News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX Crew Dragon returns to Earth with on-target splashdown Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2022 Three NASA astronauts and a European flier boarded their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonvil...
- Starlink kicks off Asia expansion in search of more subscribers SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022 Starlink is deepening its foothold in Japan as SpaceX’s satellite broadband service looks to expand elsewhere in Asia, which will be critical for generating much-needed revenues.
- Starlink’s market dominance affecting DoD’s hybrid network plans SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2022 As SpaceX’s Starlink continues to gain military customers, the Pentagon worries that the company’s use of proprietary technology will make it difficult to integrate into a hybrid architecture that DoD hopes to build
- SpaceX, NASA targeting separate Moon launches days apart Teslarati · 13 Oct 2022 NASA and a SpaceX customer have announced plans to launch two unrelated Moon missions days apart next month. On October 12th, NASA...
- Dennis Tito, first space tourist, books trip around the moon on SpaceX’s Starship Spaceflight Now · 12 Oct 2022 Dennis Tito, an 82-year-old aerospace engineer-turned-financial analyst who paid Russia $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station in 2001, is working with SpaceX on plans to take his wife on what amounts...
- NASA, SpaceX delay crew capsule return to wait for better weather Spaceflight Now · 12 Oct 2022 Four astronauts are preparing to ride a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule from the International Space Station back to Earth this week to close out a nearly six-month expedition, targeting splashdown off the coast of Florida. N...
- SpaceX announces a second private flight to the Moon aboard Starship Ars Technica · 12 Oct 2022 "We can't force the timeline. It will happen when it happens."
- SpaceX announced Starship 2nd commercial spaceflight first two crewmembers Teslarati · 12 Oct 2022 SpaceX announced the first two crew members of Starship’s second commercial spaceflight around the Moon. Entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife, Akiko,...
- Dennis Tito and wife to be on second Starship flight around the moon SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2022 The first private astronaut to fly to the International Space Station plans to return to space on a trip around the moon on SpaceX’s Starship with his wife and up to 10 other people.
- NASA TV to Air Crew Activities as Astronauts Prepare, Return to Earth NASA · 11 Oct 2022 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX fully stacks Starship rocket for the first time in six months Teslarati · 11 Oct 2022 For the first time in more than six months, SpaceX has stacked both stages of its next-generation Starship rocket, creating the largest...
- SpaceX deploys two of six C-band satellites Intelsat is launching this year SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2022 SpaceX Oct. 8 successfully deployed the first two of seven satellites Intelsat needs to clear C-band spectrum in the United States, keeping the operator on course to launch all but one of them before the end of this year...
- SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy launch in three years eyes late-October liftoff Teslarati · 10 Oct 2022 For the second time in 2022, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has a firm launch date for the first time in more than...
- Starlink now available in Japan Teslarati · 10 Oct 2022 Starlink is now available in Japan, SpaceX announced Monday, adding that Japan is the first Asian country to access Starlink. In September...
- SpaceX drone ship captures Falcon 9 ‘jellyfish’ from a new angle Teslarati · 9 Oct 2022 Following a rare two-day technical delay that ended an opportunity for SpaceX to break a significant record, the company put on a...
- Two Intelsat video relay satellites ride to orbit on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 8 Oct 2022 ,SpaceX launched a pair of four-ton communications spacecraft for Intelsat at twilight Saturday evening, two days later than planned after back-to-back scrubs, on the company’s third flight of a Falcon 9 rocket this week...
- Starlink support for Ukraine will exceed $100M by end of year Teslarati · 7 Oct 2022 Starlink support for Ukraine will exceed $100 million by the end of the year, Elon Musk said earlier today. The SpaceX CEO’s response...
- SpaceX successfully lofts Intelsat Galaxy duo NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2022 SpaceX launched Intelsat’s Galaxy 33 (G-33) and Galaxy 34 (G-34) satellites on Saturday from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch came after scrubbing two previous...
- Dual satellite launch for Intelsat next on SpaceX’s launch schedule Spaceflight Now · 6 Oct 2022 For the third time in 31 hours, SpaceX is poised to fire a Falcon 9 rocket into space Thursday, this time on a mission from Cape Canaveral with two commercial Intelsat television broadcasting satellites heading for geost...
- Sierra Space hires former SpaceX executive as CIO SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 Sierra Space has hired a former SpaceX executive as its chief information officer as the company builds up its infrastructure to support work on commercial spacecraft and a space station.
