SpaceX is working towards a major milestone on their road to rapid and inexpensive reusability. The first Block 5 Falcon 9 first stage is on the test stand at their McGregor, Texas test facility as it prepares for a test fire. The booster – core 1046 – was first seen on Interstate 8 in Yuma, Arizona, being transported from the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California to their McGregor test site. It is now standing tall on the test stand ahead of a Static Fire this week.
Following the launch of the NROL-76 spacecraft on Monday – which also included a successful…
SpaceX is Static Fire testing in two regions of the United States this week, both…
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As SpaceX narrows on a second stage COPV (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) as the cause…
SpaceX is lining up its next two missions, with Falcon 9 hardware currently in pre-launch…
SpaceX’s rocket stages are deep into their test and processing flows, ahead of two missions…
SpaceX is preparing to conduct the first full duration static fire test on its “full…
SpaceX’s DragonFly test vehicle has arrived at its test facility in McGregor, Texas. DragonFly will…
The first “Full Thrust” Falcon 9 first stage has begun a test sequence that is…
SpaceX has had a dramatic end to the week, with a successful Static Fire test…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a draft environmental impact report on SpaceX’s…