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SpaceX is stretching the lifetime of its reusable Falcon 9 boosters

Each Falcon 9 booster could fly twice as many times as originally intended. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission Sunday night to deploy 22 more Starlink internet satellites......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 10th, 2023

SpaceX launches mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth

SpaceX is bringing back propulsive landings with its Dragon capsule, but only in emergencies. Enlarge / SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft climbs away from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Saturday atop a Falcon 9 roc.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

SpaceX launches rescue mission to return stranded astronauts

A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

SpaceX set to launch mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth

SpaceX is bringing back propulsive landings with its Dragon capsule, but only in emergencies. Enlarge / SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is ready for launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Spa.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic

The penultimate flight of Japan's workhorse H-IIA rocket deploys a spy satellite. Enlarge / A salvage ship raises a portion of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster from the Gulf of Mexico. This booster was used on the most recent Starshi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

SpaceX’s Starlink service just hit a new customer milestone

Four years after going online, SpaceX's internet-from-space Starlink service now reaches 4 million customers globally, it was announced on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

New research could extend the lifetime of key carbon-capture materials

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the impact of carbon dioxide (CO2) on the stability of amine-functionalized.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

The war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating

"You may have read a little bit of nonsense in the papers recently." Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, has called for the resignation of the FAA administrator. (credit: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images).....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

FAA-SpaceX regulatory dispute simmers on as sides dig in

"You may have read a little bit of nonsense in the papers recently." Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, has called for the resignation of the FAA administrator. (credit: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images).....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

SpaceX recreates iconic New York City photo with Starship workers

SpaceX has put its hardworking engineers front and center by recreating an iconic New York City photo at its Starbase facility in Texas......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

SpaceX Crew-9 launch delayed again because of Tropical Storm Helene

As Florida braces for the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene, the launch of NASA's Crew-9 mission from the Kennedy Space Center has once again been delayed......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

See SpaceX’s Starship rocket get stacked ahead of its fifth test flight

SpaceX has shared images of it Starship rocket, which is stacked and ready for a launch on its fifth flight test......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

In the room where it happened: When NASA nearly gave Boeing all the crew funding

"In all my years of working with Boeing I never saw them sign up for additional work for free." Enlarge / But for a fateful meeting in the summer of 2014, Crew Dragon probably never would have happened. (credit: SpaceX).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

How to watch SpaceX’s Crew-9 launch to the ISS on Thursday

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Thursday for the launch of the Crew-9 mission to the space station, though a storm in the area could cause a delay......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Elon Musk shares new target date for Starship voyage to Mars

But it's worth noting that the SpaceX CEO's forecasts often slip......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

SpaceX launch to retrieve NASA astronauts highlights growing lead over Boeing in commercial space industry

SpaceX launch to retrieve NASA astronauts highlights growing lead over Boeing in commercial space industry.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for trespassing and filling its property with ‘space garbage’

Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for trespassing and filling its property with ‘space garbage’.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 22nd, 2024

Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleges “invasion” of land on US/Mexico border

Lawsuit: SpaceX took over "pristine" land CAH bought to stop Trump border wall. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Cards Against Humanity) Cards Against Humanity sued SpaceX yesterday, alleging that Elon Musk's firm illega.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Rocket Report: Eutelsat’s surprising decision; Europe complains about SpaceX again

"We can’t compete on price per kilo." Enlarge / Europe's first Ariane 6 rocket lifts off from a new launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. (credit: Jody Amiet/AFP via Getty Images) Welcome to Edition 7.12 of the Rocket R.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Watch SpaceX fire up Starship engines ahead of fifth test flight

SpaceX has shared footage of a recent static fire test involving its Starship spacecraft, a modified version of which will put astronauts on the moon......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024