision SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he will fight in court.
- SpaceX launches European Commission’s Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 17 Sep 2024 This was the second out of two planned launches of these spacecraft using a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:50 p.m. EDT (2250 UTC).
- SpaceX could receive over $600k fine from FAA Teslarati · 17 Sep 2024 SpaceX could potentially receive a fine of over $600,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA says it will give SpaceX...
- SpaceX Starlink has 2,500 airplanes under contract after United megadeal, director says CNBC · 17 Sep 2024 PARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week’s United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday.
- Elon Musk reveals SpaceX will sue the FAA Teslarati · 17 Sep 2024 Elon Musk revealed his space exploration company known as SpaceX will be suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for “regulatory overreach,” the...
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 and Electron to extend satellite constellations NASASpaceflight · 16 Sep 2024 This week’s manifest includes the delayed launches of a Falcon 9 with Galileo global positioning satellites and an Electron with a second batch of satellites for Kinéis. SpaceX will also launch one batch of Starlink sate...
- U.S. military satellites built by York Space demonstrate optical communications in orbit SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 York is the second satellite provider for SDA to demonstrate in-space communications using Tesat terminals, following a previous demonstration by SpaceX.
- Want to challenge Starlink in the satcom market? SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 PARIS — SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is dominating the global market for high-throughput satellite communications. There is room, though, for competitors to claim a significant market share in much the same
- United Airlines bumps GEO operators off fleet for Starlink Wi-Fi SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2024 United Airlines is replacing multiple geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX’s largest aviation Wi-Fi deal, shaking up the last satellite broadband market where the low Earth orbit constellation had yet to gain...
- Launch Pad work continues at Starbase as Flight 5 delayed by FAA NASASpaceflight · 13 Sep 2024 SpaceX is still preparing for Flight 5 of Starship but may have to wait at least six more weeks for regulatory approval from the FAA. With Booster 12 and Ship 30 patiently waiting for rollout and integrated testing, work...
- United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX CNBC · 13 Sep 2024 United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi for free using Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight internet deal yet for the satellite service provider.
- SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast Spaceflight Now · 12 Sep 2024 The launch comes as the commercial astronaut mission, Polaris Dawn, is preparing for an on-orbit demonstration of the satellite internet service. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:45 p.m. PDT (9:45 p...
- First Commercial Spacewalk Enters History Books SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Sep 2024 Two private astronauts stepped outside their space capsule this morning in another first for SpaceX and the commercial space sector. Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis only spent a few minutes
- First non-government spacewalk goes off without a hitch for Polaris Dawn crew Spaceflight Now · 12 Sep 2024 In another SpaceX milestone, billionaire Jared Isaacman and company crew trainer Sarah Gillis took turns floating just outside their Crew Dragon capsule early Thursday in the first privately-financed spacewalk in the his...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research NASA · 12 Sep 2024 NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission in September. Once on station, these crew members will support sci...
- SpaceX performs historic first spacewalk with Polaris Dawn crew CNBC · 12 Sep 2024 SpaceX pulled off its first spacewalk in the early hours of Thursday morning, in a historic first for a company.
- AST SpaceMobile deploys first production direct-to-smartphone satellites SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2024 SpaceX successfully deployed the first five production satellites for AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-smartphone broadband constellation Sept. 11.
- FAA defends Starship licensing delays SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2024 A day after harsh criticism from Congress and industry, the FAA defended its approach to launch licensing and, specifically, its work with SpaceX.
- SpaceX launches five BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 12 Sep 2024 This was the first of the company’s first five commercial satellites for the BlueBird constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 4:52 a.m. EDT (0852 UTC).
- SpaceX Complains of Starship Licensing Delay As House Committee Questions FAA Regs SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Sep 2024 SpaceX is complaining about FAA delays in approving the license for the next Starship test flight. Their statement coincided with a House committee hearing on the FAA’s implementation of updated
- Polaris Dawn crew gears up for Thursday spacewalk Spaceflight Now · 12 Sep 2024 Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX crew trainer Sarah Gillis prepared to open the forward hatch of their Polaris Dawn spacecraft early Thursday to take turns floating outside in the first non-government spacewalk in t...
- The Marshall Star for September 11, 2024 NASA · 11 Sep 2024 Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agency’s Artemis campaign...
- FCC says ‘our economy doesn’t benefit from monopolies’ in dig at SpaceX Starlink Teslarati · 11 Sep 2024 FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said the U.S. economy “doesn’t benefit from monopolies” in a dig at SpaceX’s Starlink. At a conference on...
- SpaceX explains Starship test flight delay, reveals new target date Teslarati · 10 Sep 2024 SpaceX issued a statement regarding the extensive delays related to Starship’s fifth test flight (IFT-5). The aerospace company also revealed a new...
- Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames NASA · 10 Sep 2024 NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agency’s Artemis campaign. SpaceX, the commercial Human Landing System (HLS) provi...
- SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn, taking astronauts to heights not seen in decades Teslarati · 10 Sep 2024 SpaceX officially launched the Polaris Dawn mission, which lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early on Tuesday morning. The mission is...
- $1,000 to LEO: South Korea’s reusable rocket plan targets SpaceX’s dominance SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2024 SEOUL, South Korea — The chief of South Korea’s newly established space agency recently unveiled a set of ambitious mid- and long-term projects, including developing a partially reusable rocket capable
- NASA to Test Telemedicine, Gather Essential Health Data with Polaris Dawn Crew NASA · 10 Sep 2024 NASA researchers will soon benefit from a suite of experiments flying aboard a new fully-commercial human spaceflight mission, strengthening future agency science as we venture to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The experimen...
- Crew Dragon launches on Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2024 A SpaceX Crew Dragon is in orbit on a long-awaited private astronaut mission that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk and go higher than any crewed mission in more than 50 years.
- SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn mission, which will attempt the first private spacewalk CNBC · 10 Sep 2024 SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission launched on Tuesday from Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket, which carried the Dragon capsule “Resilience” into orbit.