News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX’s Starship vehicle is ready to fly, just waiting for a launch license Ars Technica · 10 Apr 2023 SpaceX engineers have a million questions about the performance of these vehicles.
- SpaceX launches Intelsat’s IS-40e high throughput satellite SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2023 SpaceX successfully launched Intelsat’s IS-40e communications satellite April 7, which will help the operator meet growing demand for connectivity on planes while also carrying its first hosted payload for NASA.
- SpaceX closing in on first Starship Super Heavy launch SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2023 SpaceX offered its strongest signals yet that it is nearing the first full-scale launch of its Starship vehicle, now expected for later this month.
- SpaceX launches Intelsat 40e with NASA’s TEMPO instrument NASASpaceflight · 7 Apr 2023 SpaceX has launched its 23rd mission of 2023 with the company’s Falcon 9 rocket lofting the Intelsat-40e/TEMPO payload to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Liftoff of the Intelsat-40e/TEMPO mission occurred at the op...
- SpaceX Sets Timeline For Inaugural Starship Flight The Launch Pad · 6 Apr 2023 SpaceX have confirmed they are preparing for the historic first flight of Starship.
- NASA Sets Coverage for Air Quality Instrument Launch NASA · 6 Apr 2023 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:30 a.m. EDT Friday, April 7, to launch NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution instrument). TEMPO is the first space-based instrument to monitor major...
- SpaceX launches 10 satellites for U.S. Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2023 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off April 2 at 10:29 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, carrying 10 military satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
- SpaceX launches initial satellites for Space Development Agency NASASpaceflight · 2 Apr 2023 SpaceX has launched a batch of 10 communications and missile tracking satellites on the Tranche 0 Flight 1 mission for the Space Development Agency (SDA) on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC).
- SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could be just days away Ars Technica · 1 Apr 2023 No fooling—Starship rolled back to the launch pad on April 1.
- Astrolab Signs Starship Launch Agreement For FLEX Rover Mission The Launch Pad · 31 Mar 2023 Astrolab has signed an agreement with SpaceX to transport Astrolab’s FLEX rover on an upcoming mission to the Moon using SpaceX's Starship as early as 2026.
- NASA Updates Media on Next Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station NASA · 31 Mar 2023 NASA experts will join a virtual press conference hosted by Axiom Space at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 6, to preview the launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second private astronaut mission to the International Space S...
- Astrolab to send rover to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2023 Lunar rover developer Astrolab has signed an agreement with SpaceX to transport its first rover to the moon on a future Starship flight.
- SpaceX ready for launch with initial satellites for Space Development Agency NASASpaceflight · 30 Mar 2023 SpaceX is now scheduled to launch a batch of 10 communications and missile tracking satellites on the Tranche 0 Flight 1 mission for the Space Development Agency (SDA) on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC)...
- Ovzon gets deadline extension for debut satellite SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2023 Mobile satcom services provider Ovzon said March 28 it has secured a deadline extension enabling it to keep priority spectrum rights for its first broadband satellite, as long as it launches early enough in a July-Septem...
- China to begin constructing its own megaconstellation later this year SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2023 China is preparing to launch its first satellites for a national low Earth orbit broadband megaconstellation to challenge SpaceX's Starlink.
- Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 CNBC · 24 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab is building a bigger, reusable launch vehicle called Neutron, and it’s targeting a price point near $50 million per launch to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
- SpaceX keeping up cadence with Starlink Group 5-5 mission NASASpaceflight · 24 Mar 2023 SpaceX’s 20th mission of the year is set to launch this Friday, March 24, sending another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). The mission, named Starlink Group 5-5, is scheduled for liftoff at 11:43...
- (UPDATED) SpaceX investment from Saudi, UAE investors being planned: report Teslarati · 23 Mar 2023 UPDATE: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has issued a response. As per the CEO, reports alleging that Saudi and UAE investors are planning...
- SpaceX investment from Saudi, UAE investors might be coming: report Teslarati · 23 Mar 2023 Recent reports have emerged suggesting that a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s investment fund and an Abu Dhabi investment firm are planning to...
