News Archive / Tagged: SpaceX

• Gallery: SpaceX’s Dragon clears safety check paving way for crewed missions

  Michael McCabeJanuary 19th, 2020

  CAPE 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.

• Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort’s successful completion clears way for crewed flights

  Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020

  SpaceX successfully completed yet another milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to send astronauts to the International Space Station - the In Flight Abort Test.

• SuperDraco engines set to be tested during SpaceX in-flight abort

  Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020

  KENNEDY 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.

• SpaceX, NASA monitoring weather ahead of in-flight abort test.

  Sean CostelloJanuary 19th, 2020

  CAPE 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.

• No in-flight abort for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft today

  SpaceFlight InsiderJanuary 18th, 2020

  SpaceX has been forced to stand down from today's attempt to test out a critical element of the company's crew-rated spacecraft.

• SpaceX poised to take large step toward human space flight

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 17th, 2020

  SpaceX 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.

• Processing of Starlink 2 booster underway, following return to Port Canaveral

  Theresa CrossJanuary 11th, 2020

  SpaceX'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.

• CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 7th, 2020

  After 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.

• SpaceX starts 2020 with Starlink launch

  Patrick AttwellJanuary 6th, 2020

  SpaceX's Starlink constellation just got a major boost.

• OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names

  Jason RhianJanuary 1st, 2020

  Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts.

• SpaceX prepares for first of many Starlink launches in 2020

  Jim SiegelDecember 31st, 2019

  2020 looks to be a big year for space. The next twelve months could see the U.S. regain a long-lost capability and another rover should be sent on its way to the Red Planet. SpaceX is planning to kick off 2020 with the launch of the next batch of Starlink satellites.

• Launch of JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1 furthers SpaceX’s reusability program

  SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 18th, 2019

  SpaceX's domination of the launch services market continues with Monday's launch of a Boeing-built satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. and Kacific Broadband Satellites.

• GALLERY: SpaceX launches JCSAT-18 and Kacific-1

  SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 17th, 2019

  Launching right on time, SpaceX used one of its Falcon 9 rockets to send the JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 satellite to orbit on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at 7:10 p.m. EST (00:10 UTC on Tuesday). SpaceX sent the Boeing-built satellite on its way to a geostationary transfer orbit. All photos courtesy of SpaceX.

• This Bud’s for you! SpaceX sends ‘King of Beers’ to orbit on CRS-19

  Jim SiegelDecember 5th, 2019

  Propellant? Check. Science experiments? Check. Hardware? Check. Budweiser? Checkity-check!

• Launch of CRS-19 cargo freighter to ISS delayed

  Patrick AttwellDecember 4th, 2019

  Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- Beautifully clear skies do not necessarily ensure a launch. SpaceX, no stranger to the precise requirements for launch ran afoul of an old foe on Wednesday Dec. 4.