SpaceX Makes More History, Launches First All-Civilian Crew Into Space
Hawthorne-based SpaceX made history Wednesday evening when it launched the first-ever non-professional astronaut crew into space.
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Hawthorne-based SpaceX made history Wednesday evening when it launched the first-ever non-professional astronaut crew into space.
The unsettling sight was spotted at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night and were visible to eagle-eyed sky watchers throughout Southern California. The lights were the 60 Starlink satellites that were launched into space on Tuesday.
Lighting up the pre-dawn sky, a Falcon 9 rocket with a previously flown first stage roared to life and shot away up the East Coast early Friday, boosting a refurbished SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule into orbit carrying four astronauts on a day-long trip to the International Space Station.
SpaceX is reportedly preparing plans to test its Starlink satellite internet for the United States Air Force.
The mission, called Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, or SPHEREx, is targeted for launch in June 2024.
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:19 a.m. from Florida's Cape Canaveral. Thursday's launch was the fifth for this Falcon 9, which last flew just 27 days ago – the quickest turnaround between missions for any SpaceX booster.
Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched its first rocket of the year Thursday evening, sending a Turkish broadcasting satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Ventura County residents may hear several sonic booms when the Falcon 9 rocket returns to earth.
SpaceX will attempt to launch the satellite Thursday, after multiple scrubbed missions, with liftoff scheduled for 3:24 p.m.
Hundreds of protesters rallied Thursday at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne to voice opposition to a planned satellite launch for the Turkish government.
After a string of last-minute delays and scrubbed missions, Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched 60 internet satellites into orbit from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Tuesday.
The Cape Canaveral launch was canceled just 18 seconds before liftoff.
Hawthorne-based SpaceX set a record Tuesday for the reuse of its workhorse Falcon 9 rockets when it launched another batch of internet satellites into orbit.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vaulted into space early Friday, boosting another 57 Starlink internet relay stations into orbit.
Hawthorne-based SpaceX will make another attempt late Thursday evening to launch several dozen internet satellites into orbit.
Two astronauts who were part of a historic launch to the International Space Station are expected to return to Earth on Sunday, weather permitting.
The 51-day turnaround time broke the company's previous record of 62 days for re-use of a rocket stage.
SpaceX will try again Saturday to launch its twice-delayed mission to deploy 57 internet satellites into orbit.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GPS III SV03 satellite window launched at about 1:10 p.m. California time. The launch was livestreamed at www.spacex.com .
The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to take off from Cape Canaveral at 1:18 p.m. PST, carrying 57 Starlink internet satellites.
Elon Musk's Hawthorne-based SpaceX and NASA successfully launched two astronauts to space on its Dragon crew capsule.
Elon Musk's Hawthorne-based SpaceX and NASA on Saturday launched two astronauts to space on its SpaceX Dragon crew capsule.
Thunderstorms and bad weather forced SpaceX to postpone the first launch of NASA astronauts from Florida in nine years. The next launch window is Saturday.
Weather permitting, Hawthorne-based SpaceX is scheduled to take astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station.
The mission was "safely terminated" shortly after the rocket was released from a Boeing 747 aircraft in what was meant to be its first mid-air ignition.