- Dragon crew capsule delivers four new residents to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 6 Oct 2022 SpaceX’s four-person Dragon Endurance crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station Thursday, delivering U.S., Japanese, and Russian crew members to the complex and replacing four astronauts scheduled to conclu...
- SpaceX’s third Falcon 9 launch in 31 hours aborted by “tiny helium leak” Teslarati · 6 Oct 2022 SpaceX’s third Falcon 9 launch in a little over 31 hours was called off seconds before liftoff after the rocket’s onboard computer...
- SpaceX launches Starlink 4-29 from Vandenberg hours after crew mission NASASpaceflight · 5 Oct 2022 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 B1071-5 has launched 52 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. The Starlink 4-29 mission was targeting launch on Monday, Oct. 3; how...
- After a three-year wait, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy could launch again later this month Spaceflight Now · 5 Oct 2022 More than three years after SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket last blazed a path into orbit, the 28-engine launcher is finally set to fly again as soon as Oct. 28 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a long-delayed nationa...
- SpaceX says 5G plan could disrupt Starlink more than previously thought SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2022 Plans to use a part of Ku-band for 5G networks in the United States could disrupt Starlink broadband services even more than SpaceX previously estimated, the company said Oct. 4 as it released interference analysis from...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Launches to International Space Station NASA · 5 Oct 2022 The crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station noon EDT Wednesday, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- SpaceX launches Crew-5 mission to the space station SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2022 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with four people on board is on its way to the International Space Station after a successful launch Oct. 5.
- Starlink mission marks SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 launch in one day Spaceflight Now · 5 Oct 2022 Seven hours after a Falcon 9 launcher carried a four-person crew into orbit from Florida, SpaceX sent aloft another Falcon 9 from a foggy California spaceport Wednesday evening with 52 more Starlink internet satellites,...
- U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew lifts off from Florida heading for space station Spaceflight Now · 5 Oct 2022 Two NASA astronauts, a veteran Japanese space flier, and the first Russian cosmonaut to launch on a U.S. spacecraft since 2002 soared into orbit Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 roc...
- SpaceX Crew-5 mission docks with ISS NASASpaceflight · 5 Oct 2022 SpaceX and NASA have launched a group of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Crew-5 mission. The crew flew atop a Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft from Kennedy...
- Crew-5 to Launch NASA’s Next International Crew to the Space Station Space Scout · 5 Oct 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is set to lift off on Tuesday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, carrying a crew of four aboard Crew Dragon Endurance.
- SpaceX launches two Falcon 9 rockets in seven hours Teslarati · 5 Oct 2022 Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets have successfully launched a Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts and a new batch of Starlink internet satellites...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown NASA · 4 Oct 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts will answer media questions at 11:55 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 11, about their time aboard the International Space Station. The event takes place prior to their return to Earth later this mon...
- SpaceX has been bidding against itself for NASA’s science missions for a while Ars Technica · 4 Oct 2022 "NASA is not able to share the number of bids."
- Russian cosmonaut set to ride U.S. crew capsule to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 4 Oct 2022 Cosmonaut Anna Kikina will become the first Russian crew member to launch on a U.S. spacecraft since 2002 when she straps into a seat aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance capsule Wednesday for a flight to the International S...
- EnerStar Solutions announces third Starlink enterprise reseller deal SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2022 Canada-based EnerStar Solutions, a rental company for the energy sector, said Oct. 3 it has reached a deal to add SpaceX’s Starlink broadband to the services it provides industrial workers.
- SpaceX targeting three launches from three pads in 31 hours Teslarati · 3 Oct 2022 Update: SpaceX says it and NASA are moving forward with plans to launch a Crew Dragon carrying US, Japanese, and Russian astronauts...
- SpaceX crew mission ‘top priority’ amid busy week of Falcon 9 launches Spaceflight Now · 3 Oct 2022 SpaceX’s next astronaut launch for NASA, set for Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center, is one of three missions on the company’s schedule this week from launch pads in Florida and California. The crew mission will get top...
- SpaceX to upgrade Cape Canaveral pad for crew and cargo missions SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2022 As SpaceX prepares to launch a new crew to the International Space Station from one pad at the Kennedy Space Center, it is starting work to upgrade another pad at Cape Canaveral as a backup.
- Crew dress rehearsal, rocket test-firing complete at SpaceX launch pad Spaceflight Now · 2 Oct 2022 SpaceX teams and the four crew members set for blastoff this week to the International Space Station completed dress rehearsals Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, familiarizing the astronauts with their la...