On Tuesday, SpaceX shared its flight recap of its Starship SN10 from earlier this month: On March 3, Starship serial number 10 (SN10) completed SpaceX’s third high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype as it successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and reoriented itself for reentry and an active aerodynamic controlled descent. SN10’s Raptor engines reignited to […]
SpaceX had a busy early Sunday morning, as its Falcon 9 rocket launched another 60 Starlink Satellites into orbit. At about 3am PDT/6am EDT, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space, with this particular booster B1051 seeing its ninth consecutive launch. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/V3vn9PolF0 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 14, 2021 After separating from the second […]
SpaceX announced on Friday evening it is targeting its next Starlink satellite launch for Sunday, March 14 at 3:01am PDT/6:01am EDT. “Targeting Sunday, March 14 at 6:01 a.m. EDT for Falcon 9’s next launch of 60 Starlink satellites. The first stage booster supporting this mission has completed eight flights to date,” said SpaceX. Targeting Sunday, […]
SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink satellites into space on early Thursday morning at 12:13am PST/3:13am EST, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Check out the night launch below: Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/Dth6zbYtR4 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 11, 2021 You can check the Falcon 9 booster B1058 land below, on SpaceX’s autonomous drone ship […]
SpaceX was set to launch 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit tonight, planned for 6:58pm PST/9:58pm EST. However, prior to tonight’s launch SpaceX announced it would delay the launch to Thursday, March 11 at 12:13am PST/3:13am EST for Starlink. “Taking some additional time for pre-launch checks,” said SpaceX on Tuesday evening. Now targeting Thursday, March […]
On CBS’ 60 Minutes on Sunday evening, a feature profiling NASA’s upcoming goal of putting a woman on the moon, also touted the efficiencies of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets. 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker interviewed Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s first female launch director about the company’s program to head back to the moon with the Artemis program. […]
SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites into space on early Thursday morning, from Kennedy Space Center at 3:24am EST. The launch comes after a previous bid to send its reusable Falcon 9 rocket into space was scrubbed with under two minutes to spare, earlier this week. Falcon 9 successfully returned to Earth and landed on […]
SpaceX was ready to launch its Starship SN10 flight test on Wednesday, but after igniting its Raptor engines briefly, the test was aborted at the last second before liftoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDEgFsefrGw No word if the day is over for SpaceX and this SN10 flight test in Boca Chica, Texas, but we are awaiting updates. They are […]
It now appears SpaceX is planning to build a manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, according to a new job posting, reports KXAN (via CNBC). “To keep up with global demand, SpaceX is breaking ground on a new, state of the art manufacturing facility in Austin, TX,” reads the job posting. The factory is being made […]
Image via @Erdayastronaut SpaceX looks ready to launch its Starship SN10 prototype for a test flight on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. According to @BocaChicaGal, residents in the area of Texas have been asked to evacuate the area tomorrow. “Happy to let y’all know that I have been asked to evacuate for Starship SN10 launch attempt […]
Yesterday, SpaceX announced it was delaying its Falcon 9 Starlink satellite launch to Tuesday. However, earlier today, SpaceX says it has now pushed back the Starlink launch to Thursday, at the earliest. Now targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 4 for launch of Starlink due to a Range conflict and unfavorable launch and recovery weather […]
On Sunday evening, SpaceX scrubbed its Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites at the last minute, with the rocket standing down with just under two minutes to go on its final countdown. SpaceX said its next launch opportunity would be on Monday, March 1 at 8:15pm EST. But just this morning, SpaceX has now […]
SpaceX was set to launch 60 Starlink Satellites into space on Sunday evening aboard Falcon 9, but the liftoff was scrubbed at t-minus one minute and 24 seconds. “Auto-abort at T-1:24 ahead of tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink; next launch opportunity is tomorrow, March 1 at 8:15 p.m. EST,” said SpaceX shortly afterwards. Auto-abort […]
If you’re a SpaceX Starlink internet user, you may be seeing some faster download speeds starting today. That’s because according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, system upgrades are being tested, as of Thursday. “You might see much higher download speeds on Starlink at times. Testing system upgrades,” said Musk on Thursday evening. You might see […]
SpaceX announced on Wednesday it is targeting its next Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink Satellites for the end of February. “Static fire test complete – targeting Sunday, February 28 at 8:37 p.m. EST for launch of Starlink from LC-39A,” said SpaceX earlier today. Static fire test complete – targeting Sunday, February 28 at 8:37 […]