News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Elon Musk Gives Update on Failed Starship Launch, Expected To Spend $2B This Year The Launch Pad · 30 Apr 2023 On Saturday evening, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to give an update on the Starship Flight Test which took place on April 20th, 2023, and to provide insight into the future of the program.
- Musk predicts next Starship launch in a “couple months” SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2023 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said the first integrated test flight of his company's Starship vehicle met his expectations despite a cascading series of engine failures and other malfunctions that eventually caused th...
- SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on Starship this year, as Elon Musk pushes to reach orbit CNBC · 30 Apr 2023 Elon Musk expects SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on its Starship rocket development this year, as the company pushes to build on its first launch earlier this month.
- What’s next for SpaceX’s Starship after a dramatic first launch CNBC · 29 Apr 2023 The dust has settled in Texas, but the work to clean up after the world’s most powerful rocket and get the next one flying in a matter of months is already underway.
- SpaceX launches second pair of O3b mPower satellites SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2023 SpaceX launched a second pair of O3b mPower satellites April 28 for SES, which is now just one launch away from bringing its next-generation broadband constellation in medium Earth orbit online.
- SpaceX prepares for Falcon and Falcon 9 double header, weather may play spoiler Teslarati · 28 Apr 2023 SpaceX is targeting launches of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy later this evening. The Falcon 9 carrying SES O3b mPower satellite...
- SpaceX launches O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 mission from Florida NASASpaceflight · 28 Apr 2023 As SpaceX resumed Falcon launches after Starship’s exhilarating first orbital flight test last week, the company launched the O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 mission on Friday. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4...
- Nelson expects SpaceX to be ready for next Starship launch within months SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told a House committee that SpaceX’s truncated Starship test flight was not a major setback in plans to use that vehicle to land astronauts on the moon as soon as 2025.
- SpaceX completes its 25th Falcon 9 launch of 2023 with latest Starlink deployment Teslarati · 27 Apr 2023 SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 9 for the 25th time so far in 2023 with its latest deployment of Starlink satellites this morning....
- Fish and Wildlife Service documents damage from Starship launch SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2023 SpaceX’s Starship launch scattered debris over hundreds of acres and created a small brush fire, but did not kill any wildlife, according to a federal agency.
- SpaceX SLC-6 takeover to mark a new chapter for a famous pad NASASpaceflight · 27 Apr 2023 One of the most iconic launch sites in the world, Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), will be leased by SpaceX. Confirmation came after Col. Rob Long, Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) commander, s...
- Astrobotic purchases Falcon Heavy for third lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2023 Lunar lander developer Astrobotic announced April 25 it will launch a third mission to the moon in 2026 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.
- SpaceX to take over Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base Teslarati · 25 Apr 2023 After reaching an agreement with Space Launch Delta 30, SpaceX will take over the lease of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6). SLC-6...
- SpaceX to take over West Coast launch pad previously used by ULA SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2023 SpaceX is getting a second launch pad on the West Coast after gaining approval to lease Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, a historic pad previously occupied by United Launch Allia...
- SpaceX conducts Starlink Group 3 deployment launch NASASpaceflight · 25 Apr 2023 SpaceX’s 27th launch of the year occurred Thursday, April 26, 2023, lofting another batch of 46 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff was at 6:40 AM PDT (13:40 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) a...
- SpaceX Receives Permission To Lease Historic SLC-6 At Vandenberg Space Force Base The Launch Pad · 25 Apr 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base has granted SpaceX permission to lease Space Launch Complex 6 for Falcon rocket launches.
- SpaceX aims to launch Falcon Heavy and two Falcon 9 rockets this week Teslarati · 24 Apr 2023 SpaceX will aim to complete three successful launches this week, with Falcon Heavy leading the charge and two Falcon 9 launches coming...
- As megaconstellations grow, scientists become concerned with their impacts on astronomy NASASpaceflight · 23 Apr 2023 Since their initial launch in 2019, SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites have become infamous for photobombing observations from ground-based telescopes. While Starlink — along with other satellite “megaconstellations”...
- SpaceX Starship Experiences Anomaly In Flight The Launch Pad · 20 Apr 2023 This morning, SpaceX's Starship took to the South Texas skies for the first time in its fully integrated form.
- So what was that? Was Starship’s launch a failure or a success? Ars Technica · 20 Apr 2023 SpaceX's development process is messier, but it's also much faster.
