Canada’s Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) announced on Sunday it would be launching its DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon, set to be the “first-ever commercial lunar payload in history paid entirely with DOGE” aboard, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Calgary, Alberta-based GEC says its Geometric Space Corporation (GSC) mission management will be working with SpaceX to send a […]
At 2:42 a.m. EDT Sunday morning, SpaceX launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This will be the tenth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this mission — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 8, […]
Before SpaceX can colonize Mars, it looks like the space exploration and transportation giant is trying to develop the stretches of land surrounding its Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, South Texas. In a more corporate way, though, which The Wall Street Journal delves into in its latest profile on Elon Musk’s company. Of the 30-something small […]
SpaceX went ahead with its Starship SN15 high altitude test flight on Wednesday afternoon from Boca Chica, Texas. The flight was successful, with lift-off, belly descent and landing, the first time ever for Starship prototype, without explosion. As of writing, there was a fire ongoing after the landing, which looked to be extinguished. Starship landing […]
After scrubbing yesterday’s Starship SN15 high altitude test flight, SpaceX is trying again on Wednesday, as the flight window has opened. According to @BocaChicaGal, SpaceX has unchained the last flap on Starship SN15, and she is now heading to the viewing site, ahead of a potential test flight. As the last flap is being unchained […]
On Wednesday, PCMag shared speed test maps from Ookla, showing download speeds Starlink users are getting access to across the U.S. and Canada. The results, as collected from data throughout this year’s first quarter, show a high rate of variance among users in different regions, with some of the best median speeds taking […]
SpaceX on Tuesday afternoon successfully launched 60 more Starlink Satellites into orbit thanks to its Falcon 9 rocket. The company also announced it has now over half a million customers who have placed orders for Starlink or have put down a deposit. Only limitation is high density of users in urban areas. Most likely, all […]
SpaceX appears to be set for a double-header tomorrow for rocket launches. The company’s Falcon 9 booster is set to launch 60 Starlink Satellites on Tuesday, while also on deck is a test flight attempt of the company’s Starship SN15 prototype. On Tuesday, a marine safety information bulletin was issued, as SpaceX told the U.S. […]
SpaceX announced on Monday morning it is now planning for Tuesday, May 4, for its next Starlink launch. “Targeting Tuesday, May 4 at 3:01 p.m. EDT for Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites from LC-39A in Florida, but team is keeping an eye on weather in the recovery area,” said SpaceX on Monday. Targeting […]
The four astronauts from SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission for NASA successfully re-entered the atmosphere in a Dragon capsule and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, near Panama City and off the Florida Coast earlier today at 2:56 a.m. EDT. The mission consisted of NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, as well as […]
According to The Verge, NASA has put a halt on all progress on the $2.9 billion USD Human Landing System (HLS) contract it awarded to SpaceX last month, while a federal watchdog adjudicates complaints by companies SpaceX was picked over. “Pursuant to the GAO protests, NASA instructed SpaceX that progress on the HLS contract has been […]
SpaceX is again making this look easy, with its latest Falcon 9 launch of 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Wednesday evening at 8:45pm PDT/11:45pm EDT. Falcon 9 Liftoff: Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/D5qDAH37gV — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 29, 2021 Landing on Just Read the Instructions droneship: Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read […]
On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a proposed change from SpaceX to the company’s satellite license, according to CNBC. The approval comes despite major opposition from fellow satellite internet companies Amazon and Viasat. In the approval, the FCC wrote, “We conclude that grant of the SpaceX Third Modification Application will serve the public […]
SpaceX announced on Tuesday it’s on track to launch its next batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Wednesday, April 28 at 8:44pm PDT/11:44pm EDT. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket, B1060, will attempt its seventh flight, plus landing on […]
Earlier this month, NASA awarded SpaceX with a mission contract to head back to the moon, and one space exploration company is not happy about it. On Monday, Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company, Blue Origin, formally filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office, alleging that NASA’s decision “moved the goalposts last-minute” for contract-bidding companies, […]
