News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX
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SpaceX Starship Super Heavy booster, launch tower take shape
Cullen DesforgesJune 23rd, 2021In the last few weeks, SpaceX’s South Texas facility known as Starbase has seen significant progress in its quest to become a mass-producing entity of heavy-lift rockets.
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SpaceX launches GPS III SV05 satellite into space
Theresa CrossJune 17th, 2021SpaceX sent the GPS III SV05 satellite into space for the U.S. military atop a previously-flown Falcon 9 booster, a first for a national security payload.
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DOGE-1 CubeSat to fly to the Moon atop a Falcon 9 rocket
Theresa CrossJune 10th, 2021Last month, Geometric Energy Corporation announced the first mission to the Moon paid entirely with the Dogecoin cryptocurrency — DOGE-1.
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SXM-8 satellite launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Theresa CrossJune 6th, 2021A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched SiriusXM's SXM-8 satellite into orbit at 12:26 a.m. EDT (4:26 UTC) June 6, 2021, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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SpaceX’s CRS-22 Dragon arrives at ISS with new solar arrays
Derek RichardsonJune 5th, 2021Some 40 hours after launch, SpaceX’s CRS-22 cargo Dragon docked with the International Space Station with new science and solar arrays for the orbiting laboratory.
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SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launches with new solar arrays for ISS
Matt HaskellJune 3rd, 2021Lifting off atop a brand new Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX sent its CRS-22 Dragon spacecraft into orbit on a 1.5-day trek to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launching science, power upgrades to ISS
Matt HaskellJune 1st, 2021SpaceX is set to launch its next resupply mission to the International Space Station, CRS-22, bringing the outpost fresh science and new solar arrays.
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First Starlink shell completed with latest Falcon 9 launch
Theresa CrossMay 26th, 2021At 2:59 p.m. EDT (16:59 UTC) May 26, 2021, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched toward orbit to deliver another batch of 60 Starlink satellites for the company's internet constellation.
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Orbital space tourism poised to take off later this year
Theresa CrossMay 26th, 2021Within a span of about six months, a dozen new spaceflight participants could fly into orbit on four space tourism flights beginning as early as September.
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NASA assigns Kayla Barron to Crew-3 Dragon mission
Theresa CrossMay 24th, 2021While the Crew-2 mission has only just begun aboard the International Space Station, NASA is finalizing the astronaut selection for the next crew rotation mission to the outpost, Crew-3.
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FCC filing offers 1st look at SpaceX’s orbital Starship flight plan
Nicholas D'AlessandroMay 18th, 2021SpaceX has given an initial look at the flight plan for its first orbital Starship in a new filing posted to the Federal Communications Commission website.
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Starship SN15 on pad B for possible encore flight
Nicholas D'AlessandroMay 17th, 2021SpaceX remains as committed as ever to its breakneck pace of testing at its Boca Chica, Texas, launch facilities. Starship SN15, which conducted the first fully successful 10-kilometer test flight of the program with a clean, intact landing, was moved back to the launch pad on May 11, 2021, just under a week after that successful May 5 flight.
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Axiom, NASA agree to 1st private astronaut mission to ISS
Theresa CrossMay 12th, 2021NASA and Axiom Space announced May 10, 2021, an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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Falcon 9 booster flies record 10th time for Starlink mission
Theresa CrossMay 9th, 2021An early morning launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket filled the Florida skies as the company continues its aggressive pace of global internet coverage.
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SpaceX’s Starship SN15 lands successfully!
Nicholas D'AlessandroMay 5th, 2021SpaceX's Starship SN15 landed safely after its high-altitude test flight, successfully performing a landing-flip maneuver to softly touch down on a nearby pad.
