News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX

• SpaceX, NASA looking at potential to reboost Hubble telescope

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 29th, 2022

  NASA has signed a contract with SpaceX to study the possibility of reboosting the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit using Crew Dragon.

• SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from both US coasts

  Theresa CrossAugust 12th, 2022

  SpaceX flew two Starlink missions this week -- one on each coast of the United States -- increasing the size of the company's internet constellation.

• SpaceX sends South Korea satellite toward the Moon

  Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022

  SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to send the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO, to the Moon.

• Cosmonaut to fly aboard SpaceX Crew-5 Dragon in September

  Theresa CrossJuly 22nd, 2022

  SpaceX is targeting late September for the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, which will see the first Russian cosmonaut fly aboard Dragon.

• SpaceX selected to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 22nd, 2022

  NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket in October of 2026.

• SpaceX ties annual launch record with latest Starlink mission

  Theresa CrossJuly 17th, 2022

  SpaceX launched its 31st Falcon 9 rocket of 2022, tying its annual flight record set just last year -- and it's only July.

• SpaceX CRS-25 Dragon launches with fresh space station supplies

  Theresa CrossJuly 14th, 2022

  SpaceX launched its 25th resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA when its Falcon 9 rocket lofted the CRS-25 Dragon capsule into orbit.

• 53 more Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX Falcon 9

  Theresa CrossJuly 7th, 2022

  SpaceX launched its 48th dedicated Starlink mission to orbit, adding 53 satellites to the company’s ever-growing internet constellation.

• SpaceX launches SES-22 communications satellite

  Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2022

  At 5:04 p.m. EDT (21:04 UTC) June 29, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES-22 C-band communications satellite.

• Psyche asteroid mission will miss its 2022 launch window

  Cullen DesforgesJune 25th, 2022

  Citing testing delays, NASA has made the decision to postpone the highly anticipated Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name.

• SpaceX completes a trifecta of Falcon 9 launches

  Theresa CrossJune 20th, 2022

  Over the weekend, SpaceX flew three Falcon 9 rockets on both coasts of the United States in a span of just over 36 hours.

• Falcon 9 booster flies record-breaking 13th mission

  Theresa CrossJune 17th, 2022

  Launching for the 13th time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit.

• Falcon 9 lofts Egyptian Nilesat spacecraft into transfer orbit

  Theresa CrossJune 9th, 2022

  On June 8, 2022, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the Egyptian Nilesat 301 satellite bound for geostationary orbit.

• SpaceX Transporter-5 mission orbits dozens of small satellites

  Theresa CrossMay 25th, 2022

  Continuing its average launch cadence of once a week, SpaceX flew a Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-5 rideshare mission.

• SpaceX launches 3rd Starlink mission in under a week

  Theresa CrossMay 18th, 2022

  In less than a week, SpaceX orbited three batches of Starlink satellites, one from each of its launch pads on both coasts of the United States.