News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX’s Starlink fleet gets 53 new satellites with launch from Florida Spaceflight Now · 19 Aug 2022 Fifty-three new Starlink internet satellites launched Friday from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, adding more capacity to the largest fleet of spacecraft ever put into orbit.
- SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 19 Aug 2022 Another 53 Starlink internet satellites are ready to rocket into orbit Friday from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The two-stage Falcon 9, powered by a reusable booster, will place the 53 internet relay nodes...
- SpaceX launches third Starlink mission in less than two weeks NASASpaceflight · 19 Aug 2022 SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) onboard a Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Starlink Group 4-27 mission. Liftoff occurred on Friday, August 19 at 3:21:20 PM EDT (19:21:20...
- Dragon cargo ship departs space station, heads for splashdown near Florida Spaceflight Now · 19 Aug 2022 A SpaceX Dragon supply freighter undocked from the International Space Station Friday, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida Saturday with about two tons of cargo, experiments, and a leaky spacesuit.
- SpaceX’s next-gen Starship rocket wins first satellite launch contract Teslarati · 18 Aug 2022 SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket has secured its first satellite launch contract. On August 18th, Japanese satellite operator Sky Perfect JSAT announced that...
- Sky Perfect JSAT picks SpaceX’s Starship for 2024 satellite launch SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2022 Sky Perfect JSAT said Aug. 18 it has picked SpaceX’s Starship rocket to launch its Superbird-9 satellite in 2024.
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket could still launch first military mission in 2022 Teslarati · 17 Aug 2022 In a statement issued to Bloomberg, the US Space Force says that SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could still conduct its first operational...
- SpaceX gets $1.9 million Air Force contract for Starlink services in Europe and Africa SpaceNews · 15 Aug 2022 The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command awarded SpaceX a $1.9 million one-year contract to provide Starlink internet services in Europe and Africa starting this month.
- SpaceX preps 46 more Starlink satellites for launch into polar orbit Spaceflight Now · 12 Aug 2022 SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 46 Starlink internet satellites into polar orbit Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, continuing deployment of the company’s commercial broadband network.
- SpaceX continues Starlink expansion with third launch to shell 3 NASASpaceflight · 12 Aug 2022 SpaceX launched the Starlink Group 3-3 mission on Friday, marking the company’s 55th dedicated launch to build its satellite internet constellation. Group 3-3 took flight on a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from Space Lau...
- Rocket Report: SpaceX sees rideshare demand, Russia’s odd launch deal with Iran Ars Technica · 12 Aug 2022 "One of the questions that we’re getting a lot is, 'How full are you guys?'"
- SpaceX set to launch third batch of sun-synchronous Starlink satellites Teslarati · 12 Aug 2022 SpaceX says it’s on track to launch a third batch of operational Starlink satellites to sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) as early as 2:40...
- SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites in afternoon launch from California Spaceflight Now · 12 Aug 2022 SpaceX launched 46 more Starlink internet satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, adding more broadband relay platforms to the polar-orbiting segment of the network.
- NASA TV to Cover SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departure from Space Station NASA · 11 Aug 2022 A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returning science to Earth for NASA is set to depart the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 18.
- Spaceflight’s chemically powered space tug heads for launch SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2022 Spaceflight shipped its Sherpa-LTC2 orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) Aug. 10 to Cape Canaveral in Florida, where it will make a second attempt to debut the chemically powered space tug on a SpaceX launch.
- SpaceX fires up Starship and Super Heavy booster hours apart Teslarati · 11 Aug 2022 SpaceX appears to have successfully fired up a Starship and Super Heavy booster hours apart, testing a total of three new Raptor...
- SpaceX loses $900 million in rural broadband subsidies SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2022 SpaceX has lost its bid for nearly $900 million in rural broadband subsidies for its Starlink broadband service.
- Photos: Cape Canaveral’s first launch doubleheader in more than 50 years Spaceflight Now · 10 Aug 2022 The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Aug. 4 occurred 12 hours and 39 minutes after the liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from neighboring launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the shortest...
- SpaceX breathes fire in South Texas for the first time in 2022 Ars Technica · 10 Aug 2022 Two test firings on Tuesday bring the company closer to a Starship orbital flight.
- Falcon 9 rocket deploys SpaceX’s 3,000th Starlink internet satellite Spaceflight Now · 10 Aug 2022 Fifty-two new satellites are on the way to join SpaceX’s Starlink internet network following a sky-lighting blastoff from the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday night, a mission that included the 3,000th spacecraft to launch i...
