News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX launches fleet-leading booster on 14th flight Spaceflight Now · 10 Sep 2022 A reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 booster completed its record-breaking 14th flight to space after blastoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 9:20 p.m. EDT Saturday (0120 GMT Sunday). The mission was billed as one of SpaceX’s...
- SpaceX appeals FCC decision to reverse $885.5M Starlink subsidies Teslarati · 9 Sep 2022 SpaceX appealed the Federal Communications Commission’s reversal of Starlink’s infrastructure award of $885.5 million. The appeal was filed electronically and hand-delivered to...
- SpaceX to launch five spare Iridium satellites SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2022 Iridium will launch five of its remaining six ground spare satellites on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission in 2023, the company announced Sept. 8.
- SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace targeting three rocket launches in two days Teslarati · 8 Sep 2022 SpaceX and Firefly Aerospace are on track to attempt three orbital launches this weekend as the former continues to relentlessly assemble a...
- SpaceX Starship prototype ignites six engines, starts major brush fire Teslarati · 8 Sep 2022 SpaceX has successfully ignited all six engines on its latest Starship prototype, taking a significant step towards ensuring that the upper stage...
- SpaceX preps Starship, Super Heavy for another week of Raptor testing Teslarati · 5 Sep 2022 SpaceX continues to work around the clock to prepare its latest Starship and Super Heavy booster prototypes for another week of testing...
- SpaceX launches first Starlink rideshare mission of 2022 NASASpaceflight · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 Block 5 on Sunday, September 4 at 10:09 PM EDT (02:09 UTC on September 5). Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, this mis...
- Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites, Boeing rideshare payload Spaceflight Now · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday night with 51 more Starlink internet satellites and a rideshare payload that will use a Spaceflight-built orbital transfer vehicle to climb into a higher orbit to test broadband c...
- SpaceX sends Starlink satellites, Boeing demonstrator into orbit on 40th launch of 2022 Teslarati · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX has completed its 40th Falcon 9 launch of 2022, delivering a new batch of Starlink satellites and Boeing demonstration satellite into...
- SpaceX filing shows plans for massive building in Bastrop County Teslarati · 1 Sep 2022 SpaceX recently filed for a massive building in Bastrop County, Texas which is just east of Austin. According to filings with the...
- SpaceX targeting 100 launches in 2023 Teslarati · 1 Sep 2022 CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX is aiming to complete up to 100 launches in 2023 while the company continues to set...
- Video: Interview with former NASA astronaut Doug Hurley Spaceflight Now · 1 Sep 2022 Former NASA astronaut Doug Hurley visited with Spaceflight Now before the launch of the Artemis 1 lunar test flight. Hurley is a veteran of two space shuttle missions and commanded the first piloted test flight of SpaceX...
- NASA will pay Boeing more than twice as much as SpaceX for crew seats Ars Technica · 1 Sep 2022 "I don't know whether the business case closes today."
- NASA and SpaceX finalize extension of commercial crew contract SpaceNews · 1 Sep 2022 NASA announced Aug. 31 that it has extended its commercial crew contract with SpaceX, adding five missions for more than $1.4 billion.
- SpaceX closes out quartet of Starlink launches from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 31 Aug 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 46 more Starlink internet satellites overnight Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, completing a quartet of rapid-fire polar orbit Starlink missions from the We...
- NASA awards SpaceX five more Dragon astronaut launch contracts Teslarati · 31 Aug 2022 NASA has finalized plans to purchase another five Crew Dragon launches from SpaceX, securing its astronauts access to the International Space Station...
- Starlink secures first cruise line customer with Royal Caribbean SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2022 Royal Caribbean Group said Aug. 30 it has become the first cruise liner to adopt SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband services.
- Royal Caribbean will be the first in the cruise industry to adopt Starlink Teslarati · 30 Aug 2022 Royal Caribbean Group announced that it plans to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet services to enhance its guests’ and crew members’ experience fleetwide....
- SpaceX nails 150th Falcon recovery attempt on Starlink Group 3-4 NASASpaceflight · 30 Aug 2022 SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on their Starlink Group 3-4 mission. Launching from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the Falcon 9...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket completes 57th operational Starlink launch Teslarati · 30 Aug 2022 For the 57th time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has delivered a batch of operational Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, simultaneously...
