Rivals team up: SpaceX sends 24 satellites into orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper In a case of strange space bedfellows, SpaceX launched 24 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation — which is competing… Read More
SpaceX launches Starfish Space’s second spacecraft for orbital satellite docking test Starfish Space’s second Otter Pup spacecraft went into Earth orbit today, marking the first step in what the Seattle-area startup… Read More
SpaceX launch gives a big sendoff to Starfish Space’s satellite docking craft A well-traveled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today launched dozens of satellites, including an experimental docking craft created by a Seattle-area… Read More
SpaceX sends Axiom’s crew, including two Saudis, to do research on space station SpaceX and Axiom Space teamed up today to send four spacefliers — including the first Saudi woman in orbit —… Read More
Liftoff! Pacific Northwest National Lab’s microbe study could blaze a trail for future farmers on Mars An experiment that’s on its way to the International Space Station focuses on a subject that’s as common as dirt,… Read More
SpaceX launches 59 payloads, including Spaceflight’s latest breed of orbital tug A new type of controllable orbital transfer vehicle built by Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. made its debut today when SpaceX sent… Read More
SpaceX launches 88 spacecraft into orbit — including two of Spaceflight’s orbital tugs SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent dozens of satellites into orbit today with a launch that featured an unusual on-the-ground touchdown… Read More
SpaceX puts record 143 satellites in orbit, with Spaceflight playing a supporting role SpaceX set a record for the number of satellites sent into orbit by a single rocket, and that’s not the… Read More
SpaceX launches 57 stealth satellites for Starlink network, plus a pair for BlackSky After weeks of delay, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent up 57 more satellites for its Starlink broadband internet constellation,… Read More
SpaceX sends third next-gen GPS III satellite into orbit for Space Force A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the third in a series of next-generation GPS III satellites into orbit today, marking… Read More
After seeing milestone launch, President Trump hails space effort as a force for ‘pride and unity’ President Donald Trump held up America’s space effort as a unifying endeavor for a divided nation after becoming only the… Read More
Podcast ‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit… Read More
Weather concerns complicate plans for SpaceX’s next attempt to launch NASA astronauts NASA and SpaceX are keeping a close eye on the weather in Florida and beyond as they get set for… Read More
Weather forces delay for SpaceX’s historic launch of NASA’s first Dragon riders to the space station The countdown for SpaceX’s first crewed launch to the International Space Station ran down to less than 17 minutes, but… Read More
NASA chief points to SpaceX crewed launch as a unifying moment for America President Donald Trump plans to be on hand for Wednesday’s historic test launch of NASA astronauts in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon… Read More
NASA signs off on historic SpaceX crewed launch, leaving weather as final uncertainty Mission managers have cleared the final paperwork for SpaceX’s first-ever crewed launch, aimed at sending two NASA astronauts to the… Read More
NASA and SpaceX rehearse for big launch day, complete with a Tesla ride to the pad NASA and SpaceX put astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and the rest of the team at Kennedy Space Center… Read More
NASA gives crucial thumbs-up to SpaceX’s historic crewed flight to space station NASA today signed off on the first launch to send a crew into orbit from U.S. soil in nearly nine… Read More
SpaceX launches seventh batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites, and sets a rocket record A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster executed its fourth successful launch and landing as part of a mission that put… Read More
SpaceX sends sixth batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit and marks milestone for rocket reusability A Falcon 9 rocket sent SpaceX’s sixth batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit and set a record for… Read More
SpaceX launches the last Dragon of its breed to space station and celebrates 50th booster landing SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent the company’s last first-generation Dragon cargo capsule on a resupply run to the International Space… Read More
SpaceX launches Dragon cargo craft with mighty mice and a tricky shipment for Seattle’s Spaceflight A fresh SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a recycled robotic Dragon cargo capsule today, carrying 5,700 pounds of supplies, satellites… Read More
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites — and hits reusability milestones SpaceX sent its second set of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit today, atop a Falcon 9 rocket that featured the… Read More
Blue Origin protests launch contract rules as it competes with SpaceX, ULA, Northrop Grumman Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is protesting the rules of the game for awarding future national security… Read More
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Dragon cargo capsule to slime the space station SpaceX has launched the same robotic Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station for a third time, sending about… Read More
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket puts a solar sail and scads of other experiments in orbit SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket had its first night launch tonight, sending 24 different spacecraft toward three different types of orbit… Read More
SpaceX launches Radarsat constellation, with booster returning for foggy landing A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rose out of California’s coastal fog today to send three radar-sensing satellites into orbit for… Read More
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket deals out a deck of 60 Starlink internet satellites After two postponements, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket executed a mission that dealt out 60 Starlink broadband data satellites into… Read More
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivers climate probe, organs on a chip to space station SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a robotic Dragon cargo capsule on the first leg of its trip to the International… Read More
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy center core booster falls over on ship amid heavy seas Mother Nature has splashed cold water over SpaceX’s triumphant triple booster landing in the wake of last week’s Falcon Heavy… Read More