- Investing in Space special report: Starship succeeds, in spite of failure CNBC · 20 Apr 2023 As I sprinted for a flight in the Dallas airport near midnight last night, I didn’t actually think SpaceX was going to light up Starship’s engines this morning.
- SpaceX Starship completes first successful test flight Teslarati · 20 Apr 2023 SpaceX’s Starship completed its first successful flight test with an incredible liftoff at South Padre Island, Texas, after years of testing and...
- Starship lifts off on first integrated test flight, breaks apart minutes later SpaceNews · 20 Apr 2023 SpaceX’s first integrated Starship vehicle lifted off on a long-anticipated test flight April 20, only to tumble and break apart minutes later.
- SpaceX prepares for another Starship test flight attempt Teslarati · 20 Apr 2023 For the second time this week, SpaceX is preparing for the maiden test flight of Starship, the company’s most ambitious rocket to...
- SpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket for the first time [Updated] Ars Technica · 20 Apr 2023 Spoiler alert: It went boom.
- SpaceX Launches Upgraded Starlink Satellites After Issues with First Batch NASASpaceflight · 18 Apr 2023 SpaceX launched its second batch of upgraded Starlink satellites after some of the first version 2 (v2) buses deorbited earlier than planned. Liftoff aboard a Falcon 9 rocket occurred April 19 at 10:31 AM EDT (14:31 UTC)...
- Lockheed Martin declares success demonstrating tech for in-orbit satellite servicing SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2023 The Linuss experiment — short for Lockheed Martin’s In-space Upgrade Satellite System — went to orbit on the USSF-44 national security mission launched by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.
- SpaceX scrubs first Starship launch attempt SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2023 SpaceX called off the first attempt to launch its integrated Starship vehicle from Texas April 17 because of a valve problem.
- SpaceX scrubs first launch attempt of its Starship launch system [Updated] Ars Technica · 17 Apr 2023 No human alive has ever seen a rocket this powerful take flight.
- TrustPoint launches PNT cubesat SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2023 TrustPoint Inc. launched its first satellite April 14 on the SpaceX Transporter-7 rideshare flight.
- SpaceX launches seventh Transporter rideshare mission SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2023 SpaceX launched more than 50 satellites early April 15 on the latest in a series of dedicated Falcon 9 smallsat rideshare missions.
- FAA issues license for first Starship integrated test flight SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2023 The FAA has issued a launch license to SpaceX to the first integrated test flight of the company’s Starship/Super Heavy launch vehicle, scheduled for no earlier than April 17.
- SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight CNBC · 14 Apr 2023 The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Starship launch license to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a crucial final regulatory step that clears the company to attempt an orbital launch of its towering rocket for the first time.
- Green light go: SpaceX receives a launch license from the FAA for Starship Ars Technica · 14 Apr 2023 "So far they’ve done what they need to do with regard to environmental impact."
- Starship ready for historic maiden flight, gains FAA launch license NASASpaceflight · 14 Apr 2023 With SpaceX confirming Starship is now ready for flight, all eyes were on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue its launch license. That was finally granted on Friday evening.
- The next battle for U.S. military launch contracts is about to begin SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2023 In the fiercely competitive space launch industry, United Launch Alliance and SpaceX have established themselves as the reigning providers of U.S. national security launch services, leaving little room for potential
- Rocket Report: SpaceX may lease High Bay 1 in the VAB; China to fight price war Ars Technica · 14 Apr 2023 "It is the only company that could see material cost savings by fully acquiring ULA."
- SpaceX Transporter-7 launches 51 payloads, booster return to LZ NASASpaceflight · 14 Apr 2023 SpaceX launched the Transporter-7 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission lifted off on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 11:47 PM PDT (06:47 UTC on April 15).
- SpaceX Sets Launch Date for Starship Integrated Flight Test The Launch Pad · 11 Apr 2023 On April 11th, SpaceX updated the official Starship webpage to include the timeline for Starships Integrated Flight Test. SpaceX has also officially confirmed that both the Booster and Ship stages will attempt a soft-wat...
- Next O3b mPower satellites en route to launchpad SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2023 A second pair of O3b mPower satellites for upgrading SES’ medium Earth orbit broadband network are due to arrive at their SpaceX launchpad in Florida this week, Boeing announced April 11.