News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- K2 Space, a startup with SpaceX veterans building monster satellites, raises $50 million CNBC · 13 Feb 2024 Los Angeles-based startup K2 Space raised $50 million in new funding as the company works to build monster satellites to match the massive rockets that are coming to market.
- SpaceX to deorbit 100 older Starlink satellites SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2024 SpaceX plans to remove from orbit about 100 of its older Starlink satellites because of a design flaw that could cause them to fail.
- Global satellite capacity prices tumble in Starlink’s wake SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 The price of satellite bandwidth for data services has dropped 77% over five years after SpaceX’s Starlink constellation flooded the market with capacity, according to Euroconsult analysis released Feb. 12.
- Space tech startup True Anomaly set to launch its first satellites SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2024 The company’s first two Jackal spacecraft are scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX's upcoming Transporter-10 rideshare
- SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Ax-3 astronauts safely splashes down Teslarati · 9 Feb 2024 The SpaceX Dragon crew capsule carrying the Axiom-3, or Ax-3, mission astronauts safely splashed down off the Florida coast this morning, returning...
- Ax-3 private astronaut mission splashes down SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2024 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the Florida coast Feb. 9, wrapping up a three-week private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
- Hawaiian Airlines debuts free inflight Wi-Fi from SpaceX’s Starlink CNBC · 8 Feb 2024 Hawaiian Airlines is rolling out complimentary Wi-Fi via SpaceX’s Starlink on board commercial flights this week, the companies told CNBC, the first major U.S. airline to offer the satellite-based service.
- Small launch companies seek niches to compete with SpaceX rideshare SpaceNews · 8 Feb 2024 Small launch vehicle developers are working to carve out niches in a market for smallsat launches that is increasingly dominated by SpaceX’s Transporter rideshare missions.
- Falcon 9 launches PACE Earth science mission SpaceNews · 8 Feb 2024 A SpaceX Falcon 9 placed a NASA Earth science satellite into orbit Feb. 8 on a launch that was the first of its kind for the U.S. government in more than 60 years.
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9’s 300th Flight and SpaceX to launch lunar lander NASASpaceflight · 6 Feb 2024 On the week of the sixth anniversary of the first flight of Falcon Heavy, SpaceX looks to launch five separate Falcon 9 missions. Meanwhile, JAXA is preparing for the second flight of the H3 rocket after its unsuccessful...
- First Intuitive Machines lunar lander mission set for Feb. 14 launch SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2024 Intuitive Machines and SpaceX have confirmed plans to launch the IM-1 lunar lander mission as soon as Feb. 14, pending a fueling test on the pad later this week.
- Falcon 9 launches PACE science satellite for NASA NASASpaceflight · 5 Feb 2024 After a record-setting month featuring 10 launches, SpaceX is gearing up for a busy February. One of the launches this month is the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) ocean science satellite, which flew abo...
- A Valentine’s Day Launch for the Next U.S. Moon Mission SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 Feb 2024 Launch service provider SpaceX said today the first Intuitive Machines mission to the Moon is scheduled for launch on Valentine’s Day, February 14. Intuitive Machines is one of several companies
- European-Made 3D Printer Will Be the First to Print Metal in Space European Spaceflight · 3 Feb 2024 A 3D printer developed by Airbus under a European Space Agency contract will be the first to print metal components aboard the International Space Station. Aboard the first Northrop Grumman Cygnus mission to be launched...
- Starship Gets Another Customer — The Starlab Space Station SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Feb 2024 Voyager Space and Airbus announced today they will launch their Starlab commercial space station on SpaceX’s Starship. Unlike the International Space Station and other space station concepts, Starlab can be
- Office of Space Commerce seeks SpaceX’s constellation coordination expertise SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2024 The Office of Space Commerce has entered into a research partnership to explore how SpaceX’s automated satellite collision avoidance software could support plans for a civil space traffic coordination system.
- Starlab Set to Launch on SpaceX’s Starship Space Scout · 31 Jan 2024 Starlab Space, a joint venture of Voyager Space and Airbus Space and Defense, announced Jan. 31 it reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch the consortium’s Starlab space station on the currently under development Star...
- Cygnus and Falcon Spread Their Wings Space Scout · 31 Jan 2024 On January 30th, at 12:07:15 PM Eastern Time, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lofted the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft as part of the NG-20 mission in a historic first for both Commercial Cargo providers. This mission is the firs...
- Starlab, meet Starship: Private space station buys SpaceX launch for later this decade CNBC · 31 Jan 2024 A contract written in the stars.
- Starlab commercial space station to launch on Starship SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2024 Starlab Space, the joint venture developing the Starlab commercial space station, has selected SpaceX’s Starship to launch the station on a single flight.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 sends Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to ISS Teslarati · 30 Jan 2024 SpaceX successfully sent Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) today in a launch that left Cape Canaveral Space...
