SpaceX to Construct a Vehicle to Leave the Space Station In Orbit
SpaceX has been selected by NASA, the American space agency, to build a vehicle that will remove the International Space Station (ISS) from orbit as its useful life is coming to an end. SpaceX will design, develop, and construct the…
NASA Contracts SpaceX to Build a Deorbit Vehicle for the Space Station
SpaceX was chosen by NASA to build a spaceship that will be utilized to complete the last stages of the International Space Station’s deorbiting at the end of the current decade. On June 26, NASA declared that SpaceX had been…
A Study Suggests that the Ozone Layer May be Being Destroyed by SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites
The ozone layer’s ability to protect Earth is probably being destroyed along with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. This is because the satellites leave behind tiny particles of aluminum oxide that cause the ozone layer to weaken when they burn up and…
22 Additional Starlink Satellites Will be Launched by SpaceX From Florida Shortly After Weather Delays
Following many weather delays, SpaceX plans to launch 22 more of its Starlink broadband satellites into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast this Friday, June 14. Atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the Starlink satellites will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force…
SpaceX Sent an Earth-Observing Satellite Into Orbit During the Second Half of a Doubleheader
Today, May 28, a new Earth monitoring project was launched into space. Today at 6:20 p.m. EDT (2220 GMT or 3:20 p.m. local time in California), a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX launched the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer…
SpaceX Engine Test Stand Collapses Following Probable Starship Raptor Engine Test
SpaceX’s rocket engine test pad in McGregor, Texas has caught fire as it gets ready for the Starship IFT-4 at its Boca Chica, Texas, facilities. Local television footage reveals that the tower was completely destroyed by fire when the company…
As Starbase Continues to Expand, SpaceX is Getting Closer to its Next Starship Test Flight
In addition to getting ready for its upcoming Starship test flight, SpaceX is expanding its Texas facilities to accommodate the production and launch of those spacecraft. SpaceX filled the vehicle with propellants and practiced the countdown during a wet dress…
New Spacesuit from SpaceX was Unveiled for the First Private Spacewalk
The new spacesuit that SpaceX will be using for the forthcoming Polaris Dawn mission’s first-ever commercial astronaut spacewalk has been unveiled. SpaceX released a brief video on Sunday that features close-ups of the extravehicular activity (EVA) suit (top). More mobility,…
SpaceX Is Scheduled To Launch 23 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit on Thursday Night From Florida
SpaceX is getting ready to send about twenty Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Thursday night from Florida. Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled to launch 23 satellites using a Falcon 9…
SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Spacecraft From Florida
The Starlink launches never seem to stop. Today, April 17, at 5:26 p.m. EDT (2126 GMT), a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites took out from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. As scheduled, the first…
