News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX launches historic Polaris Dawn mission NASASpaceflight · 10 Sep 2024 SpaceX has launched a mission that will not only see humans travel the farthest away from Earth since Apollo 17 in 1972 but also conduct the first-ever commercial spacewalk.
- SpaceX surmounts challenging weather, launches Polaris Dawn astronaut mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Sep 2024 Poor weather forced SpaceX to skip over its first launch opportunity, but it managed to launch on the second go around. Liftoff happened at Tuesday at 5:23 a.m. EDT (0923 UTC).
- Elon Musk reveals when SpaceX Starship will go to Mars for first time Teslarati · 8 Sep 2024 Elon Musk just revealed when SpaceX will send Starship to Mars for the first time. Starship is SpaceX’s mega-rocket that the company...
- SpaceX launches third batch of satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2024 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 5 launched the NROL-113 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
- SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO Spaceflight Now · 6 Sep 2024 The flight will set a new record for orbital launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the NROL-113 mission happened at 8:20 p.m. PDT (11:20 p.m. EDT, 0320 UTC).
- SpaceX launches 7000th Starlink satellite with latest Falcon 9 launch Teslarati · 5 Sep 2024 SpaceX reached a new milestone with its Starlink high-speed internet program during today’s Falcon 9 launch. At 11:33 a.m. EDT, SpaceX launched...
- SpaceX plans Starlink and Polaris Dawn launches in consecutive days Teslarati · 4 Sep 2024 SpaceX is planning to launch a Starlink flight on Thursday and its groundbreaking Polaris Dawn mission on Friday, marking two significant launches...
- SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 This marks the first time that satellites built for the Space Development Agency demonstrate laser communications in space using optical terminals compliant with military standards
- SpaceX launches 7,000th Starlink satellite to date on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 4 Sep 2024 The launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was delayed a day due to poor weather in the booster landing zone. Liftoff happened at Thursday, Sept. 5, at 11:33 a.m. EDT (1533 UTC).
- SpaceX Starlink faces sanctions in Brazil over Elon Musk’s X access Teslarati · 3 Sep 2024 SpaceX’s high-speed internet service, Starlink, is facing sanctions in Brazil after Elon Musk’s X was blocked by the government last week. The...
- NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Jupiter Moon Mission NASA · 3 Sep 2024 NASA and SpaceX are targeting a launch period opening Thursday, Oct. 10, for the agency’s Europa Clipper mission, which will help scientists determine if one of Jupiter’s icy moons could support life. The mission will la...
- NASA Invites Social Creators to Experience Launch of Europa Clipper Mission NASA · 3 Sep 2024 Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will collect data to help scientists determine if Jupiter’s icy moon Europa could support life. NASA and Space...
- Falcon 9 Completes Second Return to Flight of 2024 Space Scout · 31 Aug 2024 SpaceX’s Starlink 8-10 mission lifted off successfully at 3:43 AM EDT on the morning of August 31st, deploying 21 Starlink satellites into orbit. This mission represents the second return to flight for Falcon 9 this year...
- SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 launches after brief FAA grounding SpaceNews · 31 Aug 2024 SpaceX resumed launches of its Falcon 9 rocket early Aug. 31 after the Federal Aviation Administration ended a brief grounding of the vehicle.
- SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 return to flight mission Spaceflight Now · 31 Aug 2024 The mission was scheduled to launch less than an hour before a Starlink flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 3:43 a.m. EDT (0743 UTC).
- SpaceX set a launch turnaround record with back-to-back, coast-to-coast Falcon 9 launches Spaceflight Now · 31 Aug 2024 The mission is the first for SpaceX since a landing mishap caused it to lose its most flown Falcon 9 booster. Liftoff is set for 1:48 a.m. PDT (4:48 a.m. EDT, 0848 UTC).
- SpaceX Falcon 9 regains flight approval operations from FAA Teslarati · 30 Aug 2024 In a quick turnaround, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster has regained flight approval operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA revoked...
- NASA bumps two astronauts from SpaceX flight to make room for Starliner crew Spaceflight Now · 30 Aug 2024 NASA has bumped two female astronauts. including the commander, from the next SpaceX crew rotation flight to the international space station, freeing up two seats to give the agency's Starliner astronauts a ride home nex...
- Hague and Gorbunov to fly Crew-9 mission to ISS SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 A veteran NASA astronaut and rookie Russian cosmonaut will fly to the International Space Station in September as the downsized crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, a ripple effect of problems with Boeing’s Starliner...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman a...