- Falcon 9 launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station SpaceNews · 30 Jan 2024 A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched a Northrop Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station for the first time Jan. 30.
- CRS NG-20 launches cargo, science to ISS aboard Falcon 9 NASASpaceflight · 30 Jan 2024 The NG-20 mission has flown the Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson to a path that will take it to the International Space Station. However, as a first, it has launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 instead of an...
- Wet dress rehearsal on the horizon for Starship’s third flight NASASpaceflight · 25 Jan 2024 SpaceX is deep into preparations for the next Starship flight, focusing on the Orbital Launch Pad (OLP). Booster 10 and Ship 28 are set to return to the launch site in the coming week or two, ahead of a Wet Dress Rehears...
- Europe weeks away from finalizing sovereign broadband proposal SpaceNews · 24 Jan 2024 European space giants are putting the final touches on a proposal for a sovereign broadband constellation they say is inspired by Starlink but will not be a copy of SpaceX’s network from across the Atlantic.
- Blue Origin and SpaceX start work on cargo versions of crewed lunar landers SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 The two companies with NASA contracts to develop crewed lunar landers are also beginning work on cargo versions of their spacecraft.
- Axiom Mission 3 Takes Flight Space Scout · 19 Jan 2024 On January 18th, 2024 at 4:49 PM, SpaceX and Axiom Space launched their third mission to the International Space Station, Ax-3, carrying a historic all-European crew on a 14-day mission. With Axiom enabling missions for...
- Axiom Mission Carrying First ESA Project Astronaut Launched European Spaceflight · 19 Jan 2024 The European Space Agency’s first project astronaut Marcus Wandt has launched aboard an Axiom-sponsored SpaceX Crew Dragon mission on his way to the International Space Station (ISS). Wandt and his three crew members wer...
- SpaceX launches third Axiom mission to ISS SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2024 SpaceX launched Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission Jan. 18, sending a veteran former NASA astronaut and three astronauts from European governments to the International Space Station.
- Italian Startup to Test Muscle Monitoring Suit Aboard AX-3 Spaceflight European Spaceflight · 18 Jan 2024 REA Spazio will conduct its first in-orbit test of the company’s Electrical Muscle Simulation (EMSi) spacesuit aboard the SpaceX Axiom Mission 3 (AX-3) flight, which is expected to be launched from the Kennedy Space Cent...
- Musk Explains Starship Failure, Forecasts Humans on Mars in Eight Years SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Jan 2024 SpaceX’s Elon Musk told company employees on Friday that the achievements they made last year are leading to his goal of establishing human settlements on Mars. He forecasts the first
- SpaceX testing ruggedized terminals for self-driving tractors SpaceNews · 16 Jan 2024 John Deere has picked SpaceX to provide connectivity its farming machines need to operate autonomously in rural areas via a new, ruggedized user terminal.
- All European Axiom Mission 3 Prepares for Launch Space Scout · 16 Jan 2024 SpaceX and Axiom Space are targeting January 17th, 2023 at 5:11 PM for the launch of their third mission to the International Space Station, Ax-3, carrying a historic all-European crew on a 14-day mission. With Axiom ena...
- SpaceX says propellant venting caused loss of second Starship SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2024 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says a propellant dump caused the destruction of the Starship upper stage on a November test flight, giving him confidence that the vehicle can reach orbit on its next launch.
- NASA: No evidence Elon Musk’s SpaceX is not complying with drug and alcohol-free regulations Teslarati · 12 Jan 2024 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a comment about The Wall Street Journal‘s claims that CEO Elon Musk uses drugs...
- Spanish startup Sateliot seeks funds for 64 more connectivity satellites SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2024 Sateliot is seeking 30 million euros ($33 million) from investors to add 64 nanosatellites to a constellation for connecting devices outside of terrestrial networks, the Spanish startup’s founder said as SpaceX prepares...
- Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2024 Europe may shift the launch of a Copernicus Earth observation satellite to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to avoid further delays in getting it into orbit.
- SpaceX and T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites CNBC · 10 Jan 2024 SpaceX successfully sent text messages via Starlink satellites using T-Mobile’s network, it announced Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s company aims bring its direct-to-device cell service to market in the coming year.
- SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2024 SpaceX expects to conduct the third integrated test flight of its Starship vehicle in February as it works to demonstrate key technologies needed to land humans on the moon.
- ULA’s Vulcan rocket launches as the newest challenger to SpaceX CNBC · 8 Jan 2024 A new U.S. rocket reached orbit early Monday, and the launch was a big one – not just in scale of the vehicle, but also in significance for a market that’s become dominated by a single player in recent years.