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SpaceX gives rival’s internet satellites ride to orbit

SpaceX launched internet satellites for a competitor after, the London-based OneWeb company halted flights with Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. The Falcon rocket took off at sunset. It was carrying 40 mini-satellites to polar orbit. They will increase OneWeb's constellation to just over...

SpaceX postpones mission to put Japanese lander on Moon

SpaceX has delayed the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a mission to land the first private and also Japanese lander on the Moon for the second day in a row. Previously, only the United States, China, and Russia had successfully placed a...

SpaceX gives Space Coast 52nd launch of the year

After being delayed earlier in the week due to inclement weather, NASA and SpaceX launched the final Dragon capsule mission of the year from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. It was SpaceX's 26th contracted International Space Station resupply mission (CRS-26) for NASA and the 52nd...

Elon Musk signs a contract to boost the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit

NASA and SpaceX have agreed to investigate the feasibility of awarding Elon Musk's company a contract to raise the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit in order to extend its lifespan, the US space agency announced Thursday. Since 1990, the renowned observatory has been...

SpaceX equals 2021′s launch total with the current Starlink

SpaceX set a record 31 launches in 2021, but its more-than-weekly pace in 2022, including a Sunday morning launch, allowed it to match that record less than seven months later. At 10:20 a.m. Eastern Time, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 more Starlink internet satellites...

American Aerospace Giant Boeing is making a third Attempt to Reach the ISS

American aerospace giant Boeing is making a third attempt to reach the International Space Station in a critical uncrewed test flight for its Starliner capsule. It has been beset by numerous failures and false starts. Lift-off for Orbital Test Flight 2 (OFT-2) is scheduled...