Tag: SpaceX
-
Flight 11 closing in as Booster 15 completes testing, Pad 1 awaits Ship 38
With Booster 15-2’s static fire out of the way and crews setting up Pad 1(A) to static fire Ship 38, the Starship program stands near the end of an era, with this being the last launch from Pad 1(A) and the final Block 2 to fly. There is also confirmation on the flight plans for…
-
Launch preview: Space Development Agency, SpaceX to launch next-gen national security satellites
21 satellites manufactured by York Space Systems for Space Development Agency’s upcoming Tranche 1 Transport Layer launch. Image: York Space Systems The first in a series of launches supporting a burgeoning satellite constellation for the Space Development Agency (SDA) is set to take flight Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The SDA…
-
SpaceX launches Indonesian communications satellite following three days of scrubs
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, to begin the Nusantara Lima mission. Image: John Pisani / Spaceflight Now Update Sept. 11, 10:44 p.m. EDT: SpaceX successfully deployed the Nusantara Lima satellite Update Sept. 10, 5:55 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the mission, targeting no earlier than Sept. 11. SpaceX…
-
Eye on the future, as SpaceX prepare Pad 2 and Block 3 at Starbase
As SpaceX prepares for Flight 11 of Starship, the company is also making significant strides at its Starbase facility in South Texas, with an eye to the future. Pad 2 at the launch site is edging closer to operational readiness, and the first Block 3 vehicle is set to fly from this pad on Flight…
-
Launch Roundup: Cygnus XL and Progress fly cargo missions to ISS
Two cargo resupply missions have launched to the International Space Station this week. A Russian Soyuz launched the Progress MS-32 spacecraft Thursday, to be followed on Sunday by a Falcon 9 carrying Northrop Grumman’s new Cygnus XL vehicle. In addition to Cygnus XL, Falcon 9 launched one Starlink mission and two customer missions. Russia and…
-
Poor weather halts SpaceX launch attempt of Indonesian communications satellite for second day in a row
An artist’s rendering of the Nusantara Lima satellite in gestationary Earth orbit. Graphic: Boeing Update Sept. 9, 9:45 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the mission due to weather, targeting Wednesday, Sept. 10. Update Sept. 8, 9:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt, targeting Tuesday, Sept. 9. An Indonesian company is looking to improve its space-based…
-
SpaceX passes 2,000 Starlink satellites deployed in 2025 with Saturday launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 6, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Sept. 6, 3:10 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the 24 Starlink satellites. SpaceX deployed its 2,000th Starlink satellite of the year when its Falcon 9 rocket following a flight…
-
Ten flights in, the Starship Program has had successes and failures
SpaceX has had a long journey through 10 flight tests of Starship. Teams have endured explosions and failures, but also achieved triumphs through amazing reentries, catches of Boosters, and even the reuse of a Booster. After 10 flights of Starship, the Program stands on the doorstep of a new generation of vehicles and possible ship…
-
SpaceX aces 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the Starlink 10-57 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Sept. 5, 9:40 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the 28 Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its 500th recovery of a Falcon booster during a Friday morning flight…
-
Former NASA Boss Bridenstine: US “Highly Unlikely” to Land on Moon Before China
In a pointed testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed deep concerns about the complexity and feasibility of NASA’s Artemis program, warning that the United States is “highly unlikely” to land astronauts on the Moon before China due to challenges with orbital refueling and an…