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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy for the fourth time ever
SpaceX has launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on a mission for the U.S. Space Force. This is the fourth launch of the company’s heavy payload launch vehicle, which first flew in 2018. Today’
Watch SpaceX launch a Falcon Heavy for the first time in three years
Thousands will be gathering on Florida’s Space Coast tomorrow to watch SpaceX launch the massive Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time since 2019. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than 9:44 A
NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid is back on the books for October 2023
NASA said Friday that its Psyche mission (named after the asteroid the mission is targeting) has been rescheduled to October next year. The news comes just a few months after the agency announced that
Relativity Space lands first Department of Defense launch contract
Relativity Space already has a significant volume of launch contracts on the books — more pre-sales for its Terran 1 rocket than any other launch vehicle in history, in fact, according to CEO an
NASA picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy for $332M mission to launch lunar Gateway components in 2024
NASA has announced that SpaceX will take two major parts of the Gateway lunar orbiter that will function as a pit stop for future moon missions. The Power and Propulsion Element and Habitation and Log
Elon Musk says an update for its Starship spacecraft development program is coming in 3 weeks
SpaceX will provide an update about what’s happening with their Starship spacecraft in roughly three weeks, according to CEO and founder Elon Musk. Starship is a next-generation, fully reusable
SpaceX successfully flies its Starship prototype to a height of around 500 feet
SpaceX has been developing Starship, its next-generation spacecraft, at its site in Boca Chica, Texas. The company has built a number of different Starship prototypes to date, include one prior versio
Elon Musk says Starship is now SpaceX’s top priority
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk says that after accomplishing its first human launch, the company’s primary focus going forward will be developing Starship, its next-generation spacecraft. Acco
SpaceX’s Starship SN4 launch vehicle prototype explodes after static engine fire test
SpaceX had just conducted yet another static fire test of the Raptor engine in its Starship SN4 prototype launch vehicle on Friday when the test vehicle exploded on the test stand in Boca Chica, Texas
SpaceX’s Starship prototype successfully completes key engine static fire test
SpaceX’s Starship prototype is on a streak of successes, at a key moment for the spacecraft’s development. The Starship SN4 (so-named because it’s the fourth full-size prototype) tes
SpaceX breaks a Falcon 9 rocket re-use record with successful Starlink launch
SpaceX has successfully launched and deployed its sixth batch of 60 Starlink satellites, further growing its constellation for the internet broadband system it plans to launch for customers in the U.S
SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroid
SpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-rel
SpaceX said to be seeking around $250 million in funding, boosting valuation to roughly $36 billion
SpaceX is looking to raise around $250 million in new funding according to a new report from CNBC’s Michael Sheetz. The additional cash would bring SpaceX’s total valuation to around $36 b
SpaceX reportedly looking to build Starship rockets at Port of LA
SpaceX is said to be in talks with local government officials about setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles, a location that would give it easy access to the ocean for transporting
SpaceX could catch future Crew Dragons with astronauts onboard using ships at sea
SpaceX demonstrated a safety system that will protect astronauts in the case of any unfortunate unforeseen accidents in future Crew Dragon flights, which included the spacecraft splashing down in the
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket and lands the booster, but misses the fairing catch
SpaceX has successfully launched its thirteenth rocket this year, and its eleventh Falcon 9 (the company also flew two Falcon Heavy missions in 2019). The launch included the re-use of a twice-flown F
SpaceX launches re-flown fairing for the first time and breaks a Falcon 9 booster re-use record
SpaceX successfully launched its first batch of production Starlink satellites today, sending 60 of the small satellites to their target orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. These 60 satellites follow 60 l
Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship could fly for as little as $2 million per launch
SpaceX’s goal has long been to achieve truly reusable rocket launch capabilities, and for good reason: The company anticipates huge cost savings through re-usable rocketry versus expendable laun
SpaceX ‘getting ready’ to fly orbital Starship design with new FCC filing
SpaceX is taking the steps necessary to begin test flying the orbital-class version of its Starship spacecraft, with new documents filed by the company (via Teslarati) with the FCC seeking necessary p
SpaceX untethered StarHopper ‘hop’ test flight aborted after engines briefly flare
SpaceX encountered a snag in an attempted test key to the development of its next-generation Starship spacecraft. Specifically, the StarHopper sub-scale demonstration and testing craft it’s usin