News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX Ready To Test Starlink Direct To Cell Service The Launch Pad · 2 Dec 2023 In an FCC filing made this week SpaceX is seeking "special temporary authority" to commence testing of there Starlink Direct To Cell service on December 10, with a testing period lasting 180 days.
- Amazon adds Falcon 9 to multi-billion-dollar Project Kuiper launch campaign SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2023 Amazon has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch an unspecified number of satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband constellation on three Falcon 9 rockets from mid-2025.
- Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project CNBC · 1 Dec 2023 Amazon bought three rocket launches from SpaceX for its Project Kuiper internet satellites, the tech giant announced on Friday.
- SpaceX To Launch Amazon Project Kuiper Satellites In 2025 The Launch Pad · 1 Dec 2023 Amazon has inked a deal with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches with the missions scheduled to commence in mid-2025.
- GAO Highlights Shortcomings for Artemis III Space Scout · 1 Dec 2023 On November 30th, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report detailing the various challenges remaining for SpaceX, Axiom, and NASA as they work towards the goal of landing the first woman and person of...
- SpaceX Starship, Axiom Spacesuit Delays Likely To Push 2025 Artemis III to 2027 Says NASA GAO Report The Launch Pad · 1 Dec 2023 NASA is gearing to land humans on the moon for the first time since 1972 under the Artemis program; however, a recent report by the GAO reveals significant challenges that may impede the planned Artemis III crewed lunar...
- Amazon buys 3 launches with SpaceX for Project Kuiper Teslarati · 1 Dec 2023 Amazon announced today they have bought 3 Falcon 9 launches to deliver their Project Kuiper internet satellites to low Earth orbit in...
- Intelsat steps up partnership with SpaceX in multi-orbit antenna SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2023 Intelsat is producing a new flat panel antenna that enables moving vehicles to use broadband services from the company’s geostationary satellites and from SpaceX’s Starlink network
- Investing in Space: Understanding Starship’s second test flight CNBC · 30 Nov 2023 In one sense, we’re now two weeks (and a holiday breather) on from SpaceX’s most recent test flight of a Starship prototype. In another sense, the test is ongoing and we’re still in the middle of a massive research and d...
- SpaceX acquires parachute supplier SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2023 In a rare acquisition, SpaceX has purchased out of bankruptcy a company that provided components for Dragon spacecraft parachutes.
- SpaceX Acquires Dragon Parachute Maker Pioneer Aerospace In $2.2 Million Bankruptcy Deal The Launch Pad · 29 Nov 2023 SpaceX has acquired Pioneer Aerospace, a renowned leader in spacecraft parachute manufacturing.
- Launch Roundup: Soyuz resupplies the ISS; SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites NASASpaceflight · 29 Nov 2023 This week, SpaceX continued its incredible launch cadence with two more launches of Falcon 9, a Soyuz 2.1a resupplied the International Space Station (ISS), and three missions launched consecutively out of China.
- SpaceX resumes launches after Thanksgiving break Teslarati · 28 Nov 2023 After a seemingly rare five-day break for Thanksgiving, SpaceX jumped right back into it with a launch of 23 Starlink satellites to...
- NASA Concerned SpaceX HLS To Require "High Teens" Number Of Launches For Artemis Mission The Launch Pad · 22 Nov 2023 SpaceX's proposed concept of operations for the Starship lunar lander under the Human Landing System (HLS) program involves multiple launches of the Starship/Super Heavy system, which will require rapid turn around of bo...
- 23 Starlink satellites join constellation after SpaceX’s early morning launch Teslarati · 22 Nov 2023 23 more Starlink satellites were successfully launched at 2:47 AM ET (07:47 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space...
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch X-37B Spaceplane Teslarati · 22 Nov 2023 In a bit of a surprise, the USSF-52 mission will launch atop the Falcon Heavy no earlier than December 8th from Launch...
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX on pace to hit 100 launches in 2023, Soyuz to launch Bars-M NASASpaceflight · 21 Nov 2023 Following a busy week for SpaceX with the launch of two Starlink missions and the second launch of Starship, SpaceX is currently on track to meet its 100 launch goal of 2023. The first launch of the week will be on Tuesd...
- A look back at the epic SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test 2 Teslarati · 21 Nov 2023 SpaceX has begun sharing some of the amazing imagery they captured during the 2nd flight of Starship. They captured awesome views from...
- SpaceX bookends Starship launch with two Starlink missions Teslarati · 20 Nov 2023 While Starship garnered all the attention this weekend on its 2nd integrated flight test, SpaceX also launched 2 Starlink missions from Florida...
