Tag: SpaceX
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Yes, Elon Musk will launch Tesla Roadster to Mars orbit on SpaceX Falcon Heavy
An artist’s conception shows the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. (SpaceX via YouTube) Update: After a bit of back and forth, SpaceX is confirming that the Roadster to Mars is a real payload, and that it intends to comply with all launch licensing regulations. Previously: Billionaire CEO Elon Musk tweeted out the idea of putting a cherry-red…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX will try to launch his Tesla Roadster on new heavy-lift rocket
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Dec. 2 with further confirmation, and details about the Roadster’s target orbit. The interstage of SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket pictured inside the company’s factory last year in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX. SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk tweeted Friday that his red Tesla Roadster will head for deep space on…
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NASA agrees to launch station supplies on reused SpaceX rocket
A Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage booster returns to landing at at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on June 3 following launch of a Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX will launch a space station-bound cargo ship with nearly 2.5 tons of supplies and experiments next Friday, Dec. 8, with…
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Iridium NEXT-4 on track for December launch from Vandenberg
While SpaceX continues to investigate a payload fairing issue, the company’s only two confirmed December missions remain on track for their respective launches, including Iridium NEXT-4. The Iridium NEXT-4 mission is not affected by the payload fairing issue and is processing toward a planned No Earlier Than 22 December launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base,…
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Debut of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket now planned early next year
Artist’s illustration of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket in flight. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket is expected to roll out to pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the first time next month for a hold-down firing of its 27 Merlin main engines, but the mega-rocket’s inaugural test launch will slip into January,…
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SpaceX raises $100M more in investment, bringing valuation estimate to $21.5 billion
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida, sending the Koreasat-5A telecommunications satellite into space on Oct. 30. (SpaceX Photo) Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket venture has filled out its latest funding round by attracting another $100 million in investments since August, according to documents filed with the Securities…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket conducts static fire test
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch a mysterious payload named Zuma for the U.S. government. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Spaceflight Now Members have exclusive access to our live video feed of SpaceX’s…
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Rocket test-fired for launch of secretive U.S. government payload
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket test-fired its nine Merlin 1D engines at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) Saturday in a rare nighttime static fire test. Credit: William Harwood/CBS News SpaceX moved closer to its next launch with a successful hold-down engine firing Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sailing through a readiness check…
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Rocket test-fired for launch of secretive U.S. government payload
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket test-fired its nine Merlin 1D engines at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) Saturday in a rare nighttime static fire test. Credit: William Harwood/CBS News SpaceX moved closer to its next launch with a successful hold-down engine firing Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sailing through a readiness check…
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Video: Engines ignited for hold-down test on SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket
Video credit: William Harwood/CBS News Nine Merlin main engines at the base of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired at launch pad 39A Saturday, passing a major test before the company’s next launch, a secretive mission slated for liftoff Wednesday night. Throttling up to full power for a few seconds, the Merlin 1D engines ignited…