News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX

• Falcon Heavy orbits classified USSF-67 Space Force payload

  Theresa CrossJanuary 15th, 2023

  A 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.

• SpaceX launches private Japanese Hakuto-R Moon lander

  Theresa CrossDecember 11th, 2022

  After a nearly two-week delay, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Japan-based ispace’s small Hakuto-R M1 lunar lander toward the Moon.

• OneWeb satellites launch atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

  Theresa CrossDecember 8th, 2022

  For 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.

• Falcon 9 launches CRS-26 Dragon to International Space Station

  Theresa CrossNovember 26th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-26 cargo Dragon mission into orbit to resupply the International Space Station.

• The Orion Crew Module: A conversation with NASA’s Jason Hutt

  Scott JohnsonNovember 21st, 2022

  In 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.

• SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Galaxy 31, 32 satellites

  Theresa CrossNovember 12th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket left Earth with two telecommunication satellites, Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

• SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy rocket in three years

  Theresa CrossNovember 1st, 2022

  Under the cover of fog, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the classified USSF-44 mission for the United States Space Force.

• SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbits the Hotbird 13F satellite

  Theresa CrossOctober 15th, 2022

  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lit up the night sky in Florida to send the Hotbird 13F communications satellite into orbit for Eutelsat.

• Crew-4 astronauts return to Earth after six-month spaceflight

  Derek RichardsonOctober 14th, 2022

  Crew Dragon Freedom has returned to Earth with four astronauts after nearly six months at the International Space Station.

• Fly me to the Moon: Dennis Tito books Starship lunar flight

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 13th, 2022

  SpaceX has announced the first two crewmembers for a second commercial mission around the Moon using its Starship rocket system.

• Crew-5 Dragon launches astronauts, cosmonaut to Space Station

  Theresa CrossOctober 5th, 2022

  Three 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.

• 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.