News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- More Starlink satellites ride into orbit on predawn launch of Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 6 May 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center at first light Friday with 53 Starlink internet satellites, completing an all-nighter of space operations just five hours after returning four astronauts to...
- Psyche asteroid explorer arrives at Kennedy Space Center for launch preps Spaceflight Now · 5 May 2022 A U.S. military cargo plane delivered NASA’s Psyche spacecraft from California to the Kennedy Space Center last week, starting a three-month campaign to ready the asteroid explorer for liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy ro...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket goes vertical for 44th Starlink launch Teslarati · 5 May 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has gone vertical at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A ahead of the company’s 18th launch this year...
- One year since SN15, Starbase lays groundwork for orbital attempt NASASpaceflight · 5 May 2022 It’s been a whole year since the last launch out of Starbase, Texas – as SpaceX continues to lay the groundwork for the orbital launch attempt.
- NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 25th Cargo Launch to Space Station NASA · 5 May 2022 Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX’s 25th cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station.
- Dragon crew capsule undocks from space station, heads for splashdown Friday Spaceflight Now · 5 May 2022 Three NASA astronauts and a European Space Agency mission specialist left the International Space Station early Thursday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, heading for splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Flori...
- SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashes down with NASA, ESA astronauts Teslarati · 5 May 2022 Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four NASA and ESA astronauts has safely splashed down off the coast of Florida, wrapping...
- SpaceX rolls out rocket for another Starlink deployment mission Spaceflight Now · 5 May 2022 SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday, ready for a pre-sunrise blastoff Friday with 53 more Starlink internet satellites, using a booster stage flying for a record-tying...
- Satellogic to launch 68 satellites with SpaceX SpaceNews · 4 May 2022 Earth imaging company Satellogic announced May 4 it signed a contract with SpaceX to launch 68 more satellites as it continues to build out its constellation.
- As Station Crew Readies to Return to Earth, NASA Sets TV Coverage NASA · 4 May 2022 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission.
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload arrives in Florida for the first time in years Teslarati · 4 May 2022 For the first time in almost three years, a spacecraft meant to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has arrived in Cape...
- ‘Mounting evidence’ shows need for Starlink Gen 2 environmental review, says Viasat SpaceNews · 2 May 2022 Evidence is mounting of a need to perform an environmental review before approving SpaceX’s plans to add nearly 30,000 satellites to its Starlink constellation, satellite broadband competitor Viasat told the FCC May 2.
- SpaceX still on track to launch one Falcon rocket per week in 2022 Teslarati · 2 May 2022 Now more than a third of the way through 2022, SpaceX remains firmly on track to hit CEO Elon Musk’s target of...
- SpaceX engineer says NASA should plan for Starship’s “significant” capability Ars Technica · 2 May 2022 "We all need to be thinking bigger and better and really inspirationally about what we can do."
- Falcon 9 busier than ever as Starship reviews delayed again SpaceNews · 1 May 2022 SpaceX had its busiest month yet in April in terms of launches as the company emphasizes the value of a high flight rate.
- SpaceX smashes Falcon 9 booster turnaround record Teslarati · 29 Apr 2022 SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same Falcon 9 booster twice in three weeks, smashing the current record for orbital-class rocket...
- Starlink Group 4-16 launches, breaks SpaceX turnaround records NASASpaceflight · 29 Apr 2022 SpaceX made its seventeenth launch of the year on Friday to put another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carried out the Starlink Group 4-16 mission, lifting off at 5:27:10 pm EDT (21:...
- After flying 150th Falcon 9, SpaceX continues to make efficiency gains Ars Technica · 29 Apr 2022 “For those that know rockets, this is a ridiculously hard thing."
- SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster for second time in three weeks Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2022 SpaceX continued throttling up its launch rate with another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Friday, completing a rapid recycle with a Falcon 9 first stage booster flying for the second time in 21 days.
- SpaceX rapidly shipping upgraded Raptor engines to Starbase Teslarati · 28 Apr 2022 SpaceX appears to have opened the floodgates and begun shipping upgraded ‘Raptor V2’ engines to Starbase en masse in preparation for crucial...
- SpaceX director says six Crew Dragon launches per year is a sustainable goal Teslarati · 28 Apr 2022 A senior manager says that SpaceX could sustainably launch six or more Crew Dragons per year if the market for private missions...
- Four astronauts arrive at space station for long-term stay Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2022 Three Americans and one Italian astronaut floated into the International Space Station late Wednesday after a nearly 16-hour transit aboard a SpaceX crew capsule from a launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, ready for a re...
- SpaceX shooting for rocket turnaround record with next Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2022 With a mission Friday to deploy more Starlink internet satellites, SpaceX will try to shave nearly a week off the company’s previous record for the shortest time between two launches of the same Falcon 9 booster. The fir...
- Crew Dragon Freedom makes its first docking at the ISS on the Crew-4 mission NASASpaceflight · 27 Apr 2022 After a successful launch, Crew Dragon C212 Freedom docked to the International Space Station (ISS) at 23:37 UTC Thursday (7:37 pm EDT on Tuesday). Flying the SpaceX Crew-4 mission, Dragon was launched on Wednesday and t...
- Three Americans, one Italian launch on SpaceX’s new “Freedom” spacecraft Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2022 Four astronauts rocketed into a clear predawn sky early Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding SpaceX’s newest Dragon spacecraft — named “Freedom” — to kick off a planned four-and-a-half month science...
- SpaceX sends four astronauts into orbit for the second time in a month Ars Technica · 27 Apr 2022 "I just want to reiterate that safety is still and always the top priority."
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station NASA · 27 Apr 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Crew-4 set for Wednesday morning commute to orbit Space Scout · 27 Apr 2022 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission is set to launch early Wednesday morning, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station onboard
- SpaceX poised for quick turnaround between astronaut missions Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2022 Just 39 hours after SpaceX returned four private astronauts to Earth, the company’s next crew mission for NASA is set for launch from Florida early Wednesday with a planetary geologist, a veteran commander and medical do...
- Crew-4 mission to ISS begins with pre-dawn liftoff NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2022 The fourth SpaceX Commercial Crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on Wednesday, April 27 at 03:52 Eastern Daylight Time (07:52 UTC), using Falcon 9 B1067-4 for the first flight of Crew...
- SpaceX, NASA on track for Wednesday astronaut launch [webcast] Teslarati · 26 Apr 2022 SpaceX says a Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are on track to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for...
- SpaceX rapidly turns around drone ship for sixth launch this month Teslarati · 26 Apr 2022 SpaceX has rapidly turned around one of its two East Coast ‘autonomous spaceport drone ships’ and sent the vessel back to sea...
- PredaSAR nears first launch of its radar imaging constellation SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 Radar imaging startup PredaSAR is preparing to deploy its first satellite on the SpaceX Transporter 6 rideshare, projected to launch in October.
- SpaceX aces seventh astronaut launch in less than two years Teslarati · 26 Apr 2022 SpaceX has successfully completed its second astronaut launch in less than three weeks, sending a batch of professional NASA and ESA astronauts...
- SpaceX Dragon returns private astronauts to Earth after an extra week in space Teslarati · 25 Apr 2022 Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon has finally returned Axiom Space’s first crew of four private astronauts to Earth after recovery delays ultimately...
- Coverage Updated for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast NASA · 25 Apr 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which will send astronauts to the International Space Station.
- Starlink secures first major airline Wi-Fi deal with Hawaiian Airlines SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Hawaiian Airlines said April 25 it plans to offer free Starlink services on transpacific flights to and from Hawaii next year, becoming the first major airline to announce a deal with SpaceX’s high-speed broadband networ...
- Axiom’s private astronauts depart space station after 15-day stay Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four non-professional astronauts, the first fully commercial, non-government crew to visit the International Space Station, undocked from the outpost Sunday, heading for re-entry and...
- SpaceX’s Starlink service coming to Hawaiian Airlines Teslarati · 25 Apr 2022 Hawaiian Airlines will offer SpaceX’s Starlink internet service onboard flights. In a press release published on Monday, April 25, Hawaiian Airlines announced that it...
- SpaceX capsule returns to Earth with first all-private space station crew Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022 A SpaceX crew capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Georgia Monday with a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy businessmen, closing out an extended 17-day mission on the first fully commercial,...