Articles about SpaceX – Page 7 of 17

SpaceX sweetens the deal for satellite rideshare launches, and Starlink is in on it

Three weeks after announcing that it’s getting into the rideshare market for launching small satellites, SpaceX slashed its prices by… Read More

SpaceX’s Starhopper test rocket takes one giant leap, marking new step toward Mars

A prototype rocket that looks more like a water tower took a 500-foot-high hop today in Texas, blazing a methane-fueled… Read More

Astranis reserves a ride with SpaceX for satellite that’ll boost broadband in Alaska

A California-based startup called Astranis Space Technologies has signed a deal with SpaceX for the launch of its first geostationary… 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

A rush of rockets: SpaceX Falcon 9 puts Israel’s Amos-17 telecom satellite in orbit

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a Boeing-built, Israeli telecommunications satellite called Amos-17 into geosynchronous transfer orbit today, adding to what’s… Read More

Good news, bad news for Spaceflight: Satellite rideshare market is heating up

Seattle-based Spaceflight has made a name for itself by putting together bunches of small satellites for launch on someone else’s… 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

They choose to avoid the moon: Anti-space event in Seattle urges Bezos and others to focus on Earth

Daniel Smith is over the moon. As in, he’s kind of done hearing about it and the hype surrounding Saturday’s… Read More

SpaceX reports milestone for Starlink satellite links — and sparks a debate

In the wake of last month’s launch of 60 Starlink broadband data satellites, SpaceX says all but three of them… 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

Bigelow aims to sell rides to space station on SpaceX Dragon ships for $52M a seat

Just days after NASA laid out its ground rules for commercial travel to the International Space Station, Nevada-based Bigelow Space… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes down

A robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, bringing two tons of scientific experiments and… Read More

Sightings of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites spark awe — and astronomical angst

SpaceX’s unorthodox card-dealing launch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites has led to into an unusual viewing opportunity for skywatchers —… Read More

SpaceX reports raising a billion dollars for Starlink and Starship space projects

On the heels of a successful 60-satellite launch, SpaceX says it has raised more than $1 billion for its Starlink… 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

Blue Origin, ULA and Northrop Grumman weigh in on multibillion-dollar SpaceX rocket lawsuit

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and subsidiaries of United Launch Alliance and Northrop Grumman are intervening in… Read More

SpaceX files lawsuit against the federal government — but asks to keep the details under wraps

SpaceX today filed a lawsuit against the federal government, apparently protesting a contract bidding process — but asked the court… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says ‘goodness’ will come from twice-delayed Starlink launch

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the launch of 60 Starlink satellites is aimed at spreading “fundamental goodness” in the form… Read More

Elon Musk reveals how to stuff 60 Starlink satellites on SpaceX’s Falcon rocket

We now know how many of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband data satellites, developed in Redmond, Wash., can be crammed into the… Read More

SpaceX plans to launch dozens of Starlink broadband satellites next week

SpaceX confirmed that it will launch dozens of Starlink satellites in one go, as early as May 15, setting the… 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 Elon Musk shows off a shiny Starship in landscapes of moon and Mars

New renderings of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket, shared by CEO Elon Musk on Twitter early today, show the shiny spaceship… Read More

FCC approves SpaceX’s revised Starlink satellite plan; first wave gets set for liftoff

The Federal Communications Commission today approved SpaceX’s proposed revisions in its plan to put thousands of satellites in low Earth… Read More

SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly during engine test; no injuries reported

SpaceX suffered a setback in preparations for its first crewed launch to the International Space Station today when one of… 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

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches its first commercial payload — then aces a triple landing

More than a year after SpaceX sent its Falcon Heavy rocket on a majestic test launch, the second Falcon Heavy… Read More

Meow! Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a satellite copycat — and gets called out

The fur is flying in the broadband internet satellite race. It all started when we found out that Amazon was… Read More

SpaceX Starlink satellite veterans join Amazon’s competing Project Kuiper team

The leadership team for Amazon’s newly revealed broadband satellite constellation, code-named Project Kuiper, includes engineers who left SpaceX’s Starlink constellation… Read More

SpaceX’s Starhopper takes its first rocket hop, marking another step toward Mars

After weeks of preparation, the prototype test vehicle for SpaceX’s monster spaceship, known as Starhopper, fired up its methane-powered Raptor… Read More