SpaceX

SN Nein or SN Fine? — It's only been about six weeks since SN8 flew. Eric Berger - Jan 25, 2021 5:57 pm UTC Enlarge / SN8 very nearly made a safe landing in South Texas in December. Trevor Mahlmann 3:40pm ET Monday: SpaceX began preparations for a launch on…

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday from Cape Canaveral with 143 small satellites, a record number of spacecraft on a single mission, giving a boost to startup space companies and stressing the U.S. military’s tracking…

SpaceX has set a new all-time record for the most satellites launched and deployed on a single mission, with its Transporter-1 flight on Sunday. The launch was the first of SpaceX’s dedicated rideshare missions, in which it splits up the payload capacity of its rocket among multiple customers, resulting in…

SpaceX is set to launch the very first of its dedicated rideshare missions — an offering it introduced in 2019 that allows small satellite operators to book a portion of a payload on a Falcon 9 launch. SpaceX’s rocket has a relatively high payload capacity compared to the size of…

This was SpaceX's third launch of the year. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Elon Musk's company SpaceX has successfully launched the Transporter-1 mission, breaking the record for the most number of satellites ever flown on a single rocket. Today, Sunday, January 24 at 10 A.M. Eastern Time, the company's Falcon…

Summary List PlacementAutomakers and tech companies have spent billions over the past decade preparing for a future dominated by electric cars and automated-driving technology.  When looking at the auto industry, investors should focus on how well companies are positioned to capitalize on those trends, according to Deutsche Bank analysts Emmanuel…

Summary List PlacementSilicon Valley is a breeding ground for rivalries.  In a place where world-changing ideas are born and billions of dollars are at stake, it's only natural that rivalries develop between Silicon Valley's power players, ranging from friendly sparring to pointed critiques.  While some feuds, like the one between Salesforce…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, heading due south over the Atlantic Ocean on a trajectory hugging the east coast of Florida to deliver 143 small satellites into polar orbit. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is poised for launch from pad 40 at Cape…

by Jeff Foust — January 20, 2021 Satellogic will rely primarily on SpaceX's smallsat rideshare program for the launch of dozens of satellites through the end of 2022. Credit: Satellogic WASHINGTON — Earth observation company Satellogic announced Jan. 19 it signed a contract with SpaceX covering several rideshare launches of…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 8:02 a.m. EST (1302 GMT) Wednesday. Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites Wednesday into a sunny sky over Florida’s Space Coast, adding more capacity and coverage to the company’s commercial broadband network while…