Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX Set for High Stakes Falcon 9 Blastoff Resumption with Iridium Satellite Fleet on Jan. 14 – Watch Live

The stakes could almost not be higher for SpaceX as the firm readies their twice failed Falcon 9 rocket for…

8 years ago

Poor Weather Pushes SpaceX Return Debut with Revolutionary Iridium Relay Sats to Jan. 14

In the face of unrelenting days of very poor weather and a range conflict with another very critical rocket launch,…

8 years ago

FAA Accepts Accident Report, Grants SpaceX License for Falcon 9 ‘Return to Flight’

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today “accepted the investigation report” regarding the results of SpaceX’s investigation into the cause of…

8 years ago

NASA Orders Additional Astronaut Taxi Flights from Boeing and SpaceX to the ISS

In a significant step towards restoring America’s indigenous human spaceflight capability and fostering the new era of commercial space fight,…

8 years ago

SpaceX Finds Failure Cause, Announces Sunday Jan. 8 as Target for Falcon 9 Flight Resumption

After an intensive four month investigation into why a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded without warning on the launch pad…

8 years ago

SpaceX and NASA Confirm Delay of First Crewed Dragon Flight to 2018

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Launching Americans back to space and the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil on…

8 years ago

SpaceX Aims for Mid-December Falcon 9 Launch Resumption: Musk

Hoping to recover quickly after suffering a calamitous launch pad explosion of their Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral some…

8 years ago

Big Breach In 2nd Stage Helium System Likely Triggered Catastrophic Falcon 9 Explosion: SpaceX

Investigators have determined that a “large breach” in the second stage helium system likely triggered the catastrophic Falcon 9 launch…

8 years ago

SpaceX Hopes for Falcon 9 Return to Flight in November; Shotwell

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Less than two weeks after a still mysterious launch pad explosion utterly destroyed…

8 years ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 Failure Investigation ‘Most Difficult’ Ever: Musk

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - More than a week after the catastrophic launch pad explosion that eviscerated a…

8 years ago