Articles about SpaceX – Page 12 of 16

Prince gets a shout-out as reused SpaceX Dragon capsule links up with space station

What do Prince and SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule, freshly arrived at the International Space Station, have in common? NASA astronaut… Read More

SpaceX launches its first refurbished Dragon cargo ship to the space station

SpaceX took one more step in its campaign for rocket reusability today by sending a previously flown Dragon cargo spacecraft… Read More

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Inmarsat telecom satellite to high-flying orbit

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket today launched the Inmarsat-5 F4 telecommunications satellite to a geostationary transfer orbit ranging beyond 22,000 miles in… Read More

SpaceX tweets Falcon Heavy rocket test

SpaceX showed off the first static-fire engine test for the center core of its three-core Falcon Heavy rocket – a yet-to-be-flown… Read More

SpaceX to launch first homegrown satellite this year, plans broadband network in 2019

SpaceX has laid out its latest schedule for the satellite broadband service it’s developing in the Seattle area, starting with… Read More

Bezos and Musk, underachievers? New space race includes a little trash talking

NEW ORLEANS – The evolution of the space race became very clear this week at the Collision media and technology… Read More

SpaceX reaches milestone with Falcon 9 launch of secret NROL-76 spy satellite – and booster landing

SpaceX launched a top-secret satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office today, then brought its Falcon 9 booster back for a spectacular touchdown at… Read More

SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell says rockets should fly almost as often as airplanes

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell isn’t satisfied with last week’s history-making relaunch and landing of a previously… Read More

Launch a rocket every day? SpaceX’s Elon Musk kicks it up a notch for reusability

SpaceX took nearly a year to relaunch its first “flight-proven” Falcon 9 booster, but within a year or two, company… Read More

It’s another first for SpaceX! Previously launched Falcon 9 rocket lifts off and lands a second time

Today SpaceX did something it’s never done before: reusing a Falcon 9 rocket booster that’s already been launched and landed.… Read More

Arcadia on the map: For future Mars landing sites, SpaceX thinks ice is nice

SpaceX’s current favorite place to land on Mars is reportedly Arcadia Planitia, which combines flat terrain, potential deposits of water… Read More

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing space samples back to Earth

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule brought tons of cargo back down to Earth from the International Space Station today, in a… Read More

After delay, SpaceX launches EchoStar satellite – but forgoes rocket landing

For the second time in a week, weather worries caused a delay in SpaceX’s launch of the EchoStar 23 communications… Read More

SpaceX postpones launch of EchoStar communications satellite due to high winds

High winds have forced SpaceX to postpone its launch of the EchoStar 23 communications satellite, a mission requiring so much… Read More

Round-the-moon trip intrigues billionaire spaceflier Charles Simonyi, but he won’t go

Charles Simonyi, the billionaire software executive who’s flown to space twice, says he doesn’t know who’s on SpaceX’s passenger list for… Read More

Google patent filing hints at how SpaceX’s satellite broadband network could work

When it comes to providing global broadband internet coverage, two satellite constellations in low Earth orbit are better than one.… Read More

Why choose to go to the moon? Trump changes commercial space calculations

Nearly 55 years ago, President John F. Kennedy said America chose to go to the moon and take on other… Read More

Citing schedule slips, Spaceflight rebooks 89 satellites on SpaceX’s launch list

For more than a year, Seattle-based Spaceflight has been waiting to launch an array of 89 miniaturized satellites aboard a… Read More

SpaceX reveals plan to send two private citizens around the moon in 2018

SpaceX says it’s making plans to send two private citizens around the moon late next year – using its yet-to-be-flown Falcon… Read More

SpaceX cargo ship makes ‘smooth’ hookup to space station one day after aborted try

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule has made a trouble-free cargo delivery to the International Space Station, one day after a navigational… Read More

SpaceX delivery to space station delayed due to glitch; Russian cargo craft en route

NASA and SpaceX had to call off today’s planned arrival of a robotic Dragon cargo spaceship at the International Space… Read More

Get a drone’s-eye view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket landing – and much, much more

SpaceX’s first-ever commercial rocket launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was picture-perfect, but the landing was arguably even more photogenic –… Read More

SpaceX makes its first liftoff from NASA’s historic moon pad – and then lands Falcon 9 booster

SpaceX sent a rocket rising from NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A today for the first time since the space shuttle… Read More

Technical issue forces SpaceX to put its first liftoff from historic Pad 39A on hold

SpaceX postponed the first launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since the last shuttle flight in 2011, due to concerns about… Read More

Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX (and 29 other companies) back immigration lawsuit

If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal… Read More

GAO reportedly faults SpaceX’s rocket engines and predicts delay in crew flights

Investigators are raising concerns about persistent cracking in the turbine blades in SpaceX’s rocket engines, and adding to doubts about the… Read More

Elon Musk hails Hyperloop teams – and touts the tunnel he’ll be boring at SpaceX

Three student teams got through the engineering gauntlet and sent their Hyperloop pods through a mile-long tube to test a… Read More

SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle area

SpaceX has taken on a 40,625-square-foot facility in Redmond, Wash., that will become a research and development lab for its… Read More

SpaceX returns to flight with Iridium satellite launch – and rocket landing!

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off for the first time in five months to put 10 advanced Iridium Next telecommunication sateliites… Read More

SpaceX gets ready to return to flight amid revelations about rocket finances

As SpaceX prepares for its first Falcon 9 rocket launch in five months, a new report about the company’s finances… Read More