News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX

• Amazon’s Project Kuiper inks deal for 3 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches

  Derek RichardsonDecember 4th, 2023

  In a move to support the deployment of its low Earth orbit broadband network, Project Kuiper, a venture by tech giant Amazon.com, has entered into a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches.

• Starship soars to new heights, reaching space for first time

  Derek RichardsonNovember 18th, 2023

  SpaceX’s massive Super Heavy Starship rocket made it all the way to space during its second integrated flight test before being intentionally destroyed roughly eight minutes after launch.

• SpaceX’s CRS-29 cargo Dragon launches to space station

  Derek RichardsonNovember 10th, 2023

  SpaceX’s autonomous CRS-29 cargo Dragon is on its way to resupply the International Space Station and its seven-person Expedition 70 crew.

• Pedal to the metal: NASA’s Psyche launches to metallic asteroid

  Derek RichardsonOctober 13th, 2023

  After an initial boost from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA’s Psyche mission has begun a six-year journey to metal-rich asteroid "16 Psyche," a body that may be the exposed core of a protoplanet.

• What’s next for NASA’s Artemis program?

  Scott JohnsonOctober 6th, 2023

  Last year, NASA launched its first Space Launch System rocket with Artemis 1. What is the status of the next Artemis missions: Artemis 2 and Artemis 3?

• SpaceX completes engine tests for Lunar Starship

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2023

  In a NASA update, the agency detailed two engine tests completed by SpaceX for the Starship human landing system, which is expected to be used for the Artemis 3 and 4 Moon landings later this decade.

• FAA closes SpaceX Starship investigation, orders fixes

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 11th, 2023

  It’s been more than four months since the first integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy rocket, which resulted in the vehicle breaking apart several minutes into flight.

• SpaceX Crew-6 mission returns to Earth after 186 days in orbit

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 4th, 2023

  Three astronauts and one cosmonaut returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending roughly six months aboard the International Space Station.

• Crew-7 mission launches to the International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonAugust 26th, 2023

  SpaceX launched the multinational Crew-7 Dragon mission carrying three astronauts and one cosmonaut bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

• Redwire awarded follow-on contract for more ISS solar arrays

  Derek RichardsonJune 30th, 2023

  Redwire Corporation announced it was awarded a contract from Boeing to develop two additional solar arrays for the International Space Station.

• SpaceX CRS-28 Dragon departs International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonJune 29th, 2023

  SpaceX’s CRS-28 cargo Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station after spending just over three weeks at the outpost.

• NASA picks 7 companies to advance commercial space capabilities

  Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2023

  NASA has partnered with seven companies to help advance commercial orbital capabilities to meet the agency’s needs while building up a commercial low Earth orbit economy.

• CRS-28 Dragon launches toward International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonJune 5th, 2023

  SpaceX’s autonomous CRS-28 cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station for a delivery of crew supplies and a pair of new solar arrays.

• Axiom-2 crew back on Earth after capsule splashes down in Gulf

  Derek RichardsonMay 31st, 2023

  After nearly 10 days in space, the all-private Axiom-2 astronauts are back on Earth, having splashed down in their Dragon capsule in the water off the coast of Florida.

• Axiom-2 crew reaches International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonMay 22nd, 2023

  The four-person private Axiom-2 mission has docked with the International Space Station to begin an eight-day science mission aboard the outpost.