SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday night, bringing the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit to just over 6,000.
The milestone comes as a result of the 34th dedicated Starlink launch of the year for SpaceX. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 8:53 p.m. EDT (0053 UTC).
In February 2022, SpaceX and entrepreneur/philanthropist Jared Isaacman (commander of the Inspiration4 mission) announced they were launching a new program to “rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities” while supporting important…
After SpaceX shipped its IFT-4 booster to the launch pad and static fired a new Starship for the first time earlier this week, Elon Musk has confirmed the fourth Starship test flight's delay on X. After the previous Starship test took…
According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a major storm is currently occurring, which is the largest one since October 2003.
After the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned the public yesterday that one of the severest geomagnetic storms in the past two decades would start manifesting itself in the form of an aurora over the northern…
After shifting gears to focus on the Falcon 9, the world's most successful, widely flown and recovered medium lift rocket both now and in history, SpaceX is now picking up pace with activity at its sites in Boca Chica, Texas. The close of…
SpaceX's rocket booster that sent the Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander on its way in February almost was incorrectly classified earlier today as an asteroid set to orbit the Earth for a couple of years. The Falcon 9's first stage…
SpaceX launched 20 more Starlink satellites last night from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission took off at 9:30 pm ET and headed south along the Californian coast as the Falcon 9 ascended…
SpaceX has revealed its first-ever Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Suits that will be used on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. The Polaris Dawn mission, which is currently scheduled for later this Summer, will feature the first time a…
The public is invited to three in-person meetings next month in Brevard County to discuss SpaceX’s plans to launch its Starship super-heavy rocket from the Space Coast, and its environmental impact.
In this week's edition of News from the Press Site, Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Jeff Foust, senior writer at Space News, and Bill Harwood, space consultant for CBS News.
The FAA announced May 10 that it will prepare an environmental impact statement for SpaceX's planned work with Starship at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.