Content for SpaceX

SpaceX just launched 60 new Starlink internet satellites and nailed rocket landing at sea

“There’s more than 800 Starlink satellites in orbit now. SpaceX successfully launched a full stack of Starlink internet satellites into today (Oct. 18) and capped off the mission with a successful rocket landing at sea. A two-stage Falcon 9 …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites and lands rocket at sea

“The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:29 a.m. EDT (1129 GMT), hauling a full stack of 60 Starlink satellites. Approximately 9 minutes later, the booster’s first …

NASA-sponsored moon mission will launch on a SpaceX rocket

“A NASA-contracted lunar lander bound for the moon’s South Pole will launch on a SpaceX rocket in late 2022. Earlier this year, NASA selected Masten Space Systems to manage the delivery of eight different payloads to the moon …

SpaceX successfully launches 11th Starlink mission using record-setting reused Falcon 9 booster

“SpaceX has successfully launched 58 more Starlink satellites for its growing internet broadband constellation. This is the eleventh batch of Starlink satellites to go up, bringing the total on orbit to well over 600. Today’s mission also carried three …

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force, sticks rocket landing

“SpaceX successfully launched its 11th mission of the year, lofting a next-generation global positioning satellite into space for the U.S. Space Force. A shiny, white Falcon 9 rocket took to the skies today (June 30) at 4:10 p …

NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon

“For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken …

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites and lands rocket in dazzling nighttime liftoff

” SpaceX successfully launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Wednesday (June 3) and nailed a rocket landing at sea to top off the mission. The launch is the second in five days for the California-based …

Weather Delays the SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch

“The historic launch planned for Wednesday gets pushed back due to stormy conditions, but the launch window remains open. SpaceX and NASA will try again Saturday. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, veteran astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were scheduled to fly …

Starlink discussion National Academy of Sciences

“SpaceX is launching Starlink to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity across the globe, including to locations where internet has traditionally been too expensive, unreliable, or entirely unavailable. We also firmly believe in the importance of a natural night sky for …

Starlink Mission 7

“On Wednesday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, or 19:30 p.m. UTC, SpaceX launched its seventh Starlink mission. Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida …