News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX reveals its first Extravehicular Activity Suits (EVA) for Polaris Dawn mission Teslarati · 10 May 2024 SpaceX has revealed its first-ever Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Suits that will be used on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. The Polaris Dawn...
- SpaceX launches more direct to cell capable Starlink satellites Teslarati · 10 May 2024 SpaceX launched 20 more Starlink satellites last night from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The...
- SpaceX conducts a successful static fire of Starship Teslarati · 9 May 2024 SpaceX is moving rapidly with the Starship program. They have now conducted the first static fire of the Starship, which will be...
- Starlink soars: SpaceX’s satellite internet surprises analysts with $6.6 billion revenue projection SpaceNews · 9 May 2024 Quilty Space: ‘Starlink's achievements over the past three years are mind-blowing’
- SpaceX launches yet another batch of Starlink satellites Teslarati · 9 May 2024 SpaceX sent 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit yesterday afternoon with a lift-off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center...
- Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters Ars Technica · 7 May 2024 Polaris Dawn will be the first time that SpaceX employees have actually gone to space.
- Ship 30 set to Static Fire next week as Flight 4 Preparations Continue NASASpaceflight · 5 May 2024 SpaceX has rolled out Ship 30 to complete its engine testing campaign and has completed Booster 13’s cryogenic proof testing. Meanwhile, upgrades and preparations continue ahead of Flight 4, which could happen by the end...
- SpaceX reveals EVA suit design as Polaris Dawn mission approaches SpaceNews · 5 May 2024 SpaceX has unveiled long-awaited spacesuits intended for spacewalks that will first be used on an upcoming private spaceflight.
- SpaceX launches two next-generation Earth observation satellites Teslarati · 2 May 2024 SpaceX successfully launched two next-generation Earth observation satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at...
- SpaceX launches Maxar’s first WorldView Legion imaging satellites SpaceNews · 2 May 2024 The Maxar-1 mission carried two high-resolution imaging satellites for Maxar Intelligence, the U.S. government’s primary provider of commercial electro-optical imagery
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon returns from International Space Station after 36-day stay Teslarati · 1 May 2024 After 36 days docked to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off...
- SpaceX launches two European navigation satellites Teslarati · 30 Apr 2024 The Falcon 9 launched Saturday, May 27th, to deliver both satellites into the necessary orbit. The 2 European global navigation satellites are...
- Op-Ed: Starship’s Road to Commercial Launch – an Unclear Path Space Scout · 30 Apr 2024 Starship is perhaps one of the flashiest development programs in aerospace. With so much hardware in flow, the future promised by SpaceX where payloads of unprecedented mass launch regularly aboard a fully reusable launc...
- Portal Space Systems unveils plans for highly maneuverable spacecraft SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2024 Startup Portal Space Systems, founded by a former SpaceX and Amazon executive, has unveiled plans for spacecraft that use a novel propulsion technology designed to enable rapid movement between orbits.
- SpaceX launches 12th mission of the month Teslarati · 30 Apr 2024 SpaceX launched its 12th mission of the month on Sunday, sending 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The 23 Starlink satellites...
- Launch Roundup: China returns to the moon, SpaceX keeps up high launch cadence NASASpaceflight · 29 Apr 2024 This week, China returns to the Moon with the Chang’e-6 mission, making the first-ever attempt to collect samples from a site on the far side, near the lunar South Pole.
- Two new satellites join the Galileo constellation ESA · 29 Apr 2024 The European Galileo navigation system has two more satellites in orbit following their launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the early morning of Sunday, 28 April, at 01:34 BST/02:34 CEST. With 30 satellites now in orbit, Gali...
- SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 B1060 For 20th and Final Time Carrying Galileo Nav Sats To Orbit The Launch Pad · 29 Apr 2024 SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 B1060 For 20th and Final Time Carrying Galileo Nav Sats To Orbit
- NASA Confirms Spacex Starship In-Space Refueling Demo Planned for Next Year The Launch Pad · 29 Apr 2024 NASA Confirms Spacex Starship In-Space Refueling Demo Planned for Next Year
- NASA Updates on Starship Refueling, as SpaceX Prepares Flight 4 of Starship NASASpaceflight · 28 Apr 2024 In a recent update to the NASA Advisory Council Human Exploration and Operations Committee, the agency provided updates on several key aspects of the Artemis I through IV missions. This included updates on Starship timel...
- SpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2024 NASA says SpaceX is on track to demonstrate in-space refueling of Starship next year, a critical technology for returning humans to the lunar surface using that vehicle.
- NASA shares updated render of the Cargo Starship variant Teslarati · 25 Apr 2024 NASA shared updated renders of the SpaceX and Blue Origin cargo landers that will bring rovers and other equipment to the Moon....
- If Starship is real, we’re going to need big cargo movers on the Moon and Mars Ars Technica · 25 Apr 2024 "I left SpaceX knowing the width of the Starship door."
- SpaceX has now landed more boosters than most other rockets ever launch Ars Technica · 24 Apr 2024 Can the Falcon 9 eventually challenge Soyuz for launch totals?
- SpaceX lands 300th Falcon rocket during latest Starlink mission Teslarati · 24 Apr 2024 During its most recent Starlink mission, which occurred last night, SpaceX landed the 300th Falcon rocket. The 300 mark is split between...
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX lands its 300th booster, NASA tests a solar sail, and China launches three more taikonauts NASASpaceflight · 22 Apr 2024 During the last full week of April, forthcoming launches include two Starlink missions planned on Monday and Friday, and another two more Falcon 9 flights lifting customer satellites. The first of these is the delayed Wo...
- SpaceX launches two Starlink missions just over 24 hours apart Teslarati · 22 Apr 2024 Last week SpaceX launched two Starlink missions from Florida just over 24 hours apart, sending a total of 46 satellites to orbit....
- SpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellites Ars Technica · 18 Apr 2024 First launch of these operational vehicles may occur next month from California.
- The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches Ars Technica · 18 Apr 2024 "It looked like a giant smoke monster."
- SpaceX partners with Vast for Starlink partnership for its new space station Teslarati · 17 Apr 2024 Vast and SpaceX have reached an agreement to use Starlink on its future commercial space station. Haven-1, which is planned to launch...
- SpaceX breaks Falcon 9 flight record Teslarati · 16 Apr 2024 SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 for the 20th time on Friday, April 12th, marking a new milestone for flight-proven...
- SpaceX launches weather satellite for the Department of Defense Teslarati · 16 Apr 2024 SpaceX successfully launched a new-generation weather satellite for the Department of Defense on Thursday, April 11th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in...
- As Europa Clipper nears October launch date, scientists anticipate groundbreaking results NASASpaceflight · 16 Apr 2024 Later this year, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center with one of the most highly-anticipated and monumental planetary science missions of the decade — Europa Clipp...
- Unforgiving Failures: the challenges of upper stages SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2024 Among Western launch vehicles alone there were five partial or complete failures on orbital launches in 2023 (six when counting the second, suborbital test flight of SpaceX’s Starship in November.)
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX reaches its 40th Falcon 9 flight of 2024 NASASpaceflight · 15 Apr 2024 With seven Falcon 9 launches flown this month already, SpaceX’s rapid pace continues with another three flights originally planned for this coming week from both the east and west coasts. One of two planned launches on W...
- Vast to use Starlink for space station broadband communications SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Commercial space station developer Vast will use SpaceX’s Starlink constellation to provide broadband connectivity for its Haven-1 station launching next year.
- SpaceX launches U.S. military weather monitoring satellite SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 The USSF-62 mission sent to orbit the Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) satellite
- SpaceX completes another middle-of-the-night Starlink mission Teslarati · 10 Apr 2024 SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink satellites to orbit very early this morning. The launch was originally meant to launch at...
- SpaceX begins deployment of Direct to Cell capable Starlinks Teslarati · 9 Apr 2024 SpaceX began the deployment of their Direct to Cell Starlink satellites following a successful launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California...
- SpaceX launches first Bandwagon rideshare mission Teslarati · 8 Apr 2024 SpaceX launched its first Bandwagon rideshare mission on Sunday, sending eleven payloads to orbit. The mission took off from Launch Complex 39A...