- SpaceX Launches Second Flight Test of Starship rocket The Launch Pad · 18 Nov 2023 On November 18th at 7:02am CT, SpaceX launched the second integrated flight test of Starship.
- SpaceX launches the second Integrated Flight Test of Starship Teslarati · 18 Nov 2023 Following a brief hold at t minus 40 seconds, Starship took to the morning skies just after 7 a.m. CT from Starbase,...
- Starship Gets Further on Second Test, But Still Short of Goal SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Nov 2023 The second orbital flight test of SpaceX’s Starship rocket got further than the first, but still fell short of the goal. The giant rocket lifted off and the two stages
- Starship/Super Heavy lifts off on second flight SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2023 SpaceX’s Starship vehicle reached space on its second integrated test flight Nov. 18 but broke apart late in its ascent after successfully demonstrating the performance of its booster and a new stage separation technique...
- Starship’s second test flight: where to watch SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2023 SpaceX's Starship reached an altitude of 148 kilometers shortly after the vehicle's Super Heavy booster broke apart moments after separation.
- SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches space but is intentionally destroyed mid-flight CNBC · 18 Nov 2023 SpaceX launched its second Starship rocket flight on Saturday, with the company pushing development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones.
- Starship Reaches Space, Falls Short of Orbit Space Scout · 18 Nov 2023 Starship has made it to space. At 7:02 AM CST, the 397 ft tall launch vehicle lifted off from its South Texas launch site, becoming the most powerful rocket ever flown into space. The IFT-2 mission passed SpaceX’s stated...
- SpaceX Starship set for repeat test flight, seven months after last one blew up Reuters · 18 Nov 2023 SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was set for blastoff on Saturday for a repeat test launch from south Texas, seven months after its first attempt to reac...
- SpaceX targets back-to-back Starlink launches from East and West coasts The Launch Pad · 18 Nov 2023 SpaceX is looking to launch back to back Starlink launches from Florida and California tonight.
- At Least 15 Starship Launches Needed to Execute Artemis III Lunar Landing SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Nov 2023 SpaceX will need to launch at least 15 Starships to execute the Artemis III lunar landing NASA said today. Starship cannot fly directly to the Moon, but must refuel in
- After upgrades, Starship achieves numerous successes during second test flight NASASpaceflight · 17 Nov 2023 With the Federal Aviation Administration and US Fish and Wildlife Service approving the final signoff and license and SpaceX saying the rocket is ready, Starship set sail from Starbase on its second test flight Saturday....
- SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test 2: What to Expect Teslarati · 17 Nov 2023 After a one-day delay to replace a failed grid fin actuator, SpaceX is now less than 24 hours from the second test...
- Starship lunar lander missions to require nearly 20 launches, NASA says SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2023 As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, a NASA official said that the use of that vehicle for Artemis lunar landings will require “in the high teens” of launches, a much higher number than what the company’...
- Here’s why SpaceX really needed to change out that part on Starship Ars Technica · 17 Nov 2023 Grid fins have been essential to the landing of 230 rockets.
- UPDATE! SpaceX Starship Almost Ready For Launch The Launch Pad · 16 Nov 2023 Liftoff is currently scheduled for Saturday, November 18th after Elon stated that one of Booster 9’s grid fin actuators needed to be replaced.
- SpaceX Starship launch delayed one day, Elon Musk reveals Teslarati · 16 Nov 2023 SpaceX Starship Integrated Flight Test 2 has been delayed 24 hours to no earlier than Saturday, November 18th, with the 20-minute launch...
- Starship cleared for Nov. 18 launch SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2023 SpaceX received the final regulatory approvals Nov. 15 that allow the company to proceed with the second integrated Starship/Super Heavy launch, scheduled for as soon as the morning of Nov. 17.
- FAA Approves Second Starship Test Flight, SpaceX Targeting Friday SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Nov 2023 The FAA said today that SpaceX has met all the requirements to obtain a license to launch the next Starship test flight. SpaceX quickly announced it is targeting Friday, November
- SpaceX receives launch license for second integrated flight test of Starship NASASpaceflight · 15 Nov 2023 SpaceX has received the modified license No. VOL 23-129 Rev. 1, which will allow them to fly its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle for the second time. This came shortly after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) confirme...
- SpaceX lands FAA license for 2nd Starship launch Teslarati · 15 Nov 2023 Today, SpaceX was officially given the approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Fish and Wildlife Service to move ahead...
- AST SpaceMobile adjusts launch plan for potential direct-to-device customer SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2023 AST SpaceMobile is paying SpaceX $5 million more to launch its first commercial direct-to-smartphone satellites early next year to a different orbital inclination to improve coverage for a potential customer.