- FAA Suspends Falcon 9 Launches To Investigate Landing Failure SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Aug 2024 The FAA is requiring SpaceX to suspend flights of the Falcon 9 rocket until an investigation into this morning’s landing failure is complete. Whether that takes hours, days or weeks
- FAA grounds SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket following landing mishap Spaceflight Now · 28 Aug 2024 This is the second time in as many months that the workhorse vehicle for SpaceX has been grounded. The Federal Aviation Administration is awaiting a report from SpaceX that will include any needed corrective actions.
- FAA may have just pushed back SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission after Falcon 9 mishap Teslarati · 28 Aug 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may have just caused a delay with SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, which was set to launch soon....
- NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Launch to Station NASA · 28 Aug 2024 NASA is extending U.S. media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ninth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mis...
- For the first time in more than three years, SpaceX misses a booster landing Ars Technica · 28 Aug 2024 The fleet leader has met its demise.
- Falcon 9 booster lost in rare unsuccessful landing SpaceNews · 28 Aug 2024 A Falcon 9 booster tipped over in a fiery landing after an Aug. 28 launch, the first unsuccessful booster landing in three and a half years by SpaceX.
- Polaris Dawn Slips Again For a Different Kind of Weather Problem SpacePolicyOnline.com · 28 Aug 2024 SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission with four private astronauts just scrubbed again, the third night in a row. This time the problem is weather, but not the usual delay because of
- SpaceX Falcon 9 booster collapses in a fireball on the droneship, ending a streak of 267 successful landings Spaceflight Now · 28 Aug 2024 The mission comes on the heels of SpaceX having to stand down from launching the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission due to weather concerns. The lost booster, tail number B1062, was aiming for a record 23rd landing on the dr...
- Polaris Dawn on hold; SpaceX booster fails on landing NASASpaceflight · 27 Aug 2024 Another busy week of spaceflight activities contained a landing failure of a Falcon 9 booster for the first time in over three years. Looking forward, Falcon 9 could launch up to five launches this week, including the Po...
- D-Orbit’s Magnificent Monica Space Tug Begins Payload Deployment European Spaceflight · 27 Aug 2024 Italian in-space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that its Celestial Bliss mission has moved into the commercial phase with the deployment of four Spire Lemur-2 satellites. The D-Orbit Celestial Bliss mission was...
- SpaceX watching weather for historic Polaris Dawn mission NASASpaceflight · 26 Aug 2024 SpaceX is set to launch a mission that will not only see humans travel the farthest away from Earth since Apollo 17 in 1972 but also conduct the first-ever commercial spacewalk.
- SpaceX bails out Boeing and employees are reportedly ‘humiliated’ Teslarati · 26 Aug 2024 SpaceX will rescue the NASA astronauts that are stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) bringing them back on the Crew-9 vehicle...
- Launch delay: SpaceX pushes Polaris Dawn astronaut launch due to splashdown weather concerns Spaceflight Now · 26 Aug 2024 The crew trained for more than two-and-a-half years to prepare for their spacewalk and an on-orbit Starlink demonstration. Launch is now no earlier than Friday, Aug. 30, weather permitting.
- SpaceX completes static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2024 The ignition test of the nine Merlin engines at the base of the rocket came after the four crew members step through a dry dress rehearsal of their launch day activities. The T-0 for ignition happened at 6:38 a.m. EDT (1...
- Starliner Astronauts to Return Aboard Crew-9 Space Scout · 24 Aug 2024 In a press conference starting at 1:13 PM EST, a panel of NASA program managers officially declared that Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be returning aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon at the conclusio...
- Boeing Starliner returning without crew – Butch and Suni to fly SpaceX NASASpaceflight · 24 Aug 2024 The eventful Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission crewed by astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has reached a point where a decision has now been made to return the astronauts home on Crew Dragon Freedom. This...
- Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS CNBC · 24 Aug 2024 Boeing will return its capsule from the International Space Station without the NASA astronauts that Starliner delivered to orbit, the agency announced on Saturday.
- Second Tower complete at Starbase as Flight 5 preps continue NASASpaceflight · 23 Aug 2024 SpaceX completed stacking Launch Tower 2 at Orbital Launch Pad B at Starbase, Texas, in record time, allowing for the next phase of preparations, including adding its own chopstick system. Preparations are also continuin...
- UK Space Command Launches £22-Million Spy Satellite European Spaceflight · 21 Aug 2024 The UK Space Command’s Tyche reconnaissance satellite was launched on 16 August aboard the SpaceX Transport 11 mission. Tyche is the first satellite of the UK Space Command’s £127 million MINERVA programme, which is a pr...
- FCC approves Starlink first generation upgrade plan SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2024 SpaceX has secured permission to gradually replace first-generation Starlink satellites with larger spacecraft designed to provide more broadband capacity.