News Archive / Tagged: Falcon 9

• ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ arrives in Port Canaveral

  Theresa CrossJuly 18th, 2021

  On July 15, SpaceX’s newest drone ship, “A Shortfall of Gravitas,” made its way into Port Canaveral on Florida’s Space Coast.

• ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ added to SpaceX’s rocket recovery fleet

  Theresa CrossJuly 12th, 2021

  SpaceX is adding a third autonomous spaceport drone ship to its fleet. "A Shortfall of Gravitas" has left Port Fourchon, Louisiana, to begin sea trials before heading to the Space Coast.

• SpaceX launches Transporter-2 Falcon 9 rideshare mission

  Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2021

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Transporter-2, the second dedicated rideshare mission for the company, into a polar orbit from Florida.

• SpaceX launches GPS III SV05 satellite into space

  Theresa CrossJune 17th, 2021

  SpaceX sent the GPS III SV05 satellite into space for the U.S. military atop a previously-flown Falcon 9 booster, a first for a national security payload.

• DOGE-1 CubeSat to fly to the Moon atop a Falcon 9 rocket

  Theresa CrossJune 10th, 2021

  Last month, Geometric Energy Corporation announced the first mission to the Moon paid entirely with the Dogecoin cryptocurrency — DOGE-1.

• SXM-8 satellite launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

  Theresa CrossJune 6th, 2021

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched SiriusXM's SXM-8 satellite into orbit at 12:26 a.m. EDT (4:26 UTC) June 6, 2021, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

• SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launches with new solar arrays for ISS

  Matt HaskellJune 3rd, 2021

  Lifting off atop a brand new Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX sent its CRS-22 Dragon spacecraft into orbit on a 1.5-day trek to the International Space Station.

• SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launching science, power upgrades to ISS

  Matt HaskellJune 1st, 2021

  SpaceX is set to launch its next resupply mission to the International Space Station, CRS-22, bringing the outpost fresh science and new solar arrays.

• First Starlink shell completed with latest Falcon 9 launch

  Theresa CrossMay 26th, 2021

  At 2:59 p.m. EDT (16:59 UTC) May 26, 2021, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched toward orbit to deliver another batch of 60 Starlink satellites for the company's internet constellation.

• 15th launch of the year for SpaceX, as B1058 flies again

  Theresa CrossMay 15th, 2021

  Saturday evening, May 15 at 6:56 p.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from LC-39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• Falcon 9 booster flies record 10th time for Starlink mission

  Theresa CrossMay 9th, 2021

  An early morning launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket filled the Florida skies as the company continues its aggressive pace of global internet coverage.

• Ninth-flown Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink internet satellites

  Theresa CrossMay 4th, 2021

  Less than a week after the last Starlink satellite launch, SpaceX sent an additional 60 high-speed internet satellites into orbit using a Falcon 9 first stage booster flying for the ninth time.

• Another 60 Starlink internet satellites orbited by SpaceX

  Theresa CrossApril 29th, 2021

  SpaceX launched its 25th batch of Starlink internet satellites to join its ever-growing constellation in low Earth orbit as the company continues its push for global coverage.

• Crew-2 Dragon launches 4 astronauts bound for space station

  Theresa CrossApril 23rd, 2021

  SpaceX has launched the second operational Crew Dragon mission, Crew-2, with four astronauts bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

• SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon mission postponed by a day

  Derek RichardsonApril 21st, 2021

  SpaceX and NASA have delayed the Crew-2 Dragon mission’s launch to the International Space Station by a day because of weather concerns.