According to comments made to a member of the space industry by a RUAG spokesperson, the prominent aerospace supplier may have finally reached an agreement with SpaceX to manufacture a handful of larger payload fairings for future Falcon 9 and Heavy launches. In the likely event that SpaceX is one of two contractors awarded a […]
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published Notices-to-Airmen (NOTAMs) for SpaceX’s next Starhopper flight milestone, a 200m (650 ft) hop now scheduled no earlier than Friday, August 16th. During this upcoming test, the unusual Starship testbed and prototype will likely spend at least 30-60 seconds in the air, propelled by a lone Raptor engine […]
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In a telltale sign that SpaceX is growing much more confident in its ability to consistently recover Falcon 9 fairings, the company has accepted delivery of second recovery ship almost identical to GO Ms. Tree (formerly Mr. Steven) just days after nailing its second fairing catch in a row. Previously known as M/V Captain Elliott, […]
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Hinted at by a launch photographer and confirmed by an article published on NASASpaceflight.com, it appears that SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch is at least a month away and will likely be the company’s first operational Starlink mission, deemed “Starlink 1”. Barring a surprise mission in the interim, this means that SpaceX is going to […]
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While a great deal of work remains before SpaceX and NASA are ready to set a date for Crew Dragon’s inaugural astronaut launch (Demo-2) both teams continue to actively prepare for the milestone mission. Most recently, NASA has published photos detailing a critical (and literal) dress rehearsal with astronauts Col. Bob Behnken and Col. Doug […]
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According to a forum post published by NASASpaceflight Managing Editor Chris Bergin, SpaceX’s next untethered Starhopper test flight will likely be the prototype’s last as the company begins to prepare for the first flights of its “Mk1” Starship prototype. Meanwhile, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company is working with the US Federal Aviation […]
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Published as part of an August 2019 environmental assessment (EA) draft for Starship’s prospective Pad 39A launch facilities, SpaceX revealed plans for a truly mindboggling number of annual Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches by 2024. As environmental planning documents, the figures should be taken with a large grain of salt and be treated as […]
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The most prominent launcher of small carbon composite rockets, Rocket Lab, announced plans on Tuesday to recover the first stage of their Electron rocket and eventually reuse the boosters on future launches. In short, CEO Peter Beck very humbly stated that he would have to eat his hat during the ~30-minute presentation, owing to the […]
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During an August 4th visit to SpaceX’s Boca Chica Starship build site, CEO Elon Musk captured and shared photos showing technicians carefully flipping the second of three propellant tank domes destined for installation inside the company’s South Texas orbital Starship prototype. This is the latest visible step towards the completion of one of SpaceX’s two […]
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company has successfully caught its second Falcon 9 fairing ever, an excellent sign that the GO Ms. Tree (formerly Mr. Steven) net-boat method has been refined to a point that reliable recovery (and, ultimately, reuse) is within reach. SpaceX caught its first Falcon 9 fairing for the first […]
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