Falcon 9

Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX has launched its 90th mission for the year, the company said on Tuesday, with more than a third of its aimed launches for the year yet to take off. What Happened: “Falcon 9 launches our 90th mission of the year,” SpaceX wrote on...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday reminisced about the first failed launch attempt of the company’s Falcon 1 launch vehicle after the Polaris Dawn crew landed safely back to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after conducting the first-ever commercial spacewalk. What Happened: “It has...

Elon Musk‘s spacecraft manufacturing company SpaceX said late on Thursday that it is yet to zero in on the next opportunity to launch the all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission after multiple delays earlier this week. What Happened: “Once teams identify the next best opportunity for launch...

Renowned author Stephen King on Wednesday mocked billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk for the latest mishap involving his rocket manufacturing company SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. What Happened: “Oops. SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket after a rocket booster that supported a Starlink mission earlier in the day failed to land upright on a droneship at sea and exploded upon returning to Earth. What Happened: SpaceX launched 21 Starlink...

Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday revealed that his rocket company has made substantial progress in reusability, a goal he set 13 years ago. What Happened: Musk responded to a fan page post on the platform, which shared a video of him from 13 years ago discussing the ambitious goal of...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission to be launched by the company will be “epic,” given that it would be the first time a private company is attempting a spacewalk. What Happened: The Polaris program is a private human spaceflight program...

Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX is gearing up to resume launch operations after a two-week-long pause. What Happened: SpaceX launched Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink satellites from California on July 11. However, the Starlink satellites were deployed in a lower-than-intended orbit...

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX said on Wednesday that it is now providing internet to about 400,000 customers in Canada or about 3% of homes across the country. What Happened: The company made the announcement via Starlink’s official X account. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also reiterated the achievement...

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX on Friday said that the Starlink satellites launched by the company aboard its Falcon 9 rocket to a lower-than-expected orbit on Thursday will “fully demise.” What Happened: SpaceX launched Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink satellites from California on Thursday....

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX said on Tuesday that the company completed 67 missions using its Falcon launch vehicles as of the end of the second quarter, trailing behind its self-set launch targets. What Happened: The company is looking to launch 144 times in 2024, averaging twelve times per month....

Merely days after the European Space Agency’s Director of Space Transportation dismissed competition to its Ariane 6 from SpaceX‘s Starship, the European satellite launcher has lost one of its key contracts to SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9. What Happened: The European Organisation...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the company will work towards reusing the Falcon 9 rocket’s boosters and fairings for 42 missions each after an X user challenged him to it. What Happened: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission to medium...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has accepted a challenge from the Russian space agency chief, Yuri Borisov, who said Roscosmos's Amur rocket can be reused up to five times more than the Falcon 9. What Happened: Musk is raring to go after Russian space agency's Borisov big talk during a lecture at the...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, lauds Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) for their groundbreaking moon landing, marking a significant milestone in U.S. space exploration. What Happened: On his social media platform X, Elon Musk congratulated Intuitive Machines for their successful lunar landing....