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by Jeff Foust — February 9, 2021 After launching 143 smallsats on its Transporter-1 mission Jan. 24, SpaceX has two more dedicated rideshare launches scheduled for later this year. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX is seeing strong demand for its dedicated smallsat rideshare missions, a program that is putting pricing…

Two time-honoured traditions this time of the year are an annual list of (ig)noble events of the past year, and predictions for the new. This article is a trifle late for the former, so we’ll take a stab at the latter. To start with a safe prediction, India’s remarkable success…

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An artist's illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars on Thursday, February 18. Entry, descent, and landing are the trickiest parts of a Mars mission, often called the "seven minutes of terror." To land in the Jezero…

The filing details future plans for Starlink SpaceX’s latest petition to the FCC in the United States outlines that it’s planning to offer a Starlink phone service. The petition details SpaceX’s request to receive status as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, as reported by Ars Technica. Although Starlink’s current beta only…

The reality of SpaceX mass production rockets is unfolding before our eyes. SpaceX Starships will cost over ten times less than current cargo planes, have over twice the range and will be thirty times faster. These massive advantages will give SpaceX dominance of the cargo business. The global cargo airline…

Home News Spaceflight An artist's depiction of the SPHEREx mission at work. Feb. 4, NASA announced that SpaceX will be launching the astrophysics mission, which is set to last for two years. (Image: © Caltech) SpaceX will be launching an astrophysics mission into Earth's orbit for NASA.  NASA has selected…

The big picture: Starlink, the satellite-based broadband Internet service from SpaceX, now has over 10,000 users as part of its ongoing public beta program. The program is still in the very early stages but according to some users, it's off to a great start with solidly built hardware and better-than-expected…

SpaceX has been putting load after a load of Starlink satellites into orbit to help get nationwide coverage for its Internet service. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced this week that the Starlink Internet service has over 10,000 subscribers in the United States and abroad. The public beta program for Starlink…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 5 with additional launch delay. A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Thursday, while another Falcon 9 stands in the foreground on pad 39A for liftoff this weekend. Credit: SpaceXOne of the two Falcon 9 rockets SpaceX planned…