News: SpaceX
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- NASA, SpaceX set for historic Friday astronaut launch with reused booster and capsule Teslarati · 22 Apr 2021 Update: NASA and SpaceX have confirmed that they are set for a historic astronaut launch with a reused Falcon booster and Dragon...
- Off the Earth, for the Earth; Endeavour lifts off with international crew for six month mission NASASpaceflight · 22 Apr 2021 SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour began its second mission Friday with a crew of four astronauts on a long-duration trip to the International Space Station. Liftoff, atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Kennedy Space Cente...
- SpaceX and OneWeb spar over satellite close approach SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2021 An alleged close approach between satellites from OneWeb and SpaceX led to a meeting between the companies and the FCC, but the companies don’t completely agree on what resulted from that discussion.
- Watch live: Crew Dragon spacecraft docks with International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 22 Apr 2021 After a one-day delay to wait for improved conditions in the offshore abort zone, SpaceX and NASA launched four astronauts at 5:49 a.m. EDT (0949 GMT) Friday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spaceship from Kenned...
- US military wants SpaceX to create a miniature, battery-powered Starlink dish Teslarati · 21 Apr 2021 The US Department of Defense wants to find out if SpaceX can make a miniature, wireless version of the antennas currently used...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts to Answer Questions Before Return to Earth NASA · 21 Apr 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will answer media questions at 12:30 p.m. EDT Monday, April 26, about their upcoming return to Earth from the International Space Station.
- NASA Updates Launch Date, TV Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 Mission NASA · 21 Apr 2021 NASA will provide updated coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to space station delayed to Friday by offshore weather Spaceflight Now · 21 Apr 2021 Launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station has been delayed 24 hours to Friday because of bad weather in the Atlantic Ocean where the crew could be forced to ditch...
- SpaceX Starlink competitor OneWeb misled the FCC, media with false “near-miss” narrative Teslarati · 21 Apr 2021 In the latest trials and tribulations of a SpaceX Starlink competitor that went bankrupt after spending $3 billion to launch just 74...
- NASA chief: Russian cosmonauts unlikely fly on U.S. crew capsules until next year Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2021 U.S. government approval of a proposed agreement between NASA and the Russian space agency to fly mixed U.S.-Russian crews on missions to the International Space Station is taking longer than expected, and the deal likel...
- SpaceX Starship outfitted with upgraded Raptor engines for Wed static fire Teslarati · 20 Apr 2021 SpaceX has installed at least two of three new upgraded Raptors on Starship serial number 15 (SN15) ahead of a triple-engine static...
- SpaceX, Crew-2 mission cleared for launch as eyes turn to the weather NASASpaceflight · 20 Apr 2021 The Crew-2 mission’s Launch Readiness Review, or LRR, has been completed at the Kennedy Space Center, with managers from NASA, SpaceX, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) fo...
- After NASA taps SpaceX’s Starship for first Artemis landings, agency looks to on-ramp future vehicles NASASpaceflight · 20 Apr 2021 Following a year of testing and development, NASA recently selected SpaceX’s Starship-based Human Landing System (HLS) to land astronauts on the moon under the Artemis program. SpaceX’s proposal was the highest rated and...
- SpaceX installs second Starship-derived fuel tank at orbital launch pad Teslarati · 20 Apr 2021 For the second time in two weeks, SpaceX has rolled a ‘Starship-derived’ propellant tank to the next-generation rocket’s first orbital launch pad,...
- NASA, SpaceX watching weather in downrange abort zones for crew launch Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2021 Preparations for the planned liftoff Thursday of a SpaceX Dragon capsule with a four-person crew to the International Space Station cleared another readiness review Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but...
- Dragon crew rehearses for launch day, first-look weather forecast looks good Spaceflight Now · 19 Apr 2021 After completing a dress rehearsal for launch day over the weekend, the four astronauts gearing up for liftoff Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket are in good spirits and spending time with their families in Florida bef...
- SpaceX fires up sooty Falcon booster ahead of historic astronaut launch Teslarati · 19 Apr 2021 SpaceX says it has successfully completed the last major test standing between a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft and...
- Starship SN15 prepares for flight following major NASA vindication NASASpaceflight · 18 Apr 2021 Starship SN15 is expected to undergo a Static Fire test as early as Monday to clear the path for a test flight no earlier than Tuesday as SpaceX’s rapidly reusable interplanetary launch and landing system gained a massiv...
