News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Starship flight attempt for Tuesday afternoon is scrubbed [Updated] Ars Technica · 4 May 2021 After four failures, SpaceX is really hoping to stick the landing this time.
- List of Dragon Crews ElonX · 4 May 2021 After conducting several successful missions with NASA astronauts, SpaceX is currently planning a number of other crewed missions, including commercial ones. This article lists them all, along with known crew members.
- Starlink launch marks 100 missions since an in-flight Falcon rocket failure Spaceflight Now · 4 May 2021 The oldest Falcon 9 booster in SpaceX’s operational rocket fleet sent 60 more Starlink internet satellites into space Tuesday with a launch from historic pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts to Answer Questions after Return to Earth NASA · 3 May 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will answer questions at 3:45 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 6, about their historic mission on the International Space Station and return to Earth.
- NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station NASA · 3 May 2021 Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX’s upgraded Starship set for test flight despite sore NASA contract losers Teslarati · 3 May 2021 Within the last week, while SpaceX has been diligently working to ready an upgraded Starship prototype for its first launch, former competitors...
- SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Starlink mission Spaceflight Now · 3 May 2021 SpaceX is has performed a static test firing of a Falcon 9 rocket at launch pad 39A ahead of a planned liftoff on Tuesday with 60 more Starlink satellites.
- SpaceX Dragon carries four astronauts home after record-breaking voyage Teslarati · 2 May 2021 SpaceX’s first operational Crew Dragon spacecraft has safely returned its four-astronaut crew back to Earth after a record-breaking voyage in space. Around...
- Crew Dragon brings four astronauts back to nighttime splashdown Spaceflight Now · 2 May 2021 Four astronauts strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged to a fiery pre-dawn splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, closing out the first operational fli...
- Crew Dragon splashes down to end Crew-1 mission SpaceNews · 2 May 2021 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico May 2, returning four astronauts from a five-and-a-half-month stay on the International Space Station.
- Dragon Resilience returns to Earth, completing first operational Commercial Crew mission NASASpaceflight · 2 May 2021 NASA and SpaceX teams have returned NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi to Earth, completing the historic Crew-1 m...
- SpaceX scrubs upgraded Starship launch debut Teslarati · 30 Apr 2021 Update: For unknown reasons, possibly including technical issues or subpar weather, SpaceX has scrubbed upgraded Starship prototype SN15’s planned Friday launch debut....
- SpaceX cancels Starship flight attempt on Friday [Updated] Ars Technica · 30 Apr 2021 After four landing failures, here's hoping the fifth time is the charm.
- Crew Dragon return postponed again by poor weather Spaceflight Now · 30 Apr 2021 The departure and return to Earth of a four-person space station crew on a SpaceX Dragon capsule has been postponed again by high winds in the splashdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA and SpaceX officials are evaluati...
- Astronauts describe thrilling ride to orbit on Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 30 Apr 2021 When the countdown hit zero last Friday and the engines powering a previously flown Falcon 9 first stage roared to life for takeoff, the four astronauts strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon some 21 stories up started laugh...
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2021 SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites April 28, its first since the FCC approved a modification that allows the company to operate more satellites in lower orbits.
- SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink spacecraft; FCC clears SpaceX to fly satellites at lower altitudes Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2021 SpaceX deployed 60 more Starlink internet-beaming spacecraft into orbit after a fiery late-night blastoff of a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday night from Cape Canaveral, surpassing the 1,500-satellite mark since Starlink launc...
- Starlink v1.0 L24 launches as SpaceX receives permission for Starlink modifications NASASpaceflight · 29 Apr 2021 SpaceX launched the Starlink v1.0 L24 mission with another 60 satellites for the Starlink internet constellation late on Wednesday, April 28 at 11:44 PM EDT (03:44 UTC on April 29) from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space...
- Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander mission slips to 2022 SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2021 The first lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines, which had been scheduled for launch late this year, has been delayed to early 2022 by its launch provider, SpaceX.
- SpaceX aces 25th Starlink launch and delivers 1500th Starlink satellite to orbit Teslarati · 28 Apr 2021 After a minor issue at sea triggered a ~23-hour delay, a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket lifted off without issue on April 28th,...
- SpaceX Starlink launch set to kick off two jam-packed months of Falcon 9 missions [webcast] Teslarati · 28 Apr 2021 After taking a roughly two-week break to focus on Crew Dragon’s third astronaut launch, SpaceX is ready to get back to its...
- Dynetics protests NASA HLS award SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2021 Dynetics has joined Blue Origin in filing a protest of NASA’s selection of SpaceX for a single Human Landing System award, a move that could force the agency to suspend work on the program.
- SpaceX to resume Starlink flights, stretching reused Falcon rockets to their limits Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2021 SpaceX aims to resume launching satellites for its Starlink internet network with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday night at Cape Canaveral, and company founder Elon Musk says SpaceX will use the sizeable backlo...
- FCC approves Starlink license modification SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2021 The FCC approved a modification of SpaceX’s license for its Starlink constellation, allowing the company to operate more than 2,800 additional satellites in lower orbits.
- Crew-1 splashdown delayed by weather SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2021 NASA and SpaceX are postponing the return of a Crew Dragon spacecraft by three days because of poor weather forecast in the splashdown location off the Florida coast.
- SpaceX closes in on West Coast Starlink launches with lease for drone ship dock space Teslarati · 27 Apr 2021 Amid a major hiring push and calls for monthly launches, SpaceX has taken its latest step towards launching Starlink satellites from the...
- Blue Origin protests NASA Human Landing System award SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2021 Blue Origin filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office April 26 over NASA’s decision to select only SpaceX for its Human Landing System (HLS) program, arguing the agency “moved the goalposts” of the compet...
- China’s state rocket company unveils rendering of a Starship look-alike Ars Technica · 26 Apr 2021 The Asian country has tracked SpaceX from the beginning.
- A 2021 SpaceX Odyssey: Dragon aces third astronaut launch, docks with space station Teslarati · 26 Apr 2021 Early on Saturday morning, SpaceX Crew Dragon ‘Endeavour’ (capsule C206) – carrying four international astronauts – flawlessly docked with the International Space...
- Return of SpaceX crew capsule delayed by high winds Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2021 High winds predicted off the coast of Florida this week will keep SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft and its four-person crew in orbit until Saturday, three days after their previously scheduled return to Earth f...
- SpaceX’s upgraded Starship completes second Raptor engine test in ~24 hours Teslarati · 26 Apr 2021 SpaceX Starship prototype SN15 has completed a second ‘static fire’ test of its Raptor engines in the last 24 hours, hopefully setting...
- NASA Updates Live Coverage of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 Return to Earth NASA · 26 Apr 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. E...
- With SpaceX crew docking, it’s a full house on the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 24 Apr 2021 A refurbished SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship linked up with the International Space Station early Saturday more than 260 miles above Earth, delivering four veteran astronauts to the orbiting research complex and temporaril...
- Crew-2 arrives at ISS SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2021 A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station April 24, less than 24 hours after its launch from Florida, giving the station its largest crew in a decade.
- NASA to Air Live Coverage of SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts’ Return to Earth NASA · 24 Apr 2021 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace...
- Crew Dragon Endeavour returns to station on Crew-2 mission NASASpaceflight · 24 Apr 2021 NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Meghan McArthur, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japanese Space Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide have joined the Expedition 64 crew as SpaceX’s Crew Dra...
- SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled capsule and ‘flight-proven’ rocket Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried a multinational crew into orbit at the break of dawn Friday with a spectacular sky-lighting launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, dazzling early risers along the East Coast...
- SpaceX launches astronauts on flight-proven rocket and capsule in spaceflight first Teslarati · 23 Apr 2021 For the first time in history, SpaceX has sent astronauts into space inside a reused Crew Dragon space capsule with the help...
- SpaceX launches NASA Crew-2 mission SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2021 SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four astronauts from three nations April 23 as the commercial crew program moves firmly into operations.
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station NASA · 23 Apr 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are in orbit following their early morning launch bound for the International Space Station for the second commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory.