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by Jason Rainbow — November 23, 2022 SpaceX launched Eutelsat 10B on an expendable Falcon 9. Credit: SpaceX / Eutelsat TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX overcame a bleak weather forecast to launch a satellite Nov. 22 that expands Eutelsat further into fast-growing markets for providing broadband to planes and ships. A…

Private rocket companies like SpaceX have driven launch costs so far down that they have increased demand for services in space.  The secret to their success is that they treat rocket systems as platforms rather than as bespoke, one-off projects.  Having standard and reusable components makes it easier to extend…

PARIS (AP) — France, Germany and Italy announced an agreement Tuesday for a new-generation European space launcher project as part of apparent efforts to better compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX and other rocket programs in the U.S. and China. A statement from the three governments announced an unspecified amount of…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket launched the Eutelsat 10B broadband communications satellite for aviation and maritime connectivity. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live SpaceX’s oldest active Falcon…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The first launch attempt for the CRS-26 cargo mission was scrubbed Nov. 22 due to poor weather. The next launch attempt is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 26. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon capsule on pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Credit: SpaceX A second pair of new roll-out…

Twitter: When Elon Musk took over at Twitter, there was cautious excitement. The maverick billionaire can be equally as disruptive as he is an inspiration. Spontaneous decision-making had already become part of his public identity at both Tesla and SpaceX. But Musk in charge of a social media firm with…

by Jeff Foust — November 19, 2022 A SpaceX cargo Dragon mission being prepared for launch on the CRS-25 mission earlier in the year. The upcoming CRS-26 launch will be the first flight of the third and final cargo Dragon spacecraft the company expects to build. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON —…

Elon Musk's strategy "does not bode well" for the future of Twitter, an early backer of the billionaire's SpaceX firm has warned. The social media platform has been in an almost constant state of chaos since the world's richest man bought it in a $44bn deal last month, with warnings…

Home News Spaceflight Artist's impression of ispace's Hakuto-R lander on the moon. (Image credit: ispace) A Japanese private moon lander is in a race to make history. On Nov. 30, Tokyo-based ispace's Hakuto-R lander is scheduled to launch for the moon's Atlas Crater to ready for a soft touchdown, which…

Well, that's one way to try and help alleviate a cash crunch at your empire... SpaceX is reportedly attempting to raise a funding round that values the space exploration company at a whopping $150 billion, multiple reports, including one from Bloomberg, on Tuesday confirmed.  The report cited "people familiar with…