- SpaceX Starlink V2 Satellites Experiencing Problems On Orbit The Launch Pad · 22 Mar 2023 SpaceX may need to deorbit some of the first batch of larger second-generation Starlink satellites due to issues they are currently facing.
- SpaceX experiencing problems with first upgraded Starlink V2 satellites SpaceNews · 22 Mar 2023 The first set of larger second-generation Starlink satellites is experiencing problems that could require SpaceX to deorbit at least some of them.
- The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year Ars Technica · 20 Mar 2023 We're not at airline-like operations yet, but we're getting a lot closer.
- Space industry deals with launch shortage SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2023 Even as the space industry complains of a shortage of launch capacity, SpaceX said it has room to increase an already surging pace of launches.
- SpaceX launches final two satellites in SES C-band clearing plan SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2023 SpaceX launched the last two satellites March 17 that SES needs to claim C-band spectrum clearing proceeds worth nearly $4 billion in total.
- SpaceX conducts doubleheader with Starlink mission followed by launch for SES NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2023 Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s successful CRS-27 launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was in action again for a pair of back-to-back missions from both coasts Friday, tasked with deploying communications satellites into orbit.
- SpaceX completes launch doubleheader with sunset liftoff from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 17 Mar 2023 SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in a span of a little more than four hours Friday, a record-setting day that began with the launch of 52 Starlink internet satellites from California and ended with the sunset liftoff...
- SpaceX supply ship docks at International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 A day-and-a-half after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station at 7:31 a.m. EDT (1131 GMT) Thursday to deliver fresh food, experiments, CubeSats, and a suite of...
- Watch live: SpaceX supply ship approaching space station for docking Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 A day-and-a-half after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft is on course to dock at the International Space Station at 7:28 a.m. EDT (1128 GMT) Thursday to deliver fresh food, experiments, and provisi...
- SES to complete C-band clearing program with SpaceX dual-satellite launch Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 SES, the international communications satellite operator, plans to send two more C-band television broadcasting spacecraft into orbit from Cape Canaveral Friday night atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission that will...
- SpaceX launches 27th cargo mission to ISS SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 A SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station carrying supplies and experiments after a launch March 14.
- SpaceX Launches Science and Supplies To Space Station The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the 27th resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), carrying over 6,200 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo. The SpaceX Dragon spacecra...
- Amazon unveils satellite receivers for Starlink competitor, ‘Project Kuiper’ Teslarati · 14 Mar 2023 Amazon has unveiled its trio of satellite internet receivers that will be part of its “Project Kuiper” internet service, competing with SpaceX...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 to Discuss Mission Following Return to Earth NASA · 14 Mar 2023 Following a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, the four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are safely back on Earth and will answer questions in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March...
- Amazon shows off new satellite internet antennas as it takes on SpaceX’s Starlink CNBC · 14 Mar 2023 WASHINGTON -- Amazon revealed a trio of satellite antennas on Tuesday, as the company prepares to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with its own Project Kuiper internet network.
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Florida Spaceflight Now · 14 Mar 2023 A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft packed with nearly 6,300 pounds of fresh food, hardware, and experiments for the International Space Station lifted off Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT Wednesday) from NASA’s Kennedy S...
- NASA, SpaceX Dragon to Deliver Heart Studies, More to Space Station NASA · 14 Mar 2023 NASA has another cargo shipment enroute to the International Space Station following a successful Falcon 9 launch of SpaceX’s 27th resupply mission for the agency.
- SpaceX Set To Test Starlink To Cell Service This Year With T-Mobile The Launch Pad · 13 Mar 2023 SpaceX is preparing to take their Starlink service to the next level by offering cell service coverage.
- U.S. military experiments hitching ride to space station on SpaceX cargo ship Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2023 SpaceX’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station is set for liftoff Tuesday night from Kennedy Space Center, hauling more than 6,300 pounds of cargo to the complex, including a $35 million, half-ton payl...
- SpaceX says it will test Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year CNBC · 13 Mar 2023 WASHINGTON — SpaceX plans to begin testing its Starlink satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year, an executive of Elon Musk’s company said on Monday.
- Crew-5 mission ends with Florida splashdown SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2023 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the Florida coast March 11, returning four people from the International Space Station after more than five months in space.