SpaceX mulling takeover of 18-acre site at LA Port
SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne. Photo by John Schreiber.SpaceX is eyeing an 18-acre site at the Port of Los Angeles for a future facility to build commercial transportation vessels so massive they...
View ArticleSpaceX Plans Morning Satellite Launch From Vandenberg AFB
Iridium NEXT on the launchpad Friday morning. Courtesy SpaceX Morning commuters could be treated to an aerial spectacle Friday when Hawthorne-based SpaceX tries to launch a series of communications...
View ArticleSpaceX Plans Morning Satellite Launch From Vandenberg AFB
Hawthorne-based SpaceX Friday launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 satellites for Iridium Communications from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles. The Iridium-5 NEXT Mission launched...
View ArticleSpaceX Successfully Launches Satellite Array from Vandenberg AFB
Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Friday carrying 10 satellites for Iridium Communications from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles. The Iridium-5 NEXT...
View ArticleSpaceX Launches Planet-Hunting Satellite from Cape Canaveral
Hawthorne-based aerospace company SpaceX successfully launched a cosmos-exploring satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral, beginning a NASA mission to hunt for potential planets outside our solar...
View ArticleSpaceX to Attempt First Launch of Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket
Photo by John Schreiber. Hawthorne-based SpaceX will look to make yet another rocket-industry advancement Thursday when it attempts the first launch of its refurbished Falcon 9 rocket designed to make...
View ArticleSpaceX to Attempt First Launch of Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket
Hawthorne-based SpaceX will look to make yet another space-flight advancement Thursday when it attempts the first launch of its refurbished Falcon 9 rocket designed to make it more durable for re-use...
View ArticleRocket on Steroids Launch Postponed: SpaceX Blastoff Friday
The launch of that SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral has now been rescheduled for 1:14 p.m. California time Friday. Thursday’s countdown was stopped 60 seconds before launch due to a...
View ArticleSpaceX Delays Launch of Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket
Hawthorne-based SpaceX will have to wait at least one more day before debuting its refurbished Falcon 9 rocket, with Thursday’s planned launch scrubbed at the last minute due to a technical issue....
View ArticleSpaceX Will Try Again to Launch Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket
Hawthorne-based SpaceX will try again Friday to launch a refurbished Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida following a last-minute cancellation of the mission on Thursday. Known as the...
View ArticleSpaceX Successfully Launches Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket
Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched a newly upgraded Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday, carrying a Bangladesh communications satellite toward orbit, then landed the rocket’s first...
View ArticleSpaceX Successfully Launches Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket
The first Falcon 9 Block 5 blasts off from Cape Canaveral. Image from SpaceX video Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched a newly upgraded Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday, carrying...
View ArticleSpaceX Ready to Launch More Iridium Satellites for California
The SpaceX Falcon 9 on the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Courtesy SpaceX Hawthorne-based SpaceX will attempt to launch a rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base Tuesday, with the rocket...
View ArticleSpaceX Launches Communications, Research Satellites From Vandenberg AFB
Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched a rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base Tuesday and deployed five communications satellites and a pair of science-research orbiters. The Falcon 9 rocket...
View ArticleSpaceX Planning 15th Resupply Mission to ISS
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is gearing up for Friday’s planned launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for 2:42 a.m. Pacific time Friday at Cape...
View ArticleSpaceX Planning 15th Resupply Mission to ISS
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is gearing up for Friday’s planned launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for 2:42 a.m. Pacific time Friday at Cape...
View ArticleSpaceX Launches 15th Resupply Mission to International Space Station
The night launch of the Falcon 9 rockets lights up the Florida sky. Courtesy SpaceX Hawthorne-based SpaceX Friday launched its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch took...
View ArticleSpaceX Rocket Lofts 10 Satellites in Early-Morning Vandenberg Launch
An Iridium satellite is released into orbit from the Falcon 9 rocket. Courtesy SpaceX Hawthorne-based SpaceX Wednesday launched a rocket carrying 10 communications satellites from Vandenberg Air Force...
View ArticleSpaceX Plans Early Morning Satellite Launch From Vandenberg AFB
Hawthorne-based SpaceX Wednesday launched a rocket carrying 10 communications satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The satellites launched aboard the Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from...
View ArticleSpaceX Rocket Sends Up Canadian Satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Telstar 18 Vantage communications satellite into orbit Monday before returning for a successful drone-ship landing in the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket lifted off from...
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