News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX again waves off return of Axiom crew mission Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2022 With persistent high winds off the Florida coast, SpaceX on Saturday again waved off the undocking and return to Earth of a Dragon crew capsule from the International Space Station with four private astronauts. The decis...
- SpaceX’s upgraded Starship factory begins to take shape in South Texas Teslarati · 22 Apr 2022 After a few months of foundation work, SpaceX has begun assembling the first section of a vast new Starship manufacturing building that...
- SpaceX testing and building boosters at Starbase as Florida Starship factory begins construction NASASpaceflight · 21 Apr 2022 Booster 7 has been returned to the High Bay after undergoing two ambient tests and a cryogenic test at the orbital launch site. Teams have, in the meantime, continued progress on the construction of Booster 8, while welc...
- SpaceX launches and lands another Falcon 9 booster 12 times Teslarati · 21 Apr 2022 SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same Falcon 9 booster a dozen times for the second time in a matter of...
- SpaceX deploys more Starlink satellites, aims for higher launch cadence Spaceflight Now · 21 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched 53 more Starlink satellites Thursday from Cape Canaveral, growing the company’s commercial internet network while ground teams seek to increase the already-blistering pace of Falcon 9 rocket missions.
- SpaceX launch cadence moves forward with 53 more Starlink satellites to orbit NASASpaceflight · 21 Apr 2022 SpaceX is set to launch its 15th Falcon 9 of the year, lofting another batch of 53 Starlink satellites on the Starlink Group 4-14 mission. Liftoff is currently scheduled to occur on April 21 at 11:14 am EDT (15:14 UTC) f...
- SpaceX static fires Crew-4’s Falcon 9 rocket as Axiom-1 return delay grows Teslarati · 21 Apr 2022 SpaceX has successfully static fired a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to launch another batch of NASA and ESA astronauts after the crew...
- Next SpaceX crew launch on hold to wait for return of private astronaut mission Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2022 The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the next astronaut crew to the International Space Station has been postponed from Saturday after weather delays in returning a team of commercial astronauts from the outpo...
- Watch live: SpaceX preps for Falcon 9 test-firing today Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2022 SpaceX rolled a reused Falcon 9 booster and a brand new Dragon crew capsule to their launch pad Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final tests, a day after the astronauts who will ride the spacecraft to t...
- SpaceX-launched Uranus mission a top priority of new decadal survey Teslarati · 20 Apr 2022 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published their latest decadal survey of planetary science and astrobiology, revealing a recommendation...
- Axiom’s private crew gets extra time on space station after landing delay Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2022 The four-man crew flying on Axiom’s first private mission to the International Space Station is getting some extra time on the orbiting complex this week. Managers have extended their stay until at least Thursday night d...
- Another batch of Starlink internet satellites ready for launch from Florida Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2022 While SpaceX’s next crew mission awaits a launch opportunity just up the coast, another Falcon 9 rocket is poised for liftoff from Cape Canaveral Thursday with another cluster of 53 Starlink internet satellites heading f...
- SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for next NASA crew launch Spaceflight Now · 19 Apr 2022 SpaceX rolled a reused Falcon 9 booster and a brand new Dragon crew capsule to their launch pad Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final tests, a day after the astronauts who will ride the spacecraft to t...
- SpaceX sends two drone ships to sea for back-to-back Starlink, astronaut launches Teslarati · 19 Apr 2022 SpaceX has sent both of its East Coast drone ships to sea to support an upcoming pair of back-to-back Falcon 9 launches...
- SpaceX discusses Starlink service with Delta Air Lines Teslarati · 19 Apr 2022 Delta Air Lines tested Starlink technology and are in talks with SpaceX’s broadband unit, the airlines’ Chief Executive Ed Bastian told the Wall...
- NASA asks SpaceX to decide the fate of ‘Dragon XL’ lunar cargo spacecraft Teslarati · 18 Apr 2022 In a new Request For Information (RFI) quietly released by NASA on April Fools’ Day, the space agency appears to have indirectly...
- SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 booster for second spy satellite launch in two months Teslarati · 17 Apr 2022 Using the same Falcon 9 booster, SpaceX has successfully completed its second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite launch in a little...
