When will we see the first orbital launch of Starship? SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday the company’s Starship reusable spacecraft will be “ready to fly next month”. He was responding to a question that asked if July would be possible for the first orbital flight. “I was in the high bay [and] mega […]
SpaceX on Monday confirmed a previous report back in May the company was looking to raise up to $1.7 billion in new funding. A Form D filed today shows the total offering amount at $1,724,965,480 in new funding, coming from 74 investors from this round. Back in May, a company-wide email noted the company was seeking […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has released its conclusion on the environmental impact of SpaceX’s first Starship orbital flight. The ruling summary explains a Starship launch “would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment.” The decision reads as follows (via @NASASpaceflight): After reviewing and analyzing all available data and information on existing conditions and […]
NASA is requesting that SpaceX ensure a launch of the Starship rocket would avoid risking any nearby launch infrastructure, according to a senior official from the space agency speaking with Reuters. The news adds another complication to the company’s Starship launch plans, after the launch has been delayed multiple times for an ongoing environmental review […]
YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut has released the third video of its recent interview with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The channel has had unprecedented access to Musk in the past, and the latest video dives into the history of SpaceX’s Merlin engine, used to power the company’s Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. The video […]
According to PCMag, SpaceX has signed an agreement with Royal Caribbean Group to provide Starlink internet aboard the latter’s cruise ships. Starlink is a high-speed broadband internet service from SpaceX that connects to a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX intends for the service to provide affordable internet at viable speeds anywhere and […]
Representatives from NASA recently met with SpaceX leadership for an update on Starship ahead of the Artemis III mission, currently slated for April 2025. .@NASA and @SpaceX leadership recently met for an update on Starship, the human landing system that will take our @NASAAstronauts to the lunar surface with #Artemis III. Starship is vital to […]
Space and flight publication Aviation Week conducted interviews with top SpaceX executives as part of a behind-the-scenes look at the company for a two-part series looking into how it has impacted the industry. SpaceX is farthest along in achieving airline-like flight operations in the space industry with reusable launch vehicles, and the company has done so […]
Back in May, SpaceX announced Starlink for RVs, its satellite internet service for those seeking access on an as-needed basis where coverage is available. On Thursday, SpaceX announced Starlink for RVs has now reached 30,000 orders and counting, in just 16 days. Starlink for RVs costs $135 USD per month and lets customers pause and […]
SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched an Egyptian communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Falcon 9 launched Nilesat 301 at 5:04 p.m. ET, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This particular Falcon 9 booster, B1062, saw its seventh launch and landing, previously supporting the GPS III Space Vehicle 04, […]
As SpaceX continues to shape its plans around the upcoming Starship reusable rocket, the company has upgraded its plans for expansion of the spacecraft’s production area. SpaceX has submitted updated plans for an upcoming Starship production area, adding about 136,000 square feet of extra space, according to plans shared by @Harry Stranger on Wednesday. SpaceX […]
After SpaceX launched the Crew-4 mission in April, the company has encountered an issue ahead of its next launch to the International Space Station. NASA has delayed a SpaceX Dragon cargo launch originally set for June 10, due to elevated readings on the spacecraft’s Draco thruster system during the propellant loading phase, according to a […]
Many investors are looking to gain a piece of SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet business, but when they’ll be able to, the company and its leader still are not sure — despite a few years of delays already. An initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX’s Starlink will still be three or four years away […]
SpaceX has deployed its Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet to several countries and users at this point, and the company isn’t showing any signs of stopping with a new country in Europe now gaining access to the service. The French administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, has awarded a 10-year license to SpaceX to operate […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared a slide deck from the company’s recent company all-hands meeting from last week. According to his Sunday morning tweet, Musk said the slide deck was from a talk he gave to employees. The slide deck reveals the following stats from SpaceX: Record breaking launch cadence: averaging 1 launch per week […]
