News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX
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SpaceX successfully launches the sixth Starlink mission.
Patrick AttwellMarch 18th, 2020SpaceX successfully launched its sixth batch of satellites for its Starlink constellation.
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On-pad abort for SpaceX Starlink-5, scrubbed for the day
Sean CostelloMarch 15th, 2020The March 15 launch attempt of SpaceX’s Starlink-5 mission was waylaid by an on-pad abort, as the Falcon 9 first stage encountered what SpaceX referred to as “an engine power issue” upon ignition.
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Sun is rising on launch day for SpaceX Starlink-5 mission
Sean CostelloMarch 15th, 2020It’s launch day! With under an hour to go before the scheduled liftoff of SpaceX’s sixth batch of 60 Starlink satellites, SpaceFlight Insider correspondent Theresa Cross is stationed along the river’s edge at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s (KSCVC) Saturn V viewing site.
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KSCVC to temporarily close due to COVID-19 concerns, launches currently set to continue
Sean CostelloMarch 14th, 2020On March 16, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) will join the growing list of major central-Florida entertainment and amusement properties which have temporarily closed in consideration of the health risks associated with COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.
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SpaceX successfully launches fourth batch of Starlink satellites
Theresa CrossJanuary 29th, 2020CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX launched their fourth batch of approximately 60 satellites for the Starlink broadband network at 9:06am EDT, January 29, after carefully “evaluating extreme weather in the recovery area,” according to SpaceX.
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Gallery: SpaceX’s Dragon clears safety check paving way for crewed missions
Michael McCabeJanuary 19th, 2020CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Images from the Jan. 19 test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft which successfully demonstrated the vehicle's ability to pull astronauts away from the rocket in the event of an accident on its way to orbit.
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Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort’s successful completion clears way for crewed flights
Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020SpaceX successfully completed yet another milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to send astronauts to the International Space Station - the In Flight Abort Test.
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SuperDraco engines set to be tested during SpaceX in-flight abort
Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the in-flight Crew Dragon abort test set to launch in less than an hour, let's take a look into the incredibly powerful and spacecraft specific SuperDraco engine.
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SpaceX, NASA monitoring weather ahead of in-flight abort test.
Sean CostelloJanuary 19th, 2020CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. — As the sun rises and the shorelines of the Space Coast communities fill with eager spectators, SpaceX and NASA engineers have their attention focused on the early Sunday morning weather systems.
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No in-flight abort for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft today
SpaceFlight InsiderJanuary 18th, 2020SpaceX has been forced to stand down from today's attempt to test out a critical element of the company's crew-rated spacecraft.
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SpaceX poised to take large step toward human space flight
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 17th, 2020SpaceX is ready to check off another box on the list of requirements that need to be completed before the company can send crewed missions to the International Space Station.
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Processing of Starlink 2 booster underway, following return to Port Canaveral
Theresa CrossJanuary 11th, 2020SpaceX's B1049.4 returned to Port Canaveral January 9, 2020 after the completion of its fourth flown mission delivering the third set of Starlink satellites into low-Earth-orbit (LEO). This is Spacex’s first launch supported by the newly-created U.S. Space Force and its forty-eighth successful booster recovery.
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CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 7th, 2020After spending nearly a month berthed to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule left the Station and splashed down marking the successful completion of its mission.
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SpaceX starts 2020 with Starlink launch
Patrick AttwellJanuary 6th, 2020SpaceX's Starlink constellation just got a major boost.
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OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names
Jason RhianJanuary 1st, 2020Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts.
