The booster was originally built as a Falcon Heavy side booster and used on the June 2024 launch of the GOES-U weather satellite. It was then converted into a Falcon 9 booster, launching two ...
There are more advanced Raptors where one engine could get the thrust. Falcon Heavy rocket with a mini-starship perched atop its central booster. The mini Starship would be fatter than the 3.7 meter ...
The certification process, which began in 2016, was no easy feat. Vulcan had to clear 52 criteria, 18 critical subsystem ...
The agency looks to set up SpaceX to proceed with its plans, though it rejected a proposal to build a new landing pad at Cape ...
Following mid-air separation, the reusable Falcon 9 booster assigned to this mission will return to land on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base which may cause one or more sonic booms ...
To date, SpaceX has managed to successfully recover 415 boosters among Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches, and has reused 385 of those on subsequent launches. Several have achieved 20 launches and ...
The head of Poland’s space agency was fired over a bungled response to SpaceX debris falling over Polish territory.
SpaceX is now 3-for-3 with attempts to catch a Super Heavy booster back at the launch site, a sign that engineers are well on their way to mastering how to recover and reuse boosters in a similar way ...
Monday’s countdown stopped 40 seconds ahead of a 5:45 p.m. launch as the commercial space company was battling problems first with its Super Heavy ... company’s Falcon 9 boosters fell into ...
If SpaceX gets its way, the Space Coast will get a lot more rocket rumbles and sonic booms as the company increases Falcon 9 launches and builds out new landing pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...