News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX ready to launch space station resupply mission after five-week delay Spaceflight Now · 14 Jul 2022 SpaceX is set to launch its 25th resupply mission to the International Space Station Thursday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following a five-week delay to resolve a leak in the Dragon cargo capsule’s...
- SpaceX and NASA launch CRS-25 mission to the ISS NASASpaceflight · 14 Jul 2022 SpaceX launched its 25th commercial resupply services (CRS) mission for the International Space Station (ISS) on a flight-proven Falcon 9 while also utilizing a flight-proven Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft. Falcon 9 B1067-5 l...
- SpaceX sends Dragon to space station for 30th launch of 2022 Teslarati · 14 Jul 2022 SpaceX has successfully sent a Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company’s...
- SpaceX launches cargo Dragon mission to ISS SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2022 A SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a July 14 launch delayed more than a month by a hydrazine leak on the spacecraft.
- NASA, SpaceX Launch Climate Science Research, More to Space Station NASA · 14 Jul 2022 A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft carrying more than 5,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 8:44 p.m. EDT Thursday from N...
- SpaceX Dragon spacecraft ready for space station cargo delivery after repairs Teslarati · 13 Jul 2022 NASA and SpaceX are ready for Cargo Dragon’s 25th International Space Station resupply mission after a one-month delay. Originally scheduled to launch...
- OneWeb backs up Starlink 5G interference warning SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 Plans to use the 12 GHz band for terrestrial 5G would severely disrupt non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) broadband across the United States, OneWeb said July 11 in analysis supporting an earlier study from SpaceX.
- SpaceX starts testing its Super Heavy booster, and it’s “not good” Ars Technica · 12 Jul 2022 "Going forward, we won’t do a spin start test with all 33 engines at once."
- Starship booster test ends in fiery anomaly SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 A test of the booster for SpaceX’s first orbital Starship vehicle July 11 ended with flames erupting unexpectedly from the base of the vehicle, triggering a fire at the pad.
- SpaceX wants to attempt Starship booster catch during first orbital launch Teslarati · 12 Jul 2022 An updated document submitted by SpaceX to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed details about the company’s plan for the...
- SpaceX Starship booster survives explosion Teslarati · 11 Jul 2022 A SpaceX Super Heavy booster was rocked by a substantial explosion and subjected to multiple fires at the launch pad during the...
- SpaceX’s 50th dedicated Starlink mission begins filling new network layer Spaceflight Now · 11 Jul 2022 SpaceX launched the 50th dedicated mission for the Starlink internet network Sunday from California’s Central Coast, deploying 46 broadband relay nodes to begin populating a new polar-orbiting “shell” to fill in gaps in...
- SpaceX launches first mission to third shell of Starlink constellation NASASpaceflight · 10 Jul 2022 Continuing its busy 2022 launch manifest, SpaceX has begun filling the next shell of the Starlink constellation. The Starlink 3-1 mission lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:39 PM PD...
- SpaceX begins launching new shell of polar Starlink satellites Teslarati · 10 Jul 2022 SpaceX has begun launching a new group of Starlink satellites that will eventually create a ‘shell’ of near-polar communications satellites capable of...
- Elon Musk & Everyday Astronaut share detailed tour of SpaceX Raptor 2 engine Teslarati · 9 Jul 2022 Elon Musk gave Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut, a detailed tour of SpaceX’s Raptor 2 engine. It’s a lovely Saturday and a...
- Second commercial Lynk Global satellite still looking for launch SpaceNews · 8 Jul 2022 Lynk Global said it is still waiting for Spaceflight to rebook a flight for the second commercial satellite in its cellphone-compatible broadband network, four months after the launch services provider’s space tug was ki...
- NASA Highlights Climate Research on Cargo Launch, Sets Coverage NASA · 8 Jul 2022 NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:44 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 14, to launch the agency’s next investigation to monitor climate change to the International Space Station.
- Starlink Maritime is now available for ocean-going vessels. Teslarati · 7 Jul 2022 SpaceX announced a new Starlink product. Starlink Maritime will provide oceangoing vessels with up to 350 Mbps download while at sea. And it’s...
- Dish says SpaceX’s Starlink 5G interference study is flawed SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2022 Dish Network and others pushing for permission to use 12 GHz spectrum for 5G said July 7 that SpaceX’s study on how it would severely disrupt its broadband customers is “scientifically and logically flawed.”
- SpaceX rolls out maritime internet service on same day as another Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 7 Jul 2022 SpaceX launched another group of 53 satellites from Cape Canaveral for the company’s Starlink internet network Thursday, the same day it unveiled a new maritime broadband service. Federal regulators recently approved Spa...
- SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink internet satellites Spaceflight Now · 7 Jul 2022 SpaceX launched 53 more Starlink internet satellites at 9:11 a.m. EDT (1311 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 rocket’s reusable first stage landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean to complete its 13th...
- SpaceX opens busy second half of 2022 with Starlink launch NASASpaceflight · 7 Jul 2022 SpaceX’s first launch of the second half of 2022 occurred on Thursday when a Falcon 9 rocket lofted another 53 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). Liftoff occurred at 9:11 AM EDT (13:11 UTC) from Space Launch...
- SpaceX to continue Starlink network deployment with Thursday launch Spaceflight Now · 6 Jul 2022 Fifty-three more Starlink internet satellites are fastened to the top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff Thursday from Cape Canaveral, the first of five Falcon 9 flights scheduled for July.
- World’s rockets on pace for record year of launch activity Spaceflight Now · 6 Jul 2022 If it feels like there are more rockets launching into orbit than ever before, it’s not just you. The world’s launch operators, led by SpaceX and China’s state-run enterprises, launched 72 missions into orbit in the firs...
- SpaceX closing in on South Korean Moon launch Teslarati · 6 Jul 2022 After years of development and delays, South Korea has completed its first deep space spacecraft and sent it on its way to...
- SpaceX sends Starship prototype to launch pad after engine installation Teslarati · 5 Jul 2022 After several weeks of work back at SpaceX’s Starbase rocket factory, the company has transported a new and improved Starship prototype to...
- SpaceX eyes several Starlink launches in July Teslarati · 3 Jul 2022 A SpaceX drone ship has headed to sea for the first of up to five Starlink launches planned in July. Drone ship...
- SpaceX outfits Starship, Super Heavy with dozens of Raptor engines Teslarati · 3 Jul 2022 New photos shared by SpaceX show that the company has nearly finished installing a total of 39 upgraded Raptor engines on a...
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon launch slips to mid-July Teslarati · 30 Jun 2022 NASA and SpaceX have decided to delay the company’s next Cargo Dragon launch a third time after discovering a small propellant leak...
- SpaceX wins FCC approval to connect Starlink satellites to moving vehicles Teslarati · 30 Jun 2022 Eleven months after SpaceX submitted several applications, the FCC has given the company permission to connect moving vehicles to its constellation of...
- SpaceX completes 35th Falcon 9 launch in 33 weeks Teslarati · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX has successfully launched the SES-22 communications satellite to a geostationary transfer orbit, ending the first half of 2022 with 27 orbital...
- SpaceX launches SES-22 C-band replacement satellite SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched the first television broadcast satellite under SES’s C-band clearing plan June 29 from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
- Falcon 9 launches SES-22 geostationary communications satellite NASASpaceflight · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX has launched the SES-22 communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit on the 27th Falcon 9 launch of 2022. The launch occurred on Wednesday, June 29, at 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC). This was the beginning o...
- SpaceX closes out first half of 2022 with on-target launch for SES Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX closed out the first half of 2022 with its 27th mission of the year, powering a commercial television broadcasting satellite into orbit for SES on a Falcon 9 rocket as the company is poised to break its annual lau...
- SpaceX, ULA targeting back-to-back geostationary launches Teslarati · 29 Jun 2022 SpaceX and competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA) are on track to launch their Falcon 9 and Atlas V rockets less than 25...
- SpaceX to surpass weekly launch target in first half of 2022 Teslarati · 28 Jun 2022 SpaceX is on track to surpass CEO Elon Musk’s weekly launch target in the first half of 2022 with one final launch...
- SpaceX mission this week to kick off busy launch calendar for SES Spaceflight Now · 28 Jun 2022 A new European-built television broadcasting satellite to cover the United States is set for liftoff Wednesday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the first of 11 SES-owned telecom spacecraft scheduled to fly on six launches fr...
- Orbital Starship prepares for Static Fire campaign NASASpaceflight · 27 Jun 2022 SpaceX has entered the next phase of preparations to send Starship to orbit. Following the key milestone of passing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) with a mitigat...
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket’s NASA Psyche launch delayed to 2023 Teslarati · 27 Jun 2022 NASA says that its mission to the asteroid 16 Psyche will no longer be able to launch in 2022 after engineers were...
- SpaceX moves a massive rocket with 33 engines to its launch pad for tests Ars Technica · 24 Jun 2022 No rocket with this many engines has ever successfully launched.