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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 […]

Last week, it was reported by CNBC that SpaceX had raised $850 million in new funding, selling shares at $419.99 USD, putting the valuation of Elon Musk’s company at about $74 billion USD. On Tuesday, SpaceX confirmed the $850 million funding, as disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Form D (via Reuters). The filing […]

SpaceX has updated its Starlink app for iOS and Android on Wednesday, bringing alerts for service outages and more. According to Starlink, the update has now “added alerts service outages, degraded service, intermittent service, damaged/loose Ethernet cable, usage in unexpected location, and installation at an angle.” On iOS and Android, there’s a new updated privacy […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised yet a new round of funding last week, reports CNBC, sending the rocket company’s valuation up yet again. According to unnamed sources, SpaceX raised $850 in new funds last week, at $419.99 USD per share (1 cent below $420). The valuation of SpaceX is now nearly $74 billion USD. The […]

A relatively new YouTube channel started earlier this month by Canadian Zachary Aubert, from Edmonton, Alberta, has already landed a huge exclusive interview. Aubert’s space-related YouTube channel, known as The Launch Pad, chatted with Jared Isaacman from the upcoming SpaceX Inspiration4 civilian mission, set to take off later this year. Isaacman is a billionaire and […]

After a delay yesterday, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 booster on Monday evening, sending 60 more Starlink satellites to space, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida While the first stage was nominal, the landing attempt by Falcon 9 (B1059) missed the mark, and did not successfully land aboard autonomous drone ship “Of Course […]