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India’s Pixxel successfully launches satellite constellation aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
Indian space-tech startup – Pixxel – has successfully launched its first batch of three hyperspectral satellites, called Fireflies, with SpaceX’s Transporter-12 rideshare mission on January 15. The SpaceX…
SpaceX blasts off 88 satellites into orbit as part of Transporter-2 mission, marks first onshore landing of Falcon 9 first stage
SpaceX has launched one mission after the other, whether it be leading mankind’s domination of space or looking to provide high-speed, low latency internet for everyone across the…
SpaceX sends another batch of 60 Starlink sats into space on record 10th flight for Falcon 9
SpaceX has had a busy 2021 so far – not only did it successfully land a Starship prototype for the first time (following failures with earlier models), it…
SpaceX will try to “catch” the Super Heavy rocket instead of landing it like Falcon 9: Elon Musk
The CEO and founder of SpaceX Elon Musk has announced a different approach to the company’s already innovative reusable rockets. On Wednesday, Musk said that SpaceX intends to…
SpaceX launches its first polar orbit mission carrying 3 payloads
SpaceX has managed to break yet another record with its latest mission, a new normal for the Elon Musk led company so to say, having launched its first…
SpaceX completes 11th successful Starlink launch, adds another 58 satellites to its constellation
SpaceX has launched yet another batch of Starlink satellites into space, marking the 11th such mission to take place. The company had already launched nearly 600 satellites into…
SpaceX rockets run on the same software as your average joe Android smartphone
SpaceX engineers have explained in a reddit post that if you use an Android phone, you are probably unknowingly familiar with code that makes SpaceX rockets fly. SpaceX…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returns home after successfully launching humans to space
The rocket which made history, has finally returned back home after dropping off Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley at the International Space Station. Tales of Elon Musk and…
NASA and SpaceX targeting mid-May for first manned mission, despite coronavirus pandemic
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to prevail pan-industry, causing unprecedented losses globally, NASA and SpaceX’s Demo-2 flight test seems to be visibly undeterred. The space agency’s first…
SpaceX aborts launch of 6th batch of Starlink satellites due to an engine power issue
Unlike the textbook style successes that SpaceX achieved with its previous five Starlink launches, the Elon Musk led aerospace company had to abort the launch of the sixth…
SpaceX partners with Space Adventures to ferry private citizens to space aboard Crew Dragon
Space Travel just got further to being a more commonly used term. Space Adventures, a company that turns the far fetched dream of space travel into a reality…
SpaceX now lets you book a satellite launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket online, pricing starts at $1 Million
Taking the wraps of its much talked about and hugely anticipated rocket ride-share program, SpaceX has made live a new webtool, that lets you book rockets for your…
SpaceX successfully launches yet another Falcon rocket, recovers booster but misses on fairing
In a show of consistency that SpaceX has finally come achieve, Elon Musk’s rocket company completed yet another successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket. This was company’s…
SpaceX launches first batch of commercial Starlink satellites using a thrice-used Falcon 9 booster
When it comes to SpaceX (or maybe Elon Musk in general?), it is always about breaking those imaginary bounds of science around humanity. And boy hasn’t SpaceX broken…
[Launch and recovery Succesful] SpaceX is launching a refurbished Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch it right here
Update: The launch took place beautifully, and was successful. Not only did SpaceX manage to establish the satellite in space, but it also recovered the first stage of…
SpaceX plans to reuse a Falcon 9 in June, with a 6 months turnaround time
When we talk about reusing stuff, Elon Musk’s SpaceX automatically springs to mind. After all, where other companies are struggling to reuse mundane stuff like packaging materials and…
In two months time, SpaceX will launch a secret drone for the US airforce
Defense is one of the most lucrative business opportunities. Armies the world over have budgets that form a substantial percentage of their country’s total economic capabilities. And when…
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has attached itself to the International Space Station
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has homed in to the International Space Station. Launched on Saturday, the spacecraft was bang on target and managed to connect to the ISS as per…
Watch SpaceX’s second attempt at launching a recycled Dragon capsule to resupply the ISS
SpaceX is now attempting the second launch of its CRS-11 rocket. The Dragon spacecraft being used has already participated in a resupply mission to the ISS and this…
[UPDATE: launch canceled] SpaceX is launching its first reusable dragon shuttle to resupply the ISS
UPDATE: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX was unable to launch their Dragon shuttle for its second round to the ISS in the past couple months because of unfavorable weather conditions.…
Former SpaceX technician sues company for cutting corners, falsifying manned rocket test results
Ever since the sudden explosion earlier last year, SpaceX has been having a great year till date. It has either landed or expended its Falcon 9 rocket booster…