News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX is about to break its own annual launch record Spaceflight Now · 17 Nov 2021 After a lull in launch activity the last few months, SpaceX plans to close out 2021 with a spurt of missions from all three of the company’s active launch pads in Florida and California, with five or more Falcon 9 flight...
- Musk predicts first Starship orbital launch in early 2022 SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said he expects this first orbital flight of his company’s Starship vehicle to take place as soon as January, pending regulatory approvals.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to discuss Starship at National Academies meeting Teslarati · 16 Nov 2021 For the first time in about a year, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to present an official update on the company’s...
- NASA Assigns Astronaut Jessica Watkins to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA has assigned astronaut Jessica Watkins to serve as a mission specialist on the agency’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission, the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Statio...
- NASA Administrator Hosts Crew-1 Astronauts, Exhibit on Capitol Hill NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will visit Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov. 17, to meet with members of Congress, discuss work aboard the International Space Station, tour the Destina...
- Exolaunch signs multi-launch rideshare deal with SpaceX SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2021
- SpaceX orbital Starship launch debut officially slips to 2022 – but it’s not all bad news Teslarati · 15 Nov 2021 US government documentation suggests that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aims to complete an environmental review of SpaceX’s orbital Starship launch site...
- DoD eager to leverage LEO broadband constellations SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2021 The military is hungry for low-latency broadband services from the likes of OneWeb, SpaceX, Telesat and Amazon that promise to connect the world via thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.
- A routine Starlink launch turned into something otherworldly this weekend Ars Technica · 15 Nov 2021 SpaceX may conduct a record 30 orbital launches this year.
- SpaceX fires up six-engine Starship, aces Starlink launch 18 hours apart Teslarati · 15 Nov 2021 SpaceX has rounded out a jam-packed week of spaceflight activity by completing a record-breaking Starship static fire and first East Coast Starlink...
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites after upgrading user antennas SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2021 SpaceX successfully deployed another 53 Starlink satellites Nov. 13 in its first dedicated launch for the broadband constellation in two months.
- SpaceX launch starts deployment of new Starlink orbital shell Spaceflight Now · 13 Nov 2021 SpaceX shot 53 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday from foggy Cape Canaveral, commencing a new phase of deploying the global broadband network with the first launch into a new “sh...
- South Korean ground station operator orders its first EO satellite SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2021 Contec signed a contract with NanoAvionics for an Earth observation satellite that will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the second half of 2023.
- SpaceX crew capsule docks at International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 12 Nov 2021 The day after a sky-lighting Florida launch, four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule chased down the International Space Station Thursday and glided in for a problem-free docking, kicking off a half-year stay...
- SpaceX conducts Saturday Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral NASASpaceflight · 12 Nov 2021 SpaceX has resumed Starlink launches from the East coast on Saturday, as the company delivered 53 second-generation satellites aboard to orbit. Following Friday’s weather-related scrub, the launch took place on Saturday,...
- SpaceX launches small, more compact Starlink internet dish Teslarati · 11 Nov 2021 SpaceX has launched a smaller, more compact, second-generation version of its Starlink satellite internet dish. SpaceX said on its Starlink support page...
- SpaceX targeting Starlink launch, Starship static fire in 24-hour period Teslarati · 11 Nov 2021 Update: SpaceX has scrubbed Falcon 9’s Starlink 4-1 due to unfavorable weather both at Cape Canaveral and downrange in the Atlantic Ocean....
- SpaceX debuts new Dragon capsule in launch to the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 11 Nov 2021 SpaceX launched four astronauts toward the International Space Station on a brand new Dragon spacecraft Wednesday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, continuing the company’s swift acceleration of crew mis...
- SpaceX is beginning to get the hang of human spaceflight Ars Technica · 11 Nov 2021 "I think we're incredibly grateful with the partnership that we've had."
- SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink launch Spaceflight Now · 11 Nov 2021 Just ten hours after launching a crew capsule from a nearby pad, SpaceX ignited the main engines on a reused Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday morning for a brief test-firing ahead of a plann...
- SpaceX Dragon delivers astronauts to space station ahead of schedule Teslarati · 11 Nov 2021 Crew Dragon Endurance has delivered four Crew-3 NASA and ESA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) half an hour ahead of...
