News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- NASA awards SpaceX three additional commercial crew missions SpaceNews · 3 Mar 2022 NASA ordered three more commercial crew missions to the International Space Station from SpaceX Feb. 28 at a price of more than three-quarters of a billion dollars.
- SpaceX preps for another Starlink launch as internet terminals arrive in Ukraine Spaceflight Now · 2 Mar 2022 SpaceX wheeled a Falcon 9 rocket and 47 internet satellites to a launch pad Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center, ready to blast off Thursday to reinforce the Starlink constellation days after SpaceX expanded the network in...
- SpaceX prepares Falcon 9 booster for eleventh launch and landing [webcast] Teslarati · 2 Mar 2022 SpaceX has confirmed that Falcon 9 is on track to launch another batch of Starlink satellites less than 48 hours after a...
- SpaceX awarded three more NASA astronaut launch contracts Teslarati · 1 Mar 2022 Three months after announcing its intent, NASA has procured three more Crew Dragon astronaut launches from SpaceX, raising the total number of...
- SpaceX delivers truckload of Starlink dishes to Ukraine, as promised Teslarati · 28 Feb 2022 The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine reports that a substantial truckload of Starlink dishes has arrived in the besieged country, fulfilling SpaceX...
- SpaceX heeds Ukraine’s Starlink SOS SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2022 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Saturday that he's sending Starlink terminals to Ukraine to help keep the embattled country connected to the outside world as Russia steps up its invasion.
- SpaceX a bastion of independent US, European spaceflight amid Russian threats Teslarati · 28 Feb 2022 Russia has invaded Ukraine without provocation, triggering a series of diplomatic responses – sanctions in particular – that recently culminated in the...
- SpaceX makes its case for space sustainability with latest Starlink launch SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2022 SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Feb. 25 as the company argues its satellite constellation is consistent with the safe and sustainable use of low Earth orbit.
- Rocket Report: SLS rocket almost ready to roll, ULA workers prepared to strike Ars Technica · 25 Feb 2022 "We've agreed to a $20 per hour pay cut in the last contract to stay competitive with SpaceX."
- SpaceX deploys another batch of Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 25 Feb 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a batch of 50 more Starlink internet satellites Friday from the Central Coast of California, the company’s second Starlink mission in four days. Two more Starlink launches are sched...
- Fifty more Starlink satellites ready for launch Friday Spaceflight Now · 24 Feb 2022 SpaceX will launch another 50 Starlink internet satellites Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, continuing what’s expected to be a cadence of nearly one Falcon 9 launch per month this year at the West C...
- SpaceX set for third Starlink launch in a row [webcast] Teslarati · 24 Feb 2022 Update: SpaceX says that a Falcon 9 rocket is on track Starlink 4-11 from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) no earlier...
- SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review delayed another month Teslarati · 24 Feb 2022 The FAA says that it will take at least another month to complete a crucial environmental review of orbital Starship launches from...
- SpaceX to launch “next-generation satellite-servicing vehicle” for Northrop Grumman Teslarati · 23 Feb 2022 Northrop Grumman subsidiary SpaceLogistics has selected SpaceX to launch its first Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) – better described as the company’s “next-generation...
- SpaceX to send retired Starship to local Texas airport, says Elon Musk Teslarati · 22 Feb 2022 In a brief Twitter exchange, the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) appears to have talked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk into turning...
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to higher orbit SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2022 SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Feb. 21 after more than three-fourths of the satellites from the previous launch were lost because of a solar storm.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 booster aces eleventh launch and landing for the second time Teslarati · 21 Feb 2022 For the second time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has completed its eleventh launch, spaceflight, and landing – helping deliver dozens of...
- SpaceX adds 46 more satellites to Starlink fleet Spaceflight Now · 21 Feb 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday from Cape Canaveral with 46 more satellites for the company’s Starlink broadband network, deploying the internet relay payloads in a higher orbit than recent flights after atmosph...
- Northrop Grumman to launch new satellite-servicing mission in 2024 SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2022 Space Logistics, a satellite-servicing firm owned by Northrop Grumman, announced Feb. 21 it plans to send to orbit a new servicing vehicle in 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy likely to launch NASA telescope after ULA skips competition Teslarati · 21 Feb 2022 On the heels of what will likely be NASA’s most significant telescope launch for at least a decade, the space agency appears...
- Next SpaceX launch to deploy fewer Starlink satellites into higher orbit Spaceflight Now · 20 Feb 2022 A Falcon 9 rocket set for launch Monday will deploy the SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink internet satellites into a higher, more circular orbit than the last few flights, reducing the potential risk to the satellites from...
