SpaceX quickly launched three Falcon 9 rockets over the weekend, putting 67 Starlink satellites into orbit in three days after receiving approval to resume launches following a rare in-flight failure on July 11. SpaceX kicked off its return to flight early Saturday with the launch of 23 Starlink internet satellites from Kennedy Space Center, followed… Read More »
SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets into space from a Santa Barbara County military base by 2026, tripling the number of explosions that rock coastal communities and raising concerns from neighbors and environmental groups about the effects on marine life. SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has increased the number of rocket launches from Vandenberg… Read More »
Lighting up the deep sky overnight, a Falcon 9 rocket roared away from Florida early Thursday, supporting a commercially built robotic lander flying to the moon. If successful, it will be the first American spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in more than 50 years. It was SpaceX’s second flight in less than eight hours,… Read More »