- Watch Live: SpaceX, NASA are ‘go’ for third operational astronaut launch Teslarati · 10 Nov 2021 With less than three hours to go before liftoff, SpaceX and NASA remain on track – with the vehicle, crew, and weather...
- Raja Chari is the first rookie astronaut in 48 years to command a NASA mission Spaceflight Now · 10 Nov 2021 Raja Chari, a veteran U.S. Air Force test pilot and combat veteran awaiting launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, is the first rookie astronaut to command a NASA space mission since the final crew blasted off to the Sk...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown NASA · 10 Nov 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will answer questions about their International Space Station mission during a post-landing news conference at 9:15 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 15.
- SpaceX launches mostly-rookie Crew-3 mission to ISS NASASpaceflight · 10 Nov 2021 SpaceX and NASA have successfully launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew-3 mission. The crew took flight onboard a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Endurance from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A W...
- SpaceX ready for back to back astronaut, Starlink launches Teslarati · 10 Nov 2021 Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets remain on track to attempt back-to-back astronaut and Starlink satellite launches later this week. Both SpaceX East...
- Crew-3 mission cleared for launch SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2021 NASA and SpaceX are ready to proceed with the launch of a commercial crew mission Nov. 10 after overcoming weather and astronaut health issues as well as concerns about the spacecraft’s parachutes.
- SpaceX aces fifth astronaut launch in a year and half Teslarati · 10 Nov 2021 Less than 18 months after its first crewed launch, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket have successfully completed their fifth...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station NASA · 10 Nov 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory.
- SpaceX launches Crew-3 commercial crew mission for NASA SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2021 Four NASA astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after SpaceX’s fifth crewed launch in less than 18 months Nov. 10.
- SpaceX, NASA celebrate Blue Origin’s lunar lander lawsuit loss and get back to work Teslarati · 9 Nov 2021 In a November 9th press conference, NASA leaders have begun to publicly celebrate the end of seven months of Blue Origin litigation...
- What to expect from the next round of Starship testing NASASpaceflight · 9 Nov 2021 SpaceX is preparing for the third static firing of the Raptors on board Ship 20 later this week. This is underlined by a series of road closures and a Notices to Mariners (NOTMAR) in place. This test series might be the...
- SpaceX crew capsule brings astronauts home after nearly 200 days in orbit Spaceflight Now · 9 Nov 2021 Two NASA astronauts and mission specialists from Japan and France closed out a 199-day space flight Monday on a SpaceX crew capsule, departing the International Space Station and riding their Dragon spacecraft through a...
- Dragon to perform first 360-degree flyaround of space station since shuttle Spaceflight Now · 8 Nov 2021 Four astronauts closing out an expedition of nearly 200 days in orbit floated into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at the International Space Station Monday, a couple of hours before the ship was scheduled to undock and...
- Crew-2 returns to Earth after six-month stay on the ISS NASASpaceflight · 8 Nov 2021 NASA and SpaceX teams has completed the safe return of the Crew-2 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) with four astronauts on board. Crew Dragon Endeavour undocked from the ISS at 2:05 p.m. EST (19:05 UTC)...
- SpaceX, NASA schedule back-to-back astronaut recovery and launch after delays Teslarati · 8 Nov 2021 Poor winter weather on Florida’s East Coast and across the Atlantic Ocean has forced NASA and SpaceX to flip the nominal sequence...
- SpaceX Dragon returns astronauts to Earth after record-breaking spaceflight Teslarati · 8 Nov 2021 After spending almost 200 days in orbit, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has successfully returned four international Crew-2 astronauts to Earth, marking...
- Crew-2 Astronauts Safely Splash Down in Gulf of Mexico NASA · 8 Nov 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida Monday aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, completing the agency’s second long-duration commercial crew mission...
- Crew-2 astronauts return to Earth SpaceNews · 8 Nov 2021 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down late Nov. 8, returning four astronauts from the International Space Station after nearly 200 days in space.
- SpaceX schedules first East Coast Starlink launch in half a year Teslarati · 7 Nov 2021 In just a few days, SpaceX’s next Starlink mission has gone from a complete mystery to a firm launch date. Set to...