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SpaceX is set to launch the NROL-108 payload into space on the morning of Thursday, December 17, via its Falcon 9 booster. “Targeting Thursday, December 17 for Falcon 9 launch of NROL-108 for @NatReconOfc. The three-hour launch window opens at 9:00 a.m. EST, and weather is 70% favorable,” said SpaceX on the eve of the […]

After a scrubbed launch attempt on Friday, SpaceX is set to try again on Sunday, to launch a SiriusXM satellite into space, its SXM-7 Mission. “Now targeting 12:30 p.m. EST for launch of SXM-7, time is optimized for launch and recovery. Weather forecast has improved to 80% favorable,” said SpaceX this morning. You can watch […]

Last month, SpaceX and FSET Information Technology announced it would bring Starlink internet to the people of Pikangikum First Nation — an indigenous Canadian community. Pikangikum First Nation is a small, remote fly-in community located roughly 225 km north of Kenora, Ontario. With a population of 2,300 people, they have been isolated without high-speed internet access, […]

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SpaceX has shared official photos of its incredible Starship Serial Number 8 (SN8) flight test from Wednesday, which despite an impressive launch, nearly landed when it wasn’t expected to. On Thursday afternoon, SpaceX shared a link to the company’s updated Flickr page, showing official photos of yesterday’s launch. Starship landing flip maneuver pic.twitter.com/QuD9HwZ9CX — SpaceX […]

SpaceX has started its live-streaming video of its Starship SN8 test flight, the company’s second attempt after yesterday’s launch was scrubbed. Starship SN8 is tentatively set to launch at 4:40pm CST (2:40pm PST/5:40pm EST). https://youtu.be/ap-BkkrRg-o "This suborbital flight is designed to test a number of objectives, from how the vehicle’s three Raptor engines perform, and...

SpaceX was set to launch its Starship SN8 prototype on Tuesday afternoon, until it was scrubbed at the last second. “Raptor abort,” was the call from SpaceX mission control, pausing the liftoff 1.3 seconds before it was set to take place, disappointing fans of the launch. SN8, or Serial Number 8, was set to launch […]

SpaceX is set to test its first attempt of Starship SN8’s high-altitude flight test on Tuesday, December 8, with live coverage starting at 6am PT/9am ET. According to SpaceX, it will “make the first attempt of a high-altitude suborbital flight test of Starship serial number 8 (SN8) from our site in Cameron County, Texas. The […]

SpaceX Cargo Dragon has successfully docked automatically to the International Space Station (ISS), after being launched into orbit on Sunday by the Falcon 9 booster. “Success! At 1:40pm ET, @SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the @Space_Station,” wrote NASA on Monday. “This is the 1st automated docking for a SpaceX cargo resupply mission […]

The U.S. FCC has just announced the results of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX has nabbed $885 million worth of contracts to bring Starlink internet to various rural areas of the United States (via TechCrunch). As you can see from the screenshots from the auction results, SpaceX will be able […]

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. […]