News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy aces NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launch Teslarati · 13 Oct 2023 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launched NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on Friday morning, completing the second-ever interplanetary mission for the rocket, with the first...
- The Accidental Monopoly SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2023 Even before Rocket Lab's Sept. 19 launch failure, people were tossing around the word “monopoly” when it came to SpaceX. It had become increasingly clear that companies needing to launch their satellites in the near futu...
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches $1 billion asteroid mission for NASA CNBC · 13 Oct 2023 [The livestream has ended. A replay is available in the video player above.]
- Psyche marks start of NASA use of Falcon Heavy SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2023 The launch of NASA’s Psyche mission represents the beginning of the agency’s use of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, which the agency will rely upon for some of its biggest science and exploration missions this decade.
- NASA, SpaceX launch Psyche mission to metallic asteroid NASASpaceflight · 12 Oct 2023 NASA and SpaceX teams launched the agency’s Psyche mission to metallic asteroid 16 Psyche from Florida on Friday, Oct. 13. Psyche launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy...
- Shipping giant Maersk to add SpaceX’s Starlink internet to more than 330 ships by early next year CNBC · 12 Oct 2023 Danish logistics giant Maersk is adding SpaceX’s Starlink to more than 330 container ships, the companies announced Thursday.
- SpaceX Starlink lands Maersk in new deal for Ocean fleet Teslarati · 12 Oct 2023 SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has landed a new client in Maersk, as the two companies came to terms on a deal...
- SpaceX slams FAA report on falling space debris danger SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2023 SpaceX called on the Federal Aviation Administration to correct a report to Congress warning that, by 2035, falling debris from U.S.-licensed constellations in low Earth orbit could injure or kill someone every two years...
- SpaceX reschedules Starlink launch for 22 more satellites Teslarati · 9 Oct 2023 SpaceX stopped its countdown clock on the launch of 22 more Starlink satellites on Sunday night and rescheduled the mission for Monday,...
- KSC Flyover: SLC-40 crew tower rising, Roberts Road expansion detailed NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2023 Florida’s Space Coast has been awash with launch activity as of late, thanks in large part to the ever-increasing cadence that SpaceX is fostering. Even with this, several facilities in and around the Cape Canaveral Spac...
- Starship satellite launches a year away SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2023 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says it will be about a year before the company’s new Starship vehicle will be ready to start launching satellites.
- Watch Elon Musk give updates about SpaceX from annual space congress CNBC · 5 Oct 2023 [Elon Musk is slated to begin speaking at 9:45 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.]
- SpaceX providing Starlink services to DoD under ‘unique terms and conditions’ SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2023 A $70 million contract the U.S. Space Force awarded to SpaceX for Starlink internet services includes “unique terms and conditions” not included in previous commercial contracts.
- NASA selects SpaceX for rideshare launch of smallsat mission SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2023 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch a pair of smallsats to study space weather as part of a rideshare mission in 2025.
- SpaceX to close out third quarter with record-breaking Starlink mission NASASpaceflight · 28 Sep 2023 SpaceX is set to close the third quarter of 2023 with its 70th launch of the year. The mission, Starlink Group 6-19, is set to lift off this Friday, Sept. 29, at 6:39 PM EDT (22:29 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-...
- SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use CNBC · 27 Sep 2023 The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it’s developing, a military-specific version of the company’s Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency sai...
- Pending FAA approval, Starship ready to sport upgrades for upcoming test flight NASASpaceflight · 22 Sep 2023 Following Starship’s debut during Integrated Flight Test One (IFT 1), SpaceX is ready to improve on the vehicle’s objectives by employing a vast series of upgrades. Most of the enhancements have been made to the launch s...
- SpaceX breaks another booster reuse record, but did anyone see it? Ars Technica · 20 Sep 2023 SpaceX has continued its trend toward a minimalist broadcast approach.
- SpaceX countersues Justice Department, seeking to dismiss hiring discrimination case CNBC · 20 Sep 2023 Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, as the company aims to stop the DOJ’s hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds.
- Reaching New Heights: SpaceX Smashes Launch Record Space Scout · 19 Sep 2023 With a rumble that has become routine, Falcon 9 lifted off on September 3rd, 2023 with Starlink 6-12, setting SpaceX’s new record for their number of launches in a given year.
- FAA seeks to wrap up Starship safety review in October SpaceNews · 19 Sep 2023 The head of the Federal Aviation Administration’s commercial space transportation office says he believes that the FAA can wrap up safety reviews needed to update the SpaceX Starship launch license by the end of October,...
- Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab fails during “We Will Never Desert You” launch; SpaceX launches two boosters for 17th time NASASpaceflight · 18 Sep 2023 The week of Sept. 18 through Sept. 24 is set to see three orbital launches, all of which are set to take place from US-based aerospace companies. Firstly, Rocket Lab launched its ninth Electron of 2023 on a mission dubbe...
- SpaceX seeks to throw out Justice Department hiring practices case SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 SpaceX has responded to a Justice Department lawsuit about the company’s hiring practices with a suit of its own, arguing that the government’s case is unconstitutional.
- Senate Armed Services Committee to probe Starlink operations in Ukraine SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2023 Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) plans to launch an investigation into SpaceX’s actions in Ukraine following new reports that Elon Musk blocked Ukrainian forces’ access to Starlink...
- Investing in Space: Industry enters new era with tight funding and SpaceX dominance CNBC · 14 Sep 2023 I’m wrapping up my time at the World Satellite Business Week conference, after a whirlwind of panels, meetings and more. Paris, lovely as ever, played host to insights from old and new sources, and I could spend the rest...
- Rapid Starlink iteration poses challenges for resellers SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 SpaceX’s ability to quickly change and update services has been awkward for resellers, an executive for the low Earth orbit broadband constellation said Sep. 13.
- SpaceX waiting for FAA to approve launch licence for Starship’s second flight NASASpaceflight · 13 Sep 2023 With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having closed the mishap investigation into the anomaly during the first Integrated Flight Test of Starship, SpaceX is waiting for its launch license for the second test fli...
- SpaceX says it is no longer losing money with Starlink production Teslarati · 13 Sep 2023 SpaceX Vice President of Starlink, Jonathan Hofeller, said today that the company is no longer taking a hit financially for producing Starlink...
- SpaceX no longer taking losses to produce Starlink antennas, a key step to improving profitability CNBC · 13 Sep 2023 PARIS – Elon Musk’s SpaceX is no longer absorbing the cost of the Starlink antennas that it sells with its satellite internet service, a company executive said on Wednesday, a key step to the company improving its profit...
- SpaceX’s Starlink partners with European satellite giant SES for combined cruise market service CNBC · 13 Sep 2023 PARIS – European satellite operator SES is teaming up with SpaceX’s Starlink to offer a combined service to cruise operators, the companies announced on Wednesday.
- Starlink and SES join forces for multi-orbit cruise connectivity SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 SpaceX and SES are pooling their broadband satellites to offer cruise operators an integrated service promising up to 3 gigabits per second of capacity per ship.
- SpaceX’s near monopoly on rocket launches is a ‘huge concern,’ Lazard banker warns CNBC · 12 Sep 2023 PARIS – A Lazard investment banker sounded the alarm about the dominance of Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the rocket launch market, as the industry waits for U.S. competitors to begin flying new vehicles.
- SpaceX conducts 65th and 66th launches of 2023 NASASpaceflight · 12 Sep 2023 SpaceX launched two back-to-back Starlink missions this week. The first mission, Starlink Group 7-2, launched 21 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 4 East at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in...
- Air Force satisfied with SpaceX services, not concerned about its growing dominance SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2023 Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said his department is comfortable working with SpaceX despite recent reports about Elon Musk restricting the use of the company’s Starlink satellite services in Ukraine.
- Legacy satellite operators take stock of Starlink-fueled transformation SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2023 The arrival of SpaceX’s broadband service has transformed satellite communications and what customers expect from other companies in the market, executives on a panel of legacy operators said Sept. 11.
- Telesat signs multi-launch SpaceX deal covering all Lightspeed satellites SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2023 Telesat has contracted 14 launches from SpaceX starting in mid-2026 to deploy its entire Lightspeed broadband constellation within a year, the Canadian satellite operator said Sept. 11.
- Telesat buys SpaceX launches for Lightspeed internet satellites CNBC · 11 Sep 2023 PARIS – Competitors or not, SpaceX continues to be willing to launch for other satellite internet companies.
- FAA: Starship Mishap Investigation Complete, But No Flight Approval Yet SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Sep 2023 The FAA announced today that its investigation into what went wrong on the first flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket in April is done. SpaceX is ready to try again, but
- FAA closes Starship mishap investigation, directs 63 corrective actions for SpaceX SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2023 The Federal Aviation Administration has completed the mishap investigation in SpaceX’s first integrated Starship launch in April but is not ready yet to approve a second launch of the vehicle.
- FAA Completes SpaceX Starship IFT-1 Investigation, 63 Corrective Actions Required The Launch Pad · 8 Sep 2023 The FAA has closed the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy mishap investigation.The final report cites multiple root causes of the April 20, 2023, mishap and 63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to prevent mishap reoccurrence.