After delaying its launch yesterday, SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 9 on Sunday morning, sending its newest Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft towards the International Space Station (ISS) as part of its commercial resupply services (CRS) contract with NASA. The upgraded Cargo Dragon 2 is carrying 6,400 pounds (2,903 kilograms) of supplies and science investigations towards the […]
Update Dec. 5: SpaceX says “the targeted date has changed due to poor weather conditions on Sat., Dec. 5 in the recovery area.” The rescheduled launch date is 11:17 a.m. EST, Sun., Dec. 6. SpaceX is just a few hours away from launching Falcon 9 and Dragon to the International Space Station (ISS), as part […]
SpaceX outsourced the production of its Starlink user terminal satellite dishes to a company called STMicroelectronics, as reported by Business Insider. The Swiss company was responsible for building the Starlink satellites currently being used in SpaceX’s public beta, and the contract could easily be worth billions of dollars, according to a source with insider knowledge. […]
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/a9O2MqcsCV — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 25, 2020 SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink satellites into space today aboard the Falcon 9 tonight. The 9:13pm EST lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 in Florida marked the 16th batch of Starlink satellites sent into space. Falcon 9 launches Starlink to orbit […]
SpaceX announced on Monday it has rescheduled its Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites to Tuesday, November 24. “Now targeting Tuesday, November 24 at 9:13 p.m. EST for Falcon 9’s launch of Starlink, when weather conditions in the recovery area should improve,” said the company earlier today. Now targeting Tuesday, November 24 at 9:13 p.m. […]
SpaceX has scrubbed the Falcon 9 launch tonight that was set to launch 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit. “Standing down from today’s launch of Starlink. Rocket and payload are healthy; teams will use additional time to complete data reviews and are now working toward backup opportunity on Monday, November 23 at 9:34 p.m. but […]
SpaceX has had a busy weekend. Today, the company successfully launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite to orbit, while its first stage rocket booster aced its landing to Earth, again. This was SpaceX’s third West Coast landing and every time we see it happen, we still get chills down our spine. Here’s the Falcon 9 liftoff: […]
Last week, SpaceX sent out the first Starlink internet beta invites to Canada, and now we’re seeing the first reviews. We have received a couple of first-hand accounts from Canadians that received and setup their Starlink internet hardware today. Starlink Internet Reviews from Manitoba, Canada Marc A. From Rivers in southwestern Manitoba told Tesla North […]
After launching into orbit yesterday, SpaceX Crew Dragon and NASA’s Crew-1 mission has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX confirmed the news 10 minutes ago, saying, “Docking confirmed – Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!” Docking confirmed – Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station! — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 17, 2020 […]
We’re just under 3 hours and 30 minutes from the SpaceX and NASA launch of its Crew-1 mission, set for 4:27PM PST / 7:27PM EST, this Sunday, November 15, 2020. The crew walk out is happening now, having arrived in two Tesla Model X vehicles. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi […]
SpaceX Starlink internet beta invites have started to roll out in Canada, confirming a previous report they would be arriving this week. So far, Canadians in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, according to users sharing details on Reddit. You can check the chart below showing provinces and latitudes where Starlink […]
NASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch of Crew-1 to Sunday, November 15. Originally scheduled to launch on Saturday, November 14, this afternoon NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced, “Due to onshore winds and recovery operations, @NASA and @SpaceX are targeting launch of the Crew-1 mission with astronauts to the @Space_Station at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15.” “The […]
We all lead busy lives and sometimes it’s easy to miss out on the latest SpaceX rocket launch. If you want to keep track of the latest SpaceX launches, Pocket Rocket for iOS—which launched in April—is an elegant app that makes it very easy to do so. Pocket Rocket costs $3.99 USD upfront, which includes […]
SpaceX Starlink may have an upcoming rival in Canada, as Telesat recently announced it had signed a $600 million CAD ($456 million USD) contract with the federal government for its low earth orbit satellite internet service. Earlier this week, the federal government announced the launch of its $1.7 billion Universal Broadband Fund, aimed at connecting […]
After Canada’s telecom industry regular approved SpaceX to operate its Starlink low earth orbit satellite internet in Canada last week, many started to check their email inboxes to see if beta invites would hit the great white north. Now, according to SpaceQ, the publication reports SpaceX will start sending out beta invites for Starlink to […]
