FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing

The Hindu  

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. The FAA said it must approve SpaceX’s accident findings and corrective action before the company can resume Falcon 9 launches. Besides the private spaceflight awaiting liftoff from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre, SpaceX is due to launch a pair of astronauts for NASA late next month. Two seats will be set aside for the two astronauts who launched in June aboard Boeing’s new Starliner capsule, deemed unsafe by NASA for their return.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 may resume flights while FAA probe underway
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 may resume flights while FAA probe underway

The Hindu  

The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during a recent Starlink mission remains open, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday. On Wednesday, the FAA grounded the Falcon 9 after failing an attempt to land back on Earth during a routine Starlink mission, forcing the company's second grounding this …

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing

Associated Press  

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. The FAA said it must approve SpaceX’s accident findings and corrective action before the company can resume Falcon 9 launches. Besides the …

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster dramatically EXPLODES after landing on a drone ship - marking the first landing failure since 2021
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster dramatically EXPLODES after landing on a drone ship - marking the first landing failure since 2021

Daily Mail  

After four years without an incident, SpaceX engineers had good reason to be confident about a routine launch this week. Pictured: Starlink satellite dishes In a statement on X, SpaceX wrote that the Falcon 9 booster 'tipped over' following its landing on a droneship The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Canaveral Space Force Station in …

SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company's Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit
5 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company's Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit

NPR  

SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company's Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit toggle caption SpaceX/AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The company said flight controllers managed to …

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure
5 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX's highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the latest batch of the company