As SpaceX narrows on a second stage COPV (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) as the cause of the AMOS-6 static fire pad failure on 1 September, the company is pressing ahead with hot fire operations on a new first stages at its McGregor, Texas, facility. The new booster is set to power what SpaceX hopes will be a December mission from the soon-to-be-christened LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX is still working towards a root cause into the failure of its Falcon 9…
SpaceX has suffered a failure during the static test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket…
SpaceX is lining up its next two missions, with Falcon 9 hardware currently in pre-launch…
SpaceX broke several records on the Starlink Group 3-2 mission. Launching from Space Launch Complex…
SpaceX launched its third back-to-back Starlink mission in barely a fortnight Friday. Falcon 9 lifted…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has conducted a static fire test ahead of the Crew Dragon…
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has made significant progress in recent months towards its first crewed…
With all parties in agreement, the 45th Space Wing of the US Air Force and…
The much-awaited and heralded launch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellite constellation launched on Thursday. With…
With the all-important Demo-1 launch complete, SpaceX has quickly begun converting Pad 39A to ready…
SpaceX has conducted the milestone of a static fire test in preparation of the historic…
The eighth and final Iridium NEXT launch – that was conducted on Friday – will…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon capsule which will execute the Demonstration Mission-1 (DM-1)…
Following the failure of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft to deliver Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin and Nick…
SpaceX is finishing its years-long campaign to return Launch Pad 39A to crew operations. Following…
SpaceX kept up its impressive launch pace as the company reused its first Block 5…
Just over two weeks after their previous launch, SpaceX is again preparing their Falcon 9…
SpaceX launched their sixth mission for telecommunications giants SES. The launch, using a flight-proven Falcon…
The first Block 5 Falcon 9 completed a static fire test at Launch Complex 39A…