- Direct-to-cell startups welcome Musk’s arrival SpaceNews · 29 Aug 2022 Startups developing constellations for providing connectivity directly to standard cellphones say they stand to benefit from SpaceX entering their market.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket breaks payload mass record with repaired booster Teslarati · 29 Aug 2022 SpaceX has set a new record for the heaviest payload launched on a Falcon 9 rocket as part of a routine Starlink...
- Photos: Aerial survey of Kennedy Space Center on the eve of Artemis 1 Spaceflight Now · 28 Aug 2022 Spaceflight Now took an aerial tour around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the days before the scheduled launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket. These images captured by Walter Scriptunas II show the the powerful...
- Starlink is now available in southern regions of Norway Teslarati · 27 Aug 2022 Starlink is now available in Norway, SpaceX announced today on Twitter. SpaceX also said that it adjusted the prices in most countries...
- SpaceX launch sets record for Falcon 9 payload mass Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2022 SpaceX launched another 54 Starlink internet satellites Saturday night from Cape Canaveral, setting a record for the heaviest payload ever launched by a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch occurred days after SpaceX and T-Mobile...
- US appeals court upholds Starlink deployment change SpaceNews · 26 Aug 2022 A U.S. appeals court Aug. 26 upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s year-old decision to let SpaceX deploy more satellites at lower altitudes to improve the Starlink broadband constellation’s performance.
- SpaceX satellite deployment plan backed by U.S. appeals court Teslarati · 26 Aug 2022 A U.S. appeals court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval of a SpaceX plan to deploy some of its Starlink satellites...
- SpaceX, NASA announce date for next Crew Dragon astronaut launch Teslarati · 26 Aug 2022 SpaceX and NASA have settled on October 3rd for the company’s fifth operational astronaut launch, a mission that will also mark the...
- Forget 5G wireless, SpaceX and T-Mobile want to offer Zero-G coverage Ars Technica · 26 Aug 2022 "So it's really quite a difficult technical challenge."
- SpaceX test-fires repaired booster for weekend Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022 SpaceX rolled a Falcon 9 rocket to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral and test-fired its engines Thursday, prepping for liftoff Saturday night carrying another group of Starlink internet satellites into orbit. The Falcon 9...
- Watch live: SpaceX readies Falcon 9 rocket for weekend launch Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022 SpaceX has rolled a Falcon 9 rocket to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral for a test-firing ahead of a planned mission Saturday night carrying another group of Starlink internet satellites into orbit. A static fire test is...
- SpaceX and T-Mobile partner for direct-to-cellphone satellite service SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 T-Mobile announced plans Aug. 25 to use SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites next year to bring connectivity to phones beyond the reach of its cell towers in the United States.
- SpaceX & T-Mobile plan to announce plans to increase connectivity Teslarati · 24 Aug 2022 SpaceX and T-Mobile CEO, Mike Sievert have plans to increase connectivity, SpaceX announced earlier today. SpaceX will hold the live broadcast on...
- Starship uncrewed lunar lander test a “skeleton” of crewed lander SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022 A SpaceX Starship that will land on the moon an on uncrewed test flight may only be a “skeleton” of the version of that will carry people on the Artemis 3 mission, NASA says.
- SpaceX Starship booster heads to launch pad for the fifth time Teslarati · 24 Aug 2022 For the fifth time in five months, SpaceX has transported its most advanced Starship booster prototype from the Starbase factory to the...
- SpaceX to squeeze in Falcon 9 Starlink launch before NASA’s Moon rocket debut Teslarati · 24 Aug 2022 SpaceX is preparing for at least one more Falcon 9 launch between now and the debut of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS)...
- SpaceX teams refining countdown procedures for Starship testing NASASpaceflight · 23 Aug 2022 In recent weeks, SpaceX has not only moved back into Starship testing with Ship 24, but has also performed multiple engine tests with Booster 7 after the explosion below it during a failed spin prime test, and repairs af...
- SpaceX adds Falcon 9 back to second-gen Starlink launch plan SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2022 SpaceX said Aug. 19 it has decided to use a mix of Falcon 9 and Starship rockets to launch the 30,000 satellites in its proposed second-generation Starlink broadband constellation.
- SpaceX tweaks Starlink Gen2 plans to add Falcon 9 launch option Teslarati · 22 Aug 2022 SpaceX says it has revised plans for its next-generation Starlink Gen2 constellation to allow the upgraded satellites to launch on its workhorse...
- SpaceX cargo capsule returns to Earth with leaky NASA spacesuit Spaceflight Now · 21 Aug 2022 SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral Saturday, wrapping up a 37-day flight to the International Space Station and returning home with experiments and a leaky sp...