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SpaceX’s Next Starlink Satellite Mission Pegged for Saturday, May 15
SpaceX announced on Friday afternoon it is targeting its next Starlink satellite launch for Saturday, May 15. The Falcon 9 launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is pegged for 3:54pm PDT/6:54pm EDT, and the daytime launch looks to put on a show for fans of the launches. SpaceX says […]
SpaceX to Launch Starship into Space for the First Time, as Orbital Flight Detailed
Image credit: @BocaChicaGal SpaceX has revealed plans to launch its Starship prototype into its first orbital spaceflight, according to a filling with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), reports CNBC. The company’s recent Starship SN15 prototype successfully landed during a test flight. The huge rocket ship is about 16-storeys tall, or about 160 feet, and made […]
SpaceX Doge-1 Launch Will Be First Crypto and Meme in Space, Touts Elon Musk
One day after calling Dogecoin a “hustle” on SNL, Elon Musk’s SpaceX surprised everyone by announcing it now accepts the ‘joke’ cryptocurrency as a form of payment for SpaceX. In Q1 2022, Canada’s Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) says SpaceX will launch its DOGE-1 Mission to the moon. The satellite mission was paid for by GEC in […]
SpaceX to Launch DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon, Paid for by Dogecoin
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 […]
SpaceX Efforts to Develop Boca Chica, Texas, Profiled by WSJ
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 Starship SN15 Flight Test: Successful Lift Off and Landing [VIDEO]
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 […]
SpaceX Starship SN15 Test Flight Today Appears Imminent [VIDEO]
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 […]
SpaceX Says Starlink Has Over 500,000 Orders, as 60 More Satellites Launched into Orbit
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 to Attempt Starship SN15 Test Flight on Tuesday, May 4 [Update]
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 to Launch 60 Starlink Satellites on Tuesday, May 4
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 […]
SpaceX Dragon and Crew Successfully Splash Down in Gulf of Mexico
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 […]
SpaceX’s Next Starlink Satellite Launch: Wednesday, April 28
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 […]
SpaceX Dragon Successfully Docks By Itself to the International Space Station [VIDEO]
Image credit: SpaceX SpaceX continues to make history with its Dragon capsule, as the latter successfully docked autonomously to the International Space Station at 5:08am EDT, on Saturday, April 24. Dragon was launched into orbit on Friday morning by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster took a day to reach the ISS. “This is the first human […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Crew-2 Mission Aboard Dragon into Orbit [VIDEO]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster launched its Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida this morning, taking off at 2:49am PDT/5:49am EDT. Liftoff of Falcon 9 and Dragon! pic.twitter.com/g6Oi8qwU2Y — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 23, 2021 After a successful launch and main engine cutoff, stage separation was confirmed and the second […]
SpaceX Chosen by NASA to Send Astronauts Back to the Moon
On Friday, NASA announced it had picked SpaceX to send the next two American astronauts to the surface of the moon, in a contract worth $2.89 billion. This will be the first commercial lander to send humans to the lunar surface. NASA says one of the next two astronauts headed to the moon will be […]