- SpaceX launches and lands rocket National Reconnaissance Office mission Spaceflight Now · 17 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a classified payload at dawn Sunday for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency, and landed the booster stage back at Vandenberg Space Force B...
- SpaceX launches NROL-85 spy satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2022 SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite into orbit April 17 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
- Falcon 9 launches NROL-85 mission for National Reconnaissance Office NASASpaceflight · 17 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched a pair of ocean surveillance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office on Sunday for the NROL-85 mission. The satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:13 AM PDT (13:13 UTC). A fl...
- Photos: Falcon 9 rocket vertical on Vandenberg launch pad Spaceflight Now · 16 Apr 2022 SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Saturday at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California after a two-day delay caused by technical and weather problems. The rocket will carry a classified payload into orbit for the...
- SpaceX begins stress-testing upgraded Super Heavy booster Teslarati · 15 Apr 2022 In a probable prelude to engine installation, SpaceX has begun stress-testing an upgraded Super Heavy booster prototype. Known as Super Heavy Booster...
- Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast NASA · 14 Apr 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission sending astronauts to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX, NASA refine Crew-4 launch date as Axiom astronauts focus on science Teslarati · 14 Apr 2022 SpaceX and NASA have delayed Crew Dragon’s fourth operational Commercial Crew launch for the fifth time as four private Axiom Space astronauts...
- U.S. intelligence-gathering payloads awaiting launch on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2022 SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Central Coast just after sunrise Friday, boosting a classified cargo into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office on what is widely believed to be a naval r...
- SpaceX rapidly constructing Starship’s first Florida launch pad and tower Teslarati · 13 Apr 2022 After restarting work on the project a few months ago, SpaceX appears to have gotten back up to speed and begun to...
- SpaceX to launch five South Korean military satellites by 2025 Teslarati · 12 Apr 2022 South Korea is deepening its relationship with SpaceX with a contract to launch at least five military reconnaissance satellites on Falcon 9...
- SpaceX to launch NASA’s SWOT water topography satellite on reused Falcon 9 Teslarati · 11 Apr 2022 NASA has modified a contract with SpaceX to allow the company to launch the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown NASA · 11 Apr 2022 As they prepare to return to Earth later this month, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station during an in-orbit news conference at 1:20 p.m. EDT...
- Company that aims to race SpaceX to Mars plays with fire Ars Technica · 11 Apr 2022 "We knew better as untrained college students."
- South Korea hires SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025 SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2022 South Korea has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025, with the first launch on a Falcon 9 rocket by the end of 2023.
- SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 rocket for next NRO spy satellite launch Teslarati · 11 Apr 2022 SpaceX says it has successfully static-fired a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to launch the company’s second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite...
- First crew of private astronauts welcomed aboard International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 9 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday with four private astronauts, beginning a planned stay of at least eight days — and maybe longer — while becoming the first mission with an...
- Axiom mission arrives at ISS SpaceNews · 9 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four private astronauts arrived at the International Space Station April 9 for a scheduled eight-day stay.
- First-of-its-kind commercial astronaut mission heads for space station Spaceflight Now · 8 Apr 2022 Strapped in the seats of a SpaceX crew capsule, a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy paying passengers rocketed into orbit Friday from the Kennedy Space Center on the first fully commercial mission to the Internati...
- SpaceX launches first all-private astronaut crew to the International Space Station Teslarati · 8 Apr 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft have successfully begun the first all-private astronaut mission to an orbital space station...
- SpaceX launches commercial mission to ISS SpaceNews · 8 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft April 8 carrying four commercial astronauts to the International Space Station for Axiom Space.
- Axiom-1 launches first ever private crewed mission to ISS NASASpaceflight · 8 Apr 2022 SpaceX and Axiom Space launched the AX-1 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11:17:11 am EDST / 15:17:11 UTC from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Starlink loses French spectrum license SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2022 SpaceX has lost the right to provide Starlink broadband services in France after the country’s highest administrative court revoked its spectrum license.
- SpaceX to launch quartet of mini geostationary satellites in 2023 Teslarati · 7 Apr 2022 Startup Astranis has purchased a dedicated Falcon 9 launch from SpaceX for four miniature geostationary communications satellites. Known as MicroGEO, the comparatively...