News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX
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Falcon Heavy orbits classified USSF-67 Space Force payload
Theresa CrossJanuary 15th, 2023A classified payload for the United States Space Force, USSF-67, was lofted into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket just after sunset in Florida.
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SpaceX launches private Japanese Hakuto-R Moon lander
Theresa CrossDecember 11th, 2022After a nearly two-week delay, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Japan-based ispace’s small Hakuto-R M1 lunar lander toward the Moon.
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OneWeb satellites launch atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Theresa CrossDecember 8th, 2022For the first time atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, a batch of OneWeb internet satellites were launched into space to help build out the company's broadband constellation.
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Falcon 9 launches CRS-26 Dragon to International Space Station
Theresa CrossNovember 26th, 2022A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-26 cargo Dragon mission into orbit to resupply the International Space Station.
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The Orion Crew Module: A conversation with NASA’s Jason Hutt
Scott JohnsonNovember 21st, 2022In the lead-up to the first Artemis 1 Space Launch System launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with a number of people involved in its design, construction, assembly, and flight. One of those people is Jason Hutt -- NASA's human-rating, systems engineering, and integration lead for the Orion crew module.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Galaxy 31, 32 satellites
Theresa CrossNovember 12th, 2022A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket left Earth with two telecommunication satellites, Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy rocket in three years
Theresa CrossNovember 1st, 2022Under the cover of fog, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the classified USSF-44 mission for the United States Space Force.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbits the Hotbird 13F satellite
Theresa CrossOctober 15th, 2022SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lit up the night sky in Florida to send the Hotbird 13F communications satellite into orbit for Eutelsat.
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Crew-4 astronauts return to Earth after six-month spaceflight
Derek RichardsonOctober 14th, 2022Crew Dragon Freedom has returned to Earth with four astronauts after nearly six months at the International Space Station.
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Fly me to the Moon: Dennis Tito books Starship lunar flight
Cullen DesforgesOctober 13th, 2022SpaceX has announced the first two crewmembers for a second commercial mission around the Moon using its Starship rocket system.
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Crew-5 Dragon launches astronauts, cosmonaut to Space Station
Theresa CrossOctober 5th, 2022Three astronauts and one cosmonaut are bound for the International Space Station after launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Crew-5 mission.
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SpaceX, NASA looking at potential to reboost Hubble telescope
Derek RichardsonSeptember 29th, 2022NASA has signed a contract with SpaceX to study the possibility of reboosting the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit using Crew Dragon.
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from both US coasts
Theresa CrossAugust 12th, 2022SpaceX flew two Starlink missions this week -- one on each coast of the United States -- increasing the size of the company's internet constellation.
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SpaceX sends South Korea satellite toward the Moon
Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to send the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO, to the Moon.
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Cosmonaut to fly aboard SpaceX Crew-5 Dragon in September
Theresa CrossJuly 22nd, 2022SpaceX is targeting late September for the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, which will see the first Russian cosmonaut fly aboard Dragon.