This was the 23rd launch for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first-stage booster, which previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, Maxar 1, ASBM, and 10 Starlink missions. SpaceX said that due to the ...
SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 17, for the maiden launch of the most powerful rocket ever built after receiving clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “After a comprehensive license evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. private space company SpaceX launched its third batch of 60 Starlink satellites into space on Monday, in an effort to build a 12,000-strong or even more satellite network capable of providing broadband internet services. The Falcon 9 rocket, carryin...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. private spaceflight company SpaceX launched a communication satellite on Monday with its Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the state of Florida. The JCSAT-18/Kacific1 satellite was lifted off at 7:10 p.m. ...
SpaceX is ready to launch its first Starship flight of 2025. Here is what time the Starship Flight 7 will launch.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday afternoon that the space tourists had already placed a significant deposit(订金) for the trip. The travellers will undergo fitness tests and begin training later this year.Like the Apollo astronauts before them, these individuals will travel into space carry...
On Monday, November 16 at 11:01 p.m. EST, 04:01 UTC on November 17, SpaceX’s Dragon autonomously docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after Falcon 9launchedthe spacecraft to orbit from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on ...
SpaceX test fired the first stage engines of a Falcon 9 rocket last week to clear the way for launch Monday on a flight to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.William Harwood/CBS News But with generally good weather expected, mission managers were optimistic about sending the Dr...
A SpaceX Crew Dragon atop a Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) for the first time on the Crew-9 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Exploring Europa The journey to the icy moon of Europa is something that has been i...
Last week, he even strongly hinted that SpaceX’s first launch attempt on Monday might be delayed so that the company could target a 4/20 liftoff. Rumors also swirled on Tuesday about whether SpaceX could hit that target. At one point, the Federal Aviation Administration took down an air...