News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- SpaceX Falcon 9 booster returns to port on upgraded drone ship Teslarati · 3 Sep 2021 Upgraded SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) returned to Port Canaveral on Tuesday, August 31st after a flawless inaugural Falcon...
- SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for first California Starlink launch Teslarati · 2 Sep 2021 SpaceX says it has successfully static fired the Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to support its first California launch in ten months and...
- SpaceX Inspiration4 astronauts reveal Dragon’s ‘cupola’ in the flesh Teslarati · 2 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s first fully private astronaut crew have revealed the first real look at a unique part of the Crew Dragon spacecraft that...
- SpaceX says Amazon’s call to dismiss Starlink amendment is a delay tactic SpaceNews · 1 Sep 2021 SpaceX has hit back at Amazon over its attempt to block amended plans for a second-generation Starlink constellation, calling it a delay tactic to slow down competition.
- SpaceX’s next-gen Starlink plans questioned by a company with zero satellites Teslarati · 1 Sep 2021 In the latest instance of an Amazon-related venture attempting to use regulations and legal routes to suppress competition, Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite...
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon joins Crew Dragon at the International Space Station Teslarati · 1 Sep 2021 For the fourth time in nine months, SpaceX has docked a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with a second Dragon...
- Crew completes spaceship fit check ahead of all-private mission to orbit Spaceflight Now · 1 Sep 2021 The four private citizens who will fly into orbit later this month on a chartered SpaceX capsule visited their spaceship at Cape Canaveral this week for fit checks. On Wednesday, officials released the first pictures of...
- Starbase Launch Tower enters Mechazilla installation phase NASASpaceflight · 31 Aug 2021 At SpaceX Starbase, Booster 4 and Ship 20 continue processing operations for their test flight from a launch site that is now receiving its Mechazilla hardware.
- SpaceX adds Bob and Doug multipurpose ships to streamlined recovery fleet NASASpaceflight · 31 Aug 2021 The arrival of Doug, the newest addition to the SpaceX recovery fleet, indicates further consolidation of the company’s rocket recovery operations. Although the launch cadence has slowed as SpaceX prepares the next gener...
- SpaceX’s second Super Heavy booster might land in Mechazilla’s arms Teslarati · 31 Aug 2021 CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX could attempt to catch a Super Heavy booster out of mid-air with a tower-sized ‘Mechazilla’ robot...
- SpaceX installs first ‘Mechazilla’ arm on Starship launch tower Teslarati · 30 Aug 2021 One month after SpaceX stacked Starship’s South Texas ‘launch tower’ to its full height, the company has installed the first arm on...
- Dragon supply freighter docks at space station with 2.4 tons of cargo Spaceflight Now · 30 Aug 2021 Closing out a 31-hour flight from a launch pad in Florida, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule autonomously docked with the International Space Station Monday, delivering experiments, supplies, and fresh food to the complex.
- SpaceX ends launch hiatus with cargo Dragon mission SpaceNews · 29 Aug 2021 SpaceX performed its first Falcon 9 launch in two months Aug. 29, sending a cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
- Cutting-Edge Science Launches on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Resupply Mission NASA · 29 Aug 2021 The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is bound for the International Space Station after launching at 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday from from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying more than...
- SpaceX launches resupply mission to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2021 SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule from Florida on a thundering predawn launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, kicking off the company’s 23rd commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station. The rocket’s reus...
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon CRS-23 arrived at the ISS NASASpaceflight · 29 Aug 2021 SpaceX and NASA conducted a Sunday’s launch of the CRS-23 (Commercial Resupply Services 23) mission to the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center.
- SpaceX continues forward progress with Starship on Starhopper anniversary NASASpaceflight · 28 Aug 2021 At ~5:02 pm CDT on August 27, 2019, SpaceX successfully launched its Starhopper test vehicle on a 150-meter flight test. After ascending to 150-meters, Starhopper successfully landed at a landing pad ~160-meters away.
- Storms force scrub of SpaceX launch to resupply space station Spaceflight Now · 28 Aug 2021 Thunderstorms moving onshore at Cape Canaveral prevented SpaceX from launching a Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday, forcing a one-day delay to the start of the company’s 23rd resupply mission to the International Space Stat...
- SpaceX wrapping up final cargo load for launch to space station Spaceflight Now · 27 Aug 2021 Forecasters on Friday predicted a 60% chance bad weather on Florida’s Space Coast could prevent the scheduled launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday to begin an automated resupply mission to the International...
- Rocket Report: Webb telescope ready for launch, LOX shortage slows SpaceX Ars Technica · 27 Aug 2021 "Large NASA taxpayer investments are being thrown away."
- SpaceX’s odd Starbase propellant storage tank prototype passes first test Teslarati · 27 Aug 2021 Likely to the relief of many, SpaceX appears to have successfully tested a prototype of the custom-built Starbase propellant storage tanks that...
- All future Starlink satellites will have laser crosslinks SpaceNews · 26 Aug 2021 SpaceX is adding laser terminals on all future Starlink satellites and is the reason behind a break in launches for the broadband megaconstellation, president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said.
- Amazon calls on FCC to reject SpaceX’s amended second-gen Starlink plan SpaceNews · 26 Aug 2021 Amazon is urging the Federal Communications Commission to dismiss SpaceX’s amended plans for its second-generation Starlink constellation, saying they are too broad and speculative.
- SpaceX sets Dragon reuse record, debuts drone ship on first launch in two months Teslarati · 26 Aug 2021 Update #2: After a 24-hour weather delay, conditions were far more favorable on August 29th, allowing a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to...
- Liquid oxygen shortage squeezes SpaceX launch plans SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2021 A widespread shortage of liquid oxygen linked to the latest wave of the pandemic could affect SpaceX’s launch schedule, a company executive said Aug. 24.
- SpaceX reinstalling 29 Raptor engines on first orbital-class Starship booster Teslarati · 25 Aug 2021 For the second time this month, SpaceX has begun installing 29 Raptor engines on Starship’s first orbital-class Super Heavy booster, potentially paving...
- SpaceX test-fires rocket before space station cargo mission Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2021 On the cusp of ending a two-month SpaceX launch drought, ground crews raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Wednesday on its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for an engine test-firing and final cargo loading before...
- China launches demo satellites for internet constellation Spaceflight Now · 24 Aug 2021 China launched two test payloads Tuesday for a planned constellation of internet satellites, a step that could lead to launches of thousands more Chinese spacecraft to match similar commercial networks already being depl...
- SpaceX’s newest drone heads to sea for first Falcon 9 booster landing Teslarati · 24 Aug 2021 Update: Fresh from the drydock where it was built, SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas has departed Port Canaveral and is...
- SpaceX may dig a tunnel to enable frequent South Texas launches Ars Technica · 24 Aug 2021 County officials would not be willing to pay for the project.
- SpaceX to put custom Starship propellant storage tanks through first trial Teslarati · 24 Aug 2021 In the latest twist in the saga of SpaceX’s custom-built Starship launch pad propellant storage tanks, the company appears to have retroactively...
- Inspiration4 launch nears as intense training schedule continues NASASpaceflight · 23 Aug 2021 Just weeks from launch, SpaceX has started final preparations for the crewed Inspiration4 (I4) mission. I4 will be the first free flight Crew Dragon mission and the first orbital, all private crewed mission. I4 will also...
- SpaceX Starship factory breaks ground on an even bigger ‘high bay’ Teslarati · 23 Aug 2021 SpaceX appears to have more or less broken ground on a new, even bigger ‘high bay’ assembly facility at its Boca Chica,...
- SpaceX President reveals 600,000 global Starlink internet preorders Teslarati · 22 Aug 2021 SpaceX COO and President Gwynne Shotwell says that the company has secured more than half a million preorders for Starlink satellite internet...
- Blue Origin lawsuit forces SpaceX, NASA to stop joint work on Starship Moon lander Teslarati · 20 Aug 2021 Days after Jeff Bezos space startup Blue Origin sued NASA over its decision to solely award SpaceX a contract to turn Starship...
- Blue Origin suit stops work on NASA HLS contract with SpaceX SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2021 NASA will stop work on a Human Landing System award to SpaceX through the end of October as a federal court takes up a suit filed by Blue Origin protesting the contract.
- SpaceX says Starship will launch the next generation of Starlink satellites Teslarati · 19 Aug 2021 SpaceX has submitted an FCC application modifying what it calls Starlinks Generation 2 (Gen2) constellation and laying out plans to launch some...
- SpaceX wants to give Starship lead role in revised second-gen Starlink plan SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2021 SpaceX is proposing to use Starship to rapidly deploy its second-generation Starlink constellation, providing denser rural coverage without needing more than the 30,000 satellites it previously envisioned for the follow-...
- SpaceX to shrink, tweak Starship’s forward flap design, says Elon Musk Teslarati · 19 Aug 2021 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that there is a “slight error” with the current design of Starship’s forward flaps, necessitating a few...
- SpaceX set to end longest gap between Falcon launches in two years Teslarati · 18 Aug 2021 NASA has confirmed that SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch is now scheduled to occur no earlier than 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)...