- State Fight: SpaceX brings business to Brownsville, Texas SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2022 At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials in Brownsville, Texas, anticipated sales and property tax revenue declines. To their surprise, residential property values and sales tax collections have continue...
- SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory has a new tallest building Teslarati · 18 Feb 2022 Less than four months after construction began, the newest addition to SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory is now the facility’s tallest building....
- SpaceX to close out February with Starlink launches on Monday and Friday [updated] Teslarati · 17 Feb 2022 Update: SpaceX has delayed Starlink 4-8 from February 20th to no earlier than (NET) 9:44 am EST (14:44 UTC), Monday, February 21st...
- Starship lookalike among China’s new human spaceflight concepts SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 China is researching and developing new vehicles for various human spaceflight missions, including a new methane-fueled launcher apparently inspired by SpaceX.
- Chinese rocket mistaken for a SpaceX upper stage on a collision course with the Moon Teslarati · 16 Feb 2022 Rocket debris that is expected to crash onto the moon’s surface on March 4th appears to have been incorrectly identified as part...
- SpaceX preparing to assemble launch tower for Starship’s first Florida pad Teslarati · 16 Feb 2022 SpaceX has slowly but surely begun the process of building Starship’s first Florida launch pad – including preparations for the off-site assembly...
- SpaceX ‘destacks’ Starship and Super Heavy: what’s next? Teslarati · 15 Feb 2022 On February 14th, a bit less than four days after the giant rocket was used as a backdrop for CEO Elon Musk’s...
- Polaris program to demo spacewalk and Starship in preparation for Moon and Mars NASASpaceflight · 15 Feb 2022 Led by Inspiration4 commander Jared Isaacman, the newly announced Polaris program aims to demonstrate multiple capabilities needed for upcoming Moon and Mars exploration. This rapid advancement of human spaceflight techn...
- SpaceX finishes stacking new Starship for the first time in six months Teslarati · 15 Feb 2022 For the first time in more than half a year, SpaceX has stacked a new Starship prototype to its full height, hopefully...
- SpaceX, Polaris reveal plans to launch private astronauts higher than ever before Teslarati · 14 Feb 2022 SpaceX and Inspiration4 creator Jared Isaacman have announced the Polaris Program, an initiative designed to carry the torch forward from Inspiration4 with...
- SpaceX and Isaacman to partner on series of crewed Dragon and Starship flights SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2022 The billionaire who paid for and commanded the first private Crew Dragon mission last year announced Feb. 14 a program of additional missions that will culminate in the first crewed flight of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle.
- Billionaire plans three more flights with SpaceX, culminating in Starship mission Spaceflight Now · 14 Feb 2022 Jared Isaacman, the billionaire businessman who bankrolled the first human space mission with all private citizens last year, announced plans Monday for up to three more SpaceX missions, a privately-funded program that w...
- SpaceX has finally begun filling Starship’s orbital launch site fuel tanks Teslarati · 14 Feb 2022 Almost five months after SpaceX began the process of filling and testing the first custom-built propellant storage system for Starship, the largest...
- Chinese rocket, not Falcon 9, linked to upper stage on lunar impact trajectory SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2022 In a case of celestial mistaken identity, a spent upper stage that will crash on the far side of the moon in March is now linked to a Chinese launch in 2014, not a SpaceX launch of an Earth and space science satellite in...
- Musk outlines Starship progress towards self-sustaining Mars city NASASpaceflight · 11 Feb 2022 SpaceX Chief Designer Elon Musk has provided the first overview for the Starship Program since 2019, announcing a roadmap towards building a self-sustaining city on Mars.
- SpaceX considers shifting Starship testing to Florida SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2022 SpaceX is prepared to shift testing of its Starship next-generation launch vehicle from Texas to Florida if there are extended delays in an ongoing environmental review, company founder and chief executive Elon Musk said...
- Musk foresees Florida as a home for Starship operations Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2022 SpaceX plans to transform parts of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to become an operational base for the company’s super-powerful Starship launcher, while keeping a sprawling complex in South Texas as a research and developm...
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to present first Starship update since 2019 [webcast] Teslarati · 10 Feb 2022 Barring surprises, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains on track to present the first major update on Starship’s development since September 2019 –...
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk updates schedule for first orbital Starship launch Teslarati · 10 Feb 2022 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has presented the first significant update on the company’s Starship program since September 2019, offering a couple of...