- SpaceX fires up Starship booster at orbital launch pad Teslarati · 9 Aug 2022 For the first time, SpaceX has static fired a Starship booster at its South Texas orbital launch pad, marking important milestones for...
- Starlink Group 4-26 launches on Falcon 9 from LC-39A NASASpaceflight · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, carrying 52 Starlink satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). These satellites will contribute to filling up the fourth shell of the Star...
- SpaceX sees continued strong demand for rideshare missions SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX, whose rideshare services have reshaped the smallsat launch market, says it continues to see strong demand with missions booked into 2025.
- SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket as Starship work continues at pad 39A Spaceflight Now · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX continues to launch Falcon 9 rockets from Launch Complex 39A in Florida as construction work advances on the nearby tower for the company’s next-generation Starship rocket. Overnight Tuesday, SpaceX rolled another...
- SpaceX launches 3000th Starlink satellite Teslarati · 9 Aug 2022 SpaceX has successfully launched its 3000th Starlink satellite as part of Falcon 9’s 54th dedicated mission for the low Earth orbit (LEO)...
- Northrop Grumman partners with Firefly and SpaceX to save Antares rocket, launch Cygnus spacecraft Teslarati · 8 Aug 2022 Northrop Grumman has announced plans to partner with startup Firefly Aerospace to save (and upgrade) the conglomerate’s Antares rocket, which it uses...
- Ellie In Space X Teslarati (double interview) Teslarati · 6 Aug 2022 Ellie In Space is more than a YouTube channel dedicated to SpaceX and space in general. The host, Ellie, has a unique...
- Rocket Report: SpaceX launches Korea to the Moon, Georgia’s litigious spaceport Ars Technica · 5 Aug 2022 "Union Carbide most certainly has a contract with Camden."
- SpaceX launches Danuri, South Korea’s first mission to the Moon NASASpaceflight · 4 Aug 2022 SpaceX has launched South Korea’s first mission to the Moon on Thursday. A flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket launched the Danuri spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at...
- Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri to Investigate Lunar Surface Space Scout · 4 Aug 2022 On Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 6:08pm EDT, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is scheduled to launch their first lunar mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Korean moon mission Spaceflight Now · 4 Aug 2022 South Korea’s first mission to the moon lifted off at 7:08 p.m. EDT (2308 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch was the second of the day from Florida’s Space Coast, marking the sho...
- SpaceX aces first Moon launch with a reused rocket Teslarati · 4 Aug 2022 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has become the first in history to launch a spacecraft to the Moon using reused hardware. That spacecraft:...
- Korean moon mission blasts off from Cape Canaveral on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 4 Aug 2022 South Korea’s first moon orbiter launched Thursday from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, heading off on a mission to survey potential lunar landing sites and search for water ice hidden inside shadowed craters...
- SpaceX working to improve fairing recovery for continued success NASASpaceflight · 3 Aug 2022 After a year of solid success with Falcon 9 fairing recovery and reuse, SpaceX has once again started tinkering with the recovery operation.
- SpaceX set for first Moon launch [webcast] Teslarati · 3 Aug 2022 No earlier than (NET) 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC), August 4th, a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from...
- Cape Canaveral on the cusp of new records amid blistering launch rate Spaceflight Now · 3 Aug 2022 With two rockets from industry rivals United Launch Alliance and SpaceX ready for liftoff just 12 hours apart Thursday, the Cape Canaveral spaceport is poised to surpass the record for most missions in a year to fly into...
- NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission NASA · 2 Aug 2022 A pair of news conferences on Thursday, Aug. 4, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will highlight the agency’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station.
- Elon Musk sets expectations for SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launches Teslarati · 2 Aug 2022 CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s first successful orbital Starship launch will “probably [occur] between 1 and 12 months from now,” revealing...
- December launch planned for Polaris Dawn SpaceNews · 1 Aug 2022 The privately funded Polaris Program is planning its first crewed launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in December, a mission that will include the first spacewalk on a private mission.
- SpaceX Super Heavy tank prototype survives crush testing Teslarati · 1 Aug 2022 A tank prototype similar to SpaceX’s next-generation Super Heavy rocket booster has survived a series of tests that repeatedly attempted to destroy...