News Archive / Tagged: Falcon 9

• SpaceX orbits Starlink satellites in pre-dawn launch

  Theresa CrossMay 6th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit at 5:42 a.m. EDT May 6, 2022, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• SpaceX flies same Falcon 9 first stage in 3 weeks

  Theresa CrossApril 29th, 2022

  In the latest SpaceX Starlink internet satellite mission, the company set a new launch-to-launch turnaround record for a Falcon 9 first stage.

• Crew-4 astronauts set to fly to International Space Station

  Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022

  The astronauts of the Crew-4 mission are set to fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft less than two days after the completion of the all-private Axiom Space mission.

• SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit

  Theresa CrossApril 21st, 2022

  SpaceX lofted another set of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with its Falcon 9 rocket, continuing the company’s nearly once-a-week launch cadence.

• Crew-4 astronauts arrive at Kennedy in advance of ISS mission

  Theresa CrossApril 18th, 2022

  The next set of astronauts bound for the International Space Station has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in advance of their launch.

• SpaceX launches 1st all-private astronaut mission to the ISS

  Theresa CrossApril 8th, 2022

  Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket left Earth on an all-private astronaut mission for Axiom Space.

• SpaceX launches Transporter-4 smallsat rideshare mission

  Theresa CrossApril 1st, 2022

  Using a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX’s Transporter-4 dedicated smallsat rideshare mission lofted 40 payloads into a polar orbit from Florida.

• More Starlink satellites lofted by SpaceX during late night launch

  Theresa CrossMarch 19th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 left Florida’s Space Coast delivering another round of satellites to the company’s Starlink internet constellation.

• 48 more Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX

  Theresa CrossMarch 9th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted another group of Starlink satellites into orbit to add to the company’s internet constellation.

• SpaceX orbits more Starlink satellites in its 9th launch of 2022

  Theresa CrossMarch 3rd, 2022

  Continuing the company’s rapid-fire schedule, SpaceX launched its ninth Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, sending another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.

• SpaceX launches 4th Starlink mission of 2022

  Theresa CrossFebruary 21st, 2022

  SpaceX sent its latest batch of Starlink satellites into orbit, adding 46 new spacecraft to its ever-growing internet constellation.

• Billionaire plans more trips to space under the Polaris Program

  Theresa CrossFebruary 14th, 2022

  Jared Isaacman is going back to space, securing three future missions with SpaceX designated as the Polaris Program, which is named after the North Star.

• SpaceX loses dozens of Starlink satellites after solar storm

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 9th, 2022

  Up to 40 Starlink satellites launched at the start of February are expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere after a geomagnetic storm prevented them from increasing their altitude.

• Like clockwork: SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 rocket this week

  Theresa CrossFebruary 3rd, 2022

  SpaceX launched its third Falcon 9 rocket this week, this time to send dozens more Starlink satellites into orbit for the company’s internet constellation.

• SpaceX lofts classified payload from California launch pad

  Theresa CrossFebruary 3rd, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent a classified payload into orbit for the United States government in the company’s second launch in less than 48 hours.