News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Egypt’s Nilesat 301 passes health checks after SpaceX launch SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2022 Egyptian operator NileSat’s latest communications satellite is ready to move to its final orbit after clearing health checks following its SpaceX launch June 8, according to the spacecraft’s prime contractor.
- SpaceX rolls out Starship tank prototype to test upgraded domes Teslarati · 9 Jun 2022 Several months after the first prototype was spotted floating around Starbase, SpaceX has finished assembling a tank designed to put upgraded Starship...
- Rocket Report: Four Falcon Heavy launches this year; meet the Baguette-one Ars Technica · 9 Jun 2022 Will we soon hear about SpaceX's proposed launch site in South Texas?
- SpaceX’s 23rd launch of the year carries Egyptian satellite into orbit Teslarati · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX has successfully completed its 23rd rocket launch and landing of 2022, delivering an Egyptian communications satellite to a nominal geostationary transfer...
- SpaceX launches Nilesat-301 on first GTO mission of 2022 NASASpaceflight · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket with the Nilesat-301 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on Wednesday. Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fal...
- SpaceX rocket hauls Egyptian telecom satellite toward geosynchronous orbit Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched an Egyptian communications satellite toward a high-altitude geostationary orbit Wednesday from Cape Canaveral. It was the first commercial launch of a geostationary payload this year, another sign of a ma...
- SpaceX preparing giant crane to assemble Starship’s first Florida launch tower Teslarati · 8 Jun 2022 SpaceX has begun staging and assembling parts of a giant crane it will soon need to stack Starship’s first East Coast launch...
- Elon Musk reportedly extends timeline for potential Starlink IPO SpaceNews · 7 Jun 2022 SpaceX is unlikely to offer shares in its broadband company Starlink to the public until 2025 or later, according to a report citing comments its CEO Elon Musk made to employees last week.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Egyptian communications satellite Teslarati · 7 Jun 2022 SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch Egypt’s Nilesat 301 communications satellite no earlier than (NET) 5:04 pm...
- Globalstar spare satellite to launch on SpaceX rocket this month Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2022 A spare satellite for Globalstar’s data relay and messaging constellation will launch from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 rocket later this month, multiple sources said, in a previously-undisclosed mission on SpaceX’s sche...
- NASA and SpaceX stand down on Dragon launch to study hydrazine issue Ars Technica · 7 Jun 2022 Misplaced hypergols are not something one messes around with.
- SpaceX, NASA call off Cargo Dragon launch after discovering fuel leak Teslarati · 7 Jun 2022 SpaceX and NASA have decided to call off an imminent Cargo Dragon 2 space station resupply mission after discovering a possible fuel...
- SpaceX readies Falcon 9 rocket to launch Egyptian communications satellite Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2022 An Egyptian-owned communications satellite is nestled in the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for launch Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, heading for an orbital position more than 22,000 miles over the equator.
- SpaceX cargo mission grounded to investigate possible fuel leak Spaceflight Now · 6 Jun 2022 SpaceX has postponed this week’s planned launch of a Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station to investigate a possible leak detected during fueling of the spacecraft at Cape Canaveral.
- Starlink regains permission to operate in France SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2022 SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network reclaimed permission to operate in France June 2 following a month-long public consultation in the country.
- SpaceX’s NASA Crew Dragon launch manifest doubles in three months Teslarati · 6 Jun 2022 NASA says it will soon award SpaceX another five Crew Dragon astronaut transport contracts after purchasing three extra missions from the company...
- Cargo Dragon mission postponed to investigate potential propellant leak SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2022 NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station after discovering a potential propellant leak in the spacecraft’s thrusters.
- Small NASA lunar probe to hitch ride on commercial moon mission Spaceflight Now · 6 Jun 2022 NASA’s Lunar Flashlight — a small satellite to search for water ice in dark craters near the moon’s poles — will launch as a piggyback payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a commercial lunar lander after delays cause...
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases next-gen Starlink satellites, Starship factories Teslarati · 5 Jun 2022 CEO Elon Musk has shared a slideshow from a recent SpaceX all-hands meeting, revealing the company’s current priorities, sources of pride, and...
- NASA to Highlight Climate Research on Cargo Launch, Sets TV Coverage NASA · 3 Jun 2022 NASA and SpaceX are targeting 10:22 a.m. EDT Friday, June 10, to launch the agency’s next investigation to monitor climate change to the International Space Station.
- May on the station: Starliner’s ISS debut, research, and spacesuit troubleshooting NASASpaceflight · 3 Jun 2022 May 2022 was an eventful and important month for the future of the International Space Station as well as the Commercial Crew program designed to support it. The astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission returned to Earth...
- SpaceX’s upgraded Starship passes first ‘cryoproof’ test after repairs Teslarati · 3 Jun 2022 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says an upgraded Starship prototype has passed its first cryogenic proof or ‘cryoproof’ test after undergoing a week...
- Rocket Report: India wants its own SpaceX, Firefly targets July for Alpha launch Ars Technica · 3 Jun 2022 "We will have our own SpaceX in the next two years."
- NASA just bought the rest of the space station crew flights from SpaceX Ars Technica · 2 Jun 2022 "We will need additional missions from SpaceX to implement our strategy."
- NASA to buy five additional Crew Dragon flights SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2022 NASA is planning to purchase five more Crew Dragon missions to the International Space Station from SpaceX, a move the agency says is needed to ensure long-term access to the station.
- NASA Invites Media to Headquarters to Meet Commercial Crew Astronauts NASA · 2 Jun 2022 NASA will host an in-person media opportunity at 8:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 7, at NASA Headquarters in Washington with the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts to discuss their recent mission aboard the International Space...
- SpaceX making good progress towards Super Heavy static fire campaign Teslarati · 2 Jun 2022 SpaceX appears to be making great progress towards the start of its first full Super Heavy static fire campaign, building upon extensive...
- SpaceX, ULA awarded eight more US military launch contracts Teslarati · 1 Jun 2022 The US military has awarded providers SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) another eight launch contracts worth a total of $846...
- NASA still “pushing” for a Russian cosmonaut to fly on next SpaceX mission Ars Technica · 1 Jun 2022 "I think it's the right thing to do."
- SpaceX to begin launching new ‘shell’ of Starlink satellites in July Teslarati · 1 Jun 2022 SpaceX could begin launching the fourth of five orbital ‘shells’ of its first Starlink constellation as early as July, according to a...
- SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review is inches from the finish line Teslarati · 31 May 2022 US Federal Aviation Administration says that its environmental review of SpaceX’s plan to conduct orbital Starship launches out of South Texas has...
- SpaceX repairing upgraded Starship prototype after first test Teslarati · 31 May 2022 SpaceX workers have been spotted repairing the company’s newest Starship prototype in the days after the rocket’s first partial test. Starship S24...
- Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023 SpaceNews · 30 May 2022 The Space Force funded eight launches in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Five were assigned to United Launch Alliance and three to SpaceX.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals next-generation Starlink satellite details Teslarati · 30 May 2022 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed the first technical details about the company’s next-generation Starlink ‘Gen2’ satellite design, confirming that it will...
- KARI names KPLO as it begins communication testing NASASpaceflight · 28 May 2022 The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is preparing to launch its Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), recently named Danuri. Danuri is South Korea’s first of many planned lunar missions in the coming future. Th...
- Starlink approved in Nigeria and Mozambique, says Elon Musk SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 SpaceX said May 27 that Nigeria has joined Mozambique as the first countries in Africa to approve its Starlink broadband services.
- The Philippines gives green light to Starlink SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 The Philippines has approved plans that will see it become the first country in Southeast Asia to access SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services.
- SpaceX rolls out first new Starship prototype in nine months Teslarati · 27 May 2022 For the first time in more than nine months, SpaceX has rolled a new Starship prototype to its Starbase, Texas launch facilities...
- No SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload is safe as NASA Psyche mission announces delay Teslarati · 26 May 2022 SpaceX’s first dedicated Falcon Heavy launch for NASA has been hit by a seven-week delay after spacecraft engineers discovered a software anomaly...
- SpaceX launches Transporter-5 dedicated smallsat rideshare mission SpaceNews · 26 May 2022 SpaceX launched several dozen payloads on its fifth dedicated rideshare mission May 25, illustrating the continued demand for such missions even as dedicated small launch vehicles emerge.