JULY 25, 2024 FALCON 9 RETURNS TO FLIGHT SpaceX submitted its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding Falcon 9’s launch anomaly on July 11, 2024. SpaceX’s investigation team, with oversight from the FAA, was able to identify
[22 Jul 2024] The Falcon 9 rocket may return to flight as soon as Tuesday night
File photo of a Falcon 9 launch on May 6 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. SpaceX is waiting for a determination from the FAA. It was only about 10 days ago that the Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage
[12 Jul 2024] SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure
The rocket, a prolific launch vehicle that propels both satellites and astronauts into orbit, blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday night. SpaceX’s highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the
[27 Jun 2024] SpaceX launches 350th Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink flight from Cape Canaveral
The 350th Falcon 9 rocket launches on June 27, 2024, on the Starlink 10-3 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is marking two key records with the launch of its latest batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force
[13 Apr 2024] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster on record-breaking 20th flight
SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1062, lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 6-49 mission. This marked the first time a booster launch and landed for a 20th time. Image: Adam
[08 Apr 2024] Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible
“These are unthinkable numbers, but we’re not breaking any physics to achieve this.” SpaceX will continue to iterate on Starship. Elon Musk has been talking publicly about his sweeping vision for Mars settlement for nearly eight years now, dating to
[28 Feb 2024] SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts eager for launch to ISS on March 1: ‘Things surprise you, but we’re ready’
A new set of astronauts are ready for an International Space Station launch. SpaceX is set to launch four new astronauts on the Crew Dragon spacecraft for Crew-8, the eighth operational commercial crew mission for NASA, to the International Space