Tag: SpaceX
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SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California
A batch of SpaceX’s 25 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites are shown in low Earth orbit ahead of deployment during the Starlink 17-24 mission on March 16, 2026. Image: SpaceX Update March 17, 3:10 a.m. EDT (0710 UTC): SpaceX confirms satellite deployment. SpaceX crossed the threshold of having more than 10,000 Starlink satellites in low…
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SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral on cloudy Saturday morning
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars above the clouds during the Starlink 10-48 mission, which lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on March 14, 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update March 14, 9:49 a.m. EDT (1349 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 29 Starlink satellites. SpaceX’s Falcon…
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SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base to begin the Starlink 17-31 mission on March 13, 2026. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday morning, carrying 25 broadband internet satellites for SpaceX’s low Earth orbit…
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From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory
As SpaceX accelerates its ambitious goal of sending humans to the Moon and Mars, the company’s Starship production complex at Starbase, Texas, has undergone a dramatic transformation, highlighted by the construction of Starfactory and the GigaBay. Starfactory: In early 2022, SpaceX broke ground on a massive new facility known as the Starfactory at its Starbase…
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New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS
Following the early departure of Crew-11 in mid-January due to a medical concern, the International Space Station began February with a crew of just three. Two cosmonauts, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, and one NASA astronaut, Chris Williams, spent the first half of February conducting experiments and technology demonstrations, with Williams studying proximity operations in…
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Impulse Space Opens Colorado Facility to Support In-Orbit Mobility Spacecraft
Impulse Space has opened a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Louisville, Colorado, expanding its footprint in the state and strengthening the region’s growing space technology cluster. The new site, located at 2000 S. Taylor Ave. in Boulder County, will focus on the development of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for the company’s Mira and Helios…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions
Eight launches are scheduled worldwide this week, with Falcon 9 again dominating the launch schedule. SpaceX is set to launch a communications satellite and Starlink satellites this week from its Florida and California launch facilities. Meanwhile, Firefly Aerospace was set to launch its Alpha rocket from California on Tuesday, before scrubbing. Internationally, China is scheduled…
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NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk
An artist’s impression of an Apollo-era lunar module (left) and moon landers being built by Blue Origin (center) and SpaceX (right). Graphic: NASA Office of Inspector General NASA is working to reduce the risks of upcoming Artemis moon missions, but there are “gaps” in the agency’s approach, including in planned tests of some critical lander…
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SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 Testing on Pad 2
For the first time since Flight 11 on Oct 13, 2025, 147 days ago, SpaceX has a vehicle back at the launch site. However, instead of a Block 2 booster on Pad 1, this is Booster 19, a Block 3 booster, mounted on SpaceX’s newest launch pad, Pad 2. This launch pad has been under…
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SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the EchoStar-25 mission on March 9, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update March 10, 1:21 a.m. EDT (0531 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the EchoStar-25 satellite. A direct television satellite for Dish Network, a…