When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Source: SpaceX SpaceX aims to quickly return to Falcon 9 launches after its payload rocket suffered a rare malfunction during a satellite launch last week. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received a request SpaceX To continue the launch on… Read More »
The SpaceX rocket upper stage engine failure Twenty Starlink internet satellites are stuck in a low, unviable orbit, the Federal Aviation Administration said late Thursday, a situation that will be investigated and will delay at least one and possibly two piloted flights of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets in the coming days. The accident ended… Read More »
SpaceX’s stalwart Falcon 9 rocket, which powers not only satellite launches but also astronauts’ journeys into orbit, suffered a rare and troubling malfunction Thursday night while trying to pull a group of internet satellites into orbit. The ordeal prompted federal regulators to ground the rocket, which has become a cornerstone of the United States and… Read More »
The US military’s X-37B space plane has finally begun its latest secret mission. The robotic X-37B lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Thursday night, December 28, at 8:07 pm EST (0107 GMT, December 29) after weeks of delays. SpaceX’s first two attempts to launch… Read More »
The first US commercial rocket to launch astronauts into orbit came to an end after it was destroyed during post-flight recovery. The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9, referred to by its serial number B1058, was being transported back to shore after its record-breaking 19th flight after “the booster tipped over due to high winds… Read More »