- NASA chooses SpaceX to land next astronauts on the Moon Spaceflight Now · 17 Apr 2021 NASA has selected SpaceX to build a spacecraft to land the first astronauts on the moon since 1972, choosing Elon Musk’s space company over competing proposals from Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and the aerospace firm Dynetic...
- SpaceX test-fires rocket for crew launch Spaceflight Now · 17 Apr 2021 SpaceX test-fired the Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday ahead of launch with the next four astronauts heading to the International Space Station. The static fire test before sunrise Saturday in Florida was a major step towa...
- Russian capsule brings home three space fliers Spaceflight Now · 17 Apr 2021 Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth early Saturday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan amid preparations in Florida for launch of another station-b...
- NASA selects SpaceX to develop crewed lunar lander SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2021 NASA has selected SpaceX as the sole company to win a contract to develop and demonstrate a crewed lunar lander, while keeping the door open for others to compete for future missions.
- Larger late-stage deals dominating space investment landscape SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2021 Private investors deployed another $1.9 billion in SpaceX, OneWeb and other space infrastructure companies in the first three months of 2021, according to data from New York-based Space Capital.
- NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander Ars Technica · 16 Apr 2021 "We looked at what’s the best value to the government."
- As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Next Americans on Moon NASA · 16 Apr 2021 NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry...
- As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander NASA · 16 Apr 2021 NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry...
- SpaceX’s Starship to return humanity to the Moon in stunning NASA decision Teslarati · 16 Apr 2021 In one of the biggest NASA contracting surprises in years, the space agency has chosen SpaceX – and only SpaceX – to...
- Space station crew set for landing in Kazakhstan Spaceflight Now · 16 Apr 2021 Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station readied their Soyuz ferry ship for a fiery plunge back to Earth early Saturday amid preparations in Florida for laun...
- NASA approves plans for Crew-2 launch SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2021 NASA managers approved plans to launch a SpaceX commercial crew mission to the International Space Station next week, pending the resolution of one minor issue with the Falcon 9 rocket.
- Rocket Report: SpaceX to build huge launch tower, Branson sells Virgin stock Ars Technica · 16 Apr 2021 "For us, it’s super important to have a launchpad in mainland Europe."
- SpaceX Starlink internet could exit beta this summer, says Musk Teslarati · 16 Apr 2021 CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will “probably [be] out of beta this summer” as the company continues...
- NASA delays starting contract with SpaceX for Gateway cargo services SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2021 More than a year after selecting SpaceX to deliver cargo to the lunar Gateway, NASA has yet to formally start that contract as it performs a broader review of its Artemis program.
- Musk says SpaceX’s fifth Starship launch is scheduled next week, sets static fire date Teslarati · 15 Apr 2021 Update: As expected, SpaceX has scheduled a road closure on Monday, April 19th – most likely for Starship SN15’s first static fire...
- SpaceX adds to latest funding round SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2021 SpaceX has added more than $300 million to a fundraising round announced earlier this year to support continued work on its Starship launch system and Starlink satellite constellation.
- NASA, SpaceX clear crew capsule for launch next week Spaceflight Now · 15 Apr 2021 NASA and SpaceX officials are moving forward with preparations to launch the next commercial Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station next week after a Flight Readiness Review Thursday, pending a final eval...
- SpaceX installs Dragon spaceship on the rocket that’ll take it to space (again) Teslarati · 15 Apr 2021 For the third time ever, SpaceX has installed a Crew Dragon spacecraft scheduled to launch astronauts on the Falcon 9 rocket that’ll...
- SpaceX closes second billion-dollar funding round in eight months Teslarati · 14 Apr 2021 Updated SEC documents show that the appetites of SpaceX’s investors weren’t quite sated after a February 2021 round of funding, leading the...
- SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour meets Falcon 9 rocket for launch next week Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2021 SpaceX trucked its Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, refurbished with a new heat shield and structural enhancements, across the Cape Canaveral spaceport this week for attachment to a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of a planned li...
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy beats out ULA Vulcan rocket for NASA Moon rover launch Teslarati · 14 Apr 2021 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket appears to have edged out competitor United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle to send a...
- Astrobotic selects SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch robotic lunar lander Spaceflight Now · 13 Apr 2021 A commercial lunar lander built by Astrobotic will launch from the Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in late 2023 to deliver a water-hunting NASA rover to the moon’s south pole, officials announced Mon...