News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX
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GTO rideshare mission set to be SpaceX’s 2nd launch of 2019
Curt GodwinFebruary 19th, 2019SpaceX is about to send the PSN 6 satellite and several rideshare payloads to geostationary transfer orbit, including a lunar lander poised to make history.
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NASA planning to buy 2 more seats aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft
Derek RichardsonFebruary 16th, 2019NASA is looking to ensure uninterrupted access to the International Space Station while two commercial spacecraft finish development.
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Iridium NEXT constellation upgrade completed
Cullen DesforgesFebruary 12th, 2019Iridium Communications announced last week in a press conference that it had finished its 10-year satellite upgrade project known as Iridium NEXT.
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Raptor fired at power level needed for Starship, Super Heavy
Derek RichardsonFebruary 7th, 2019SpaceX's first Raptor flight engine performed another test, increasing its thrust and chamber pressure to levels required for Starship and Super Heavy.
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NASA confirms NET March 2 for 1st Crew Dragon flight
Derek RichardsonFebruary 6th, 2019NASA announced Wednesday that SpaceX is targeting no earlier than March 2, 2019, for the first flight of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Update: Raptor roars on SpaceX’s Texas test stand
Derek RichardsonFebruary 4th, 2019SpaceX’s Raptor engine was briefly fired on a test stand days after company CEO and Founder Elon Musk revealed photos of the engine on Twitter.
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SpaceX Demo Flight 1 could slip to March
Jason RhianJanuary 31st, 2019The world is on the edge of its seat waiting for the first flight of a crew-rated Dragon spacecraft. It appears it will have to wait a little longer.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 test fire rekindles US spaceflight hopes
Jason RhianJanuary 25th, 2019The static fire test of one of the company's Falcon 9 rockets heralded the potential approach of astronauts using one of these rockets to travel to the ISS.
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SpaceX’s Starship toppled, severely damaged during overnight storm
Patrick AttwellJanuary 23rd, 2019In the overnight hours of Jan. 22 and 23, SpaceX's Starship Hopper test article was severely damaged by strong winds at the SpaceX South Texas launch facility.
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Falcon 9 rocket for SpaceX Demo Flight-1 set for test fire
Jason RhianJanuary 22nd, 2019While the U.S. government might be shut down due to a political impasse, Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is taking the next steps toward returning the U.S.' lost ability to send astronauts into low-Earth orbit.
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SpaceX completes 16th Dragon mission to ISS
Derek RichardsonJanuary 14th, 2019After spending just over a month attached to the International Space Station, SpaceX's CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft departed the outpost and returned to Earth.
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SpaceX downsizing workforce as it ramps up Starship, Starlink programs
Derek RichardsonJanuary 12th, 2019SpaceX is laying off about 10 percent of its workforce to “become a leaner company” as it develops a Mars spaceship and satellite internet constellation.
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Gallery: SpaceX’s 2019 launch manifest begins
Jason RhianJanuary 11th, 2019LOMPOC, Calif. -- SpaceX carried out its first launch of the company's 2019 manifest with the flight of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites. Liftoff of the Iridium 8 mission occurred at 7:31 a.m. PST (10:31 EST / 15:31 GMT) at the opening of an instantaneous launch window.
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SpaceX starts 2019 manifest with successful Iridium 8 launch
Curt GodwinJanuary 11th, 2019LOMPOC, Calif. — After enduring several delays, SpaceX successfully launched ten Iridium NEXT satellites into a polar low-Earth orbit (LEO), marking the Falcon 9’s first flight of 2019, and the last of the original contract, signed in 2010, with Iridium.
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How tall do you have to be to take SpaceX’s Commercial Crew ‘ride?’
Jason RhianJanuary 9th, 2019KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX has come to be known for its irreverent streak when it comes to its spacecraft and rockets. A recent tweet made by Elon Musk suggests this behavior is likely to continue.
