News: SpaceX
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- SpaceX launches 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2026 The mission was the 12th launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket to date. The rocket lifted off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 UTC) on Wednesday, April 29.
- Live coverage: SpaceX seeks second attempt at Falcon Heavy launch following weather scrub on Monday Spaceflight Now · 28 Apr 2026 The mission will send the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 UTC), at the opening of an 85-minut...
- Launch Preview: Falcon Heavy returns, Atlas V and Ariane 6 to launch Amazon Leo satellites NASASpaceflight · 27 Apr 2026 Six launches are expected from Florida, California, and French Guiana this week, with SpaceX scheduled…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final ViaSat-3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2026 This will be the 12th launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket to date and the first use of Landing Zone 2 and Landing Zone 40 simultaneously. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 10:21...
- SpaceX set to launch Falcon Heavy on Monday after 18 month hiatus NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2026 After a hiatus of more than a year and a half, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket…
- Live Coverage: SpaceX to fly 25 Starlink satellites on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-16 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 7:37 a.m. PDT (10:37 am EDT / 1437 UTC).
- NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-13 Assignments for Space Station Mission NASA · 23 Apr 2026 As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition. NASA astronauts J...
- NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival NASA · 23 Apr 2026 Preparations are underway for launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as early September on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman spa...
- Starship Progress at the Cape with Hoping to Launch this year NASASpaceflight · 23 Apr 2026 As the first flight of Block 3 approaches, SpaceX continues to make progress on the…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2026 The mission is the 40th launch of the year from SpaceX, dedicated to flying its broadband internet satellites. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-14 mission is scheduled for 7:55 p.m. PDT (10:55 p.m. EDT / 0255 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force Spaceflight Now · 21 Apr 2026 This is the final spacecraft of this generation of precision, navigation, and timing satellites before the U.S. Space Force shifts to launching GPS IIIF satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Stati...
- NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Launch to Space Station NASA · 20 Apr 2026 Media accreditation is open for the next U.S. launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 34th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission...
- Live coverage: SpaceX attempts 600th Falcon booster landing amid West Coast Starlink mission Spaceflight Now · 18 Apr 2026 The Starlink 17-22 will see SpaceX launch 25 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:33:40 a.m. PDT (10:33:40 a.m. EDT / 1433:40 UTC).
- ESA’s Mars Rover to Launch Aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy in 2028 European Spaceflight · 17 Apr 2026 NASA has selected a SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover no earlier than late 2028. The US space agency’s responsibility to procure launch services for the rover stems fr...
- Live Coverage: West Coast SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to launch 25 Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 15 Apr 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-27 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 9:29:49 p.m. PDT (12:29:49 a.m. EDT / 0429:49 UTC).
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2026 The Starlink 10-24 mission will add another 29 satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 5:33:10 a.m. EDT (0933:10 UTC).
- Live coverage: Space Station to capture, berth Cygnus XL ’S.S. Steven R. Nagel’ cargo spacecraft Spaceflight Now · 13 Apr 2026 The vehicle launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, April 11, at 7:41 a.m. EDT (1141 UTC). Capture by the space station’s Canadarm2 is anticipated on Monday, April 13, at...
- SpaceX continues refinements at Starbase Pad 2 ahead of Booster 19 return NASASpaceflight · 8 Apr 2026 SpaceX’s Pad 2 at Starbase is continuing to refine its preparations for the return of…
- NASA's Moon ship and rocket seem to be working well, so what about the landers? Ars Technica · 6 Apr 2026 Lori Glaze: "We have seen real commitment to try and do that... from both Blue and from SpaceX."
- The moon base has a hardware plan. It needs a software strategy, too. SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026 Early in my career at SpaceX, I was the only person dedicated to training the mission control team for Dragon. For three years, I built the training for the operations team. The documentation came second, always the thin...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch NASA · 3 Apr 2026 NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, for the next launch delivering science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Fil...
- SpaceX and Amazon spar over satellite deployments SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2026 Amazon says it will revise deployment plans for its broadband satellite constellation while denying claims from SpaceX that its current approach represents a space safety risk.
- SpaceX Files FCC Complaint Over Ariane 64 Amazon LEO Launch European Spaceflight · 3 Apr 2026 In a complaint filed with the FCC on 1 April, US launch services provider SpaceX accused Amazon and its launch partner, Arianespace, of deploying 32 satellites into a higher orbit than authorised during a February Ariane...
- SpaceX quietly files for big bang IPO SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 SpaceX has taken a key step toward going public after confidentially filing for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering, according to multiple reports citing people familiar with the matter, in what space l...
- Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2026 For the second time in just over three months, a SpaceX Starlink satellite has generated debris from an apparent on-orbit malfunction.
- SpaceX launches Transporter-16 rideshare mission SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2026 SpaceX launched the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions March 30, delivering more than 100 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California Spaceflight Now · 30 Mar 2026 The Transporter-16 mission is the 21st mission in the company’s smallsat rideshare program. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 4:02 a.m. PDT (7:02 a.m. EDT / 1102 UTC).
- SpaceX to deliver 119 payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on Transporter 16 NASASpaceflight · 28 Mar 2026 SpaceX is set to launch 119 payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit from California for the Transporter…
- NASA Tech and Science Bound for Low Earth Orbit on Commercial Launch NASA · 27 Mar 2026 Technology and science demonstrations, supported by various NASA industry collaborations and agency developments, are set to launch to low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the company’s Transporter-...
- SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Canadian startup SBQuantum plans to send a quantum diamond magnetometer into low-Earth orbit March 30 on a Spire Global satellite flying on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Spire is providing the satellite, g...
- Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-17 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 4:03 p.m. PDT (7:03 p.m. EDT / 2303 UTC).
- Progress on Starbase Pads ahead of Block 3 Starships NASASpaceflight · 24 Mar 2026 In a flurry of ground activity that underscores SpaceX’s relentless drive for launch cadence, engineers…
- SpaceX offers details on orbital data center satellites SpaceNews · 22 Mar 2026 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk revealed more technical, but not financial, details about his company’s plans to deploy an orbital data center constellation.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 22 Mar 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 10-62 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 10:47 a.m. EDT (1447 UTC). The rocket will fly on a northeasterly trajectory.
- Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2026 The change affects the GPS III SV-10 satellite, which had been slated to launch on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 20 Mar 2026 The Starlink 17-30 mission will be SpaceX’s 30th mission supporting its broadband internet satellites megaconstellation so far this year. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for a launch w...
- Holistic space observation: the shift from SSA to SDA SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2026 Recent reporting on SpaceX’s proposal to deploy up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit — paired with a vision of AI-enabled, autonomous orbital infrastructure — marks a decisive moment for the space community. R...
- ESA to fly dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency plans to charter a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to give more flight opportunities for its astronauts.
- ESA to Purchase SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission to ISS European Spaceflight · 20 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher announced on 19 March that the agency intends to purchase a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for its astronaut...
- ESA Awards OHB a €248 Million Contract to Build Weather Satellite Constellation European Spaceflight · 19 Mar 2026 German space technology company OHB has been awarded a €248 million contract by the European Space Agency to develop and build 20 small satellites for EUMETSAT’s EPS-Sterna weather satellite constellation. The EPS-Sterna...