News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX replacing heat shield on upcoming Crew Dragon mission after failed test SpaceNews · 26 May 2022 SpaceX will replace the heat shield on the next Crew Dragon spacecraft flying to the International Space Station after it failed inspections, but NASA says there is no risk of a similar problem for the spacecraft current...
- SpaceX delivers 59 spacecraft to orbit on fifth flawless rideshare launch Teslarati · 25 May 2022 Update: After a slight eight-minute delay, SpaceX has successfully launched its fifth dedicated ‘Transporter’ rideshare mission, carrying 59 different spacecraft into a...
- NASA Invites Media to Discuss Space Station Science, Climate Research NASA · 25 May 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 2, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments, including a new climate research investigation, headed to the Internationa...
- SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission NASASpaceflight · 25 May 2022 At 18:27 UTC (2:27 p.m. EDT) on May 25, SpaceX has launched yet another Falcon 9 rocket. Lifting off from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Falcon 9 is carrying several dozen payload...
- SpaceX launches fifth Transporter rideshare mission Spaceflight Now · 25 May 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday packed with 59 small satellites and research experiments, including an innovative commercial water-propelled orbital transfer vehicle from Momentus and a pair of NASA tech demo...
- NASA denies SpaceX Crew Dragon propellant leak report, reveals unrelated heat shield defect Teslarati · 24 May 2022 In a partial response to a report alleging evidence of several significant anomalies during a recent private astronaut launch that could affect...
- SpaceX swapping heat shield for next crew flight due to ‘manufacturing defect’ Spaceflight Now · 24 May 2022 SpaceX’s next crew mission to the International Space Station, set for launch in September, will fly with a different heat shield structure than originally planned after the Dragon spacecraft’s composite substrate failed...
- Nanoracks experiment poised to demonstrate metal cutting in orbit Spaceflight Now · 24 May 2022 Nanoracks will fly an experiment with a small articulating robot arm on SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare mission this week to demonstrate metal cutting in orbit, a test lasting just minutes that could advance in-space ma...
- Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission delayed to late September Spaceflight Now · 23 May 2022 The launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission, which was set for Aug. 1 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, has been delayed to no earlier than Sept. 20 after ground teams discovered an issue during software testing on the s...
- Boeing Starliner joins SpaceX’s Crew Dragon at the International Space Station Teslarati · 23 May 2022 Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule has successfully rendezvoused, approached, and docked with the International Space Station for the first time, marking major several...
- SpaceX valuation to grow by 27% as Starship, Starlink programs seek more funding Teslarati · 23 May 2022 CNBC reports that SpaceX is seeking to raise at least $1.725 billion in its first funding round of 2022, potentially boosting the...
- SpaceX begins installing new ‘Raptor 2’ engines on Super Heavy booster Teslarati · 19 May 2022 SpaceX has begun installing new ‘Raptor 2’ engines on Super Heavy Booster 7 after the prototype completed a range of tests and...
- Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully returns to flight 29 months after ill-fated debut Teslarati · 19 May 2022 More than three years after SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft first safely reached orbit and almost three and a half years after Boeing’s...
- SpaceX completes 21st launch and landing of 2022 Teslarati · 18 May 2022 SpaceX has completed its 21st Falcon 9 launch of 2022, continuing an impressive average cadence of more than one launch per week....
- SpaceX launches Starlink 4-18, third Starlink mission in five days NASASpaceflight · 18 May 2022 SpaceX launched its 47th Starlink mission with the latest Starlink mission. Starlink Group 4-18 set sail on a flight-proven Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 6:59 am EDT duri...
- SpaceX launches third Starlink mission in five days Spaceflight Now · 18 May 2022 SpaceX’s third Starlink satellite delivery mission in five days departed Florida’s Space Coast just after sunrise Wednesday, adding 53 more mass-produced communications spacecraft to the company’s broadband internet netw...
- SpaceX already raising Falcon 9 rocket vertical for next Starlink launch Teslarati · 17 May 2022 A handful of days after a pair of Falcon 9 rockets launched 106 Starlink satellites in less than 23 hours, SpaceX has...
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch record-breaking communications satellite Teslarati · 17 May 2022 A report on the latest in a long line of SpaceX launches significantly delayed by customer payload readiness has been updated to...
- Geostationary comsats delivered to Florida for SpaceX launches in June Spaceflight Now · 16 May 2022 A transport ship delivered the SES 22 and Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellites to Cape Canaveral over the weekend to prepare for two launches on SpaceX rockets in June, completing a trans-Atlantic journey...
- SpaceX launches two Starlink missions in 24 hours Teslarati · 16 May 2022 Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets have completed back-to-back Starlink launches less than 24 hours apart, successfully delivering 106 Starlink satellites to low...
- SpaceX launches Starlink 4-15 mission, expands booster fleet NASASpaceflight · 14 May 2022 SpaceX is launched its twentieth Falcon 9 rocket of the year with a batch of Starlink satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the Starlink Group 4-15 mission. Liftoff occurred on Saturday, May 14 at 4:40:50pm EDT (20:40:5...
- SpaceX’s first-gen Starlink fleet halfway complete after back-to-back launches Spaceflight Now · 14 May 2022 More than half of the spacecraft SpaceX needs to fill the company’s planned first-generation, 4,408-satellite Starlink network are now in orbit, following the addition of 106 new internet relay nodes launched on two Falc...
- SpaceX launches 2,500th Starlink satellite in third back-to-back mission NASASpaceflight · 13 May 2022 SpaceX launched its third back-to-back Starlink mission in barely a fortnight Friday. Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:07 PM PDT (22:07 UTC) to add another 53 satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orb...
- SpaceX planning two Starlink launches Friday and Saturday, weather permitting Spaceflight Now · 13 May 2022 Weather permitting, SpaceX teams in California and Florida plan to launch two Falcon 9 rockets Friday and Saturday, each hauling 53 more Starlink satellites to join the company’s global broadband network.
- SpaceX’s repaired Starship booster survives back-to-back cryoproof tests Teslarati · 13 May 2022 SpaceX’s upgraded Starship booster has completed a second and third cryogenic proof test in rapid succession after undergoing repairs to fix damage...
- SpaceX passes 2,500 satellites launched for Starlink internet network Spaceflight Now · 13 May 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Friday afternoon from California’s Central Coast with another batch 53 Starlink internet satellites, pushing the total number of spacecraft launched in the network above 2,500, including...
- NASA safety advisors voice concerns over Boeing’s Starliner, SpaceX’s Starship Spaceflight Now · 13 May 2022 Members of NASA’s independent safety advisory panel on Thursday cautioned the space agency not to rush toward a crew test flight of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft. The safety advisors also said there are “obvious...
- SpaceX ready to begin training astronauts for first private spacewalk Teslarati · 12 May 2022 Two members of the “Polaris Program” say that SpaceX could begin training private astronauts for the first private spacewalk in spaceflight history...
- As U.S. blames Russia for KA-SAT hack, Starlink sees growing threat SpaceNews · 11 May 2022 Elon Musk says Russian hackers are increasing efforts to take down SpaceX’s Starlink broadband service amid the war in Ukraine.
- SpaceX President updates schedule for Starship’s orbital launch debut Teslarati · 11 May 2022 SpaceX COO and President Gwynne Shotwell says that the company now expects Starbase to be ready for Starship’s first orbital launch attempt...
- SpaceX training begins this month for first commercial spacewalk mission Spaceflight Now · 10 May 2022 The four-person crew who will fly on the all-private Polaris Dawn mission — set to include the first commercial spacewalk and the debut of SpaceX’s extravehicular spacesuit — will begin training this month for their ride...
- SpaceX preparing for back-to-back Starlink launches from California and Florida Teslarati · 10 May 2022 After a few days of delays pushed the missions closer together, SpaceX is now preparing to launch two batches of 53 Starlink...
- SpaceX agrees to launch dozens of Satellogic Earth imaging satellites Teslarati · 9 May 2022 Argentinian Earth observation company Satellogic has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch at least 68 more satellites on multiple Falcon 9...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 to Discuss Mission After Returning to Earth NASA · 9 May 2022 Astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, including crew members from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), will answer questions about their recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-splashdo...
- SpaceX Super Heavy booster returns to launch pad after major repairs Teslarati · 9 May 2022 SpaceX has returned its newest Super Heavy to Starbase’s orbital launch site (OLS) after rapidly repairing damage suffered during the Starship booster’s...
- Splashdown of SpaceX capsule caps busy season of space station crew rotations Spaceflight Now · 6 May 2022 Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Friday with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, the sixth crew launch or landing in support of the...
- SpaceX moved NROL-85 from the Cape to Vandenberg at no extra cost, in exchange for reusing booster SpaceNews · 6 May 2022 The NRO and SpaceX worked out a deal to move NROL-85 to the West Coast at no extra cost to the government and in exchange the NRO agreed to fly the mission on a reused first stage
- SpaceX launches morning Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center NASASpaceflight · 6 May 2022 SpaceX launched 53 internet communication satellites to low Earth orbit on the Starlink Group 4-17 mission. With liftoff scheduled for 09:42 UTC (5:42 AM EDT), the Falcon 9 launched from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-3...
- SpaceX caps an incredibly busy month with a NASA crew landing Friday morning Ars Technica · 6 May 2022 "Very quiet launches. Beautiful landings."
- NASA, ESA Astronauts Safely Return to Earth NASA · 6 May 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft safely splashed down Friday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, completing the agency’s third long-duration commercial crew mission to th...