SpaceX
This tag contains all articles that pertain to the American Aerospace company SpaceX. SpaceX is quite deserving of a stand alone tag, and as time carries on we will add more tags for other predominant aerospace companies. Within this tag, any article that focuses on SpaceX can be found here!
![How SpaceX's New Dragon Will Deorbit the ISS](/content/images/size/w300/2024/07/GStQi2NaAAA4RHZ.jpg)
With the International Space Station being at the end of its lifetime, SpaceX has been selected as the provider for the United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) that will deorbit the 25-year-old station. Such an operation has never been done before, so how will SpaceX perform it? On July 17th, NASA
Jul 17, 2024
2 mins![Falcon 9's second-stage MVac engine some ice can be seen near the engine. ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/07/GSQvriOakAAkzpk.jpg)
SpaceX launched what appeared to be a regular Starlink mission atop of Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E, in California, on July 12th at 02:35 Universal Coordinated Time. During the second-stage's ascent to orbit, a build-up of ice was noticed on SpaceX's launch stream.
Jul 12, 2024
2 mins![Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U](/content/images/size/w300/2024/06/20240625_Falcon_Heavy_Goes-U_AB-1-1.jpg)
On June 25th, 2024 a Falcon Heavy lifted off from the pad carrying 'GOES-U' to GTO. GOES-U will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s weather, oceans, and environment, as well as real-time mapping of total lightning activity and improved monitoring of solar activity and space
Jun 26, 2024
4 mins![Ship 29 and Booster 11 lifting off from Texas. ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/06/GPZhaNjbEAAh6wx.jpg)
SpaceX successfully launched its fourth flight test of Starship-Super Heavy, its in-development fully reusable super-heavy lift rocket, from Boca Chica in Texas at 12:50 pm Universal Coordinated Time, or 07:50 am Central Time. Slow motion liftoff of Starship on Flight 4 pic.twitter.com/9itFbrfxW7 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June
Jun 6, 2024
8 mins![Ship 29 and Booster 11 during a wet dress rehersal. ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/05/GOCvtkQXEAEtbI9.jpg)
A little over two and a half months ago, SpaceX launched the third flight test of its in-development Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle, which made it further than the previous two tests. Today, May 24th, the company announced it is targeting no earlier than June 5th for the fourth flight test,
May 24, 2024
7 mins![SpaceX aims to crush seven records with three Falcon 9's within five hours](/content/images/size/w300/2024/03/1000043248-3.jpg)
On March 30, 2024, SpaceX aims to break no fewer than seven of their own records with the back-to-back-to-back launches of Eutelsat 36D, Starlink Group 6-45 and Starlink Group 7-18.
Mar 30, 2024
2 mins![Falcon 9 lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 for CRS-30. ©Madison Tuttle/NASA](/content/images/size/w300/2024/03/GJOetXpWkAAcQKB-1.jpg)
Late on the 21st of March, Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40, in Florida, carrying a Cargo Dragon V2 spacecraft into orbit where it has since begun to chase down the International Space Station. The mission is SpaceX's thirtieth overall commercial resupply mission it is
Mar 21, 2024
7 mins![Statship-Super Heavy during its third flight. ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/03/GIo7gbLbIAAFmL7.jpg)
SpaceX launched its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle today for its third flight test! The two vehicles used in the flight were Ship 28 and Booster 10, with both making more progress than the previous two vehicles. Liftoff occurred at 13:25 pm Univerversal Coordinated Time with all thirty-three Raptors engines firing.
Mar 14, 2024
7 mins![Ship 28 atop of Booster 10 at Starbase, Texas. ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/03/GGPhUSZaUAAjTVl.jpg)
In an update on X, formerly Twitter, SpaceX announced it was targeting no earlier than the 14th of March for the third flight of its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. This comes almost four months after the second flight test. The vehicles that SpaceX intends to use for this flight are Ship
Mar 7, 2024
5 mins![Liftoff of Transporter-10 (left) and Crew-8 (right). ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/03/Article-143-1.png)
SpaceX has been keeping up its groundbreaking cadence so far this year after a record-breaking year of launches in 2023. Between the Early hours of the 4th and 5th of March, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket three times from three different launch pads on two sides of North America.
Mar 5, 2024
4 mins![Falcon 9 lifting off from Space Launch Complex 4E for Transporter-10. ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/03/GH3ntoXboAAz6n2-1-1.jpg)
SpaceX launched its twenty-first mission of the year from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. The mission was carrying a variety of commercial payloads as part of the Transporter-10 mission. This launch is part of SpaceX's Transporter dedicated smallsat rideshare program, which aims
Mar 5, 2024
6 mins![Falcon 9 lifting off from Launch Complex 39A for the Crew-8 mission. ©Aubrey Gemignani/NASA](/content/images/size/w300/2024/03/53566906829_a4257ac4b9.jpg)
At 03:53 am, Universal Coordinated Time, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A with Crew Dragon Endeavor atop of it carrying four astronauts onboard for the Crew-8 mission. The four astronauts are Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, and Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin.
Mar 4, 2024
5 mins![Falcon 9 for IM-1 on the launch pad with a Falcon 9 for USSF-124 taking off. ©SpaceX](/content/images/size/w300/2024/02/GGY7bcmbUAATW_5-2.jpg)
After a delay on the 14th of February, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A bound for the Moon, the first since Apollo 17! The Falcon 9 was carrying Intuitive Machine's Nova-C lander for the IM-1 mission. The launch took place at 06:05 am
Feb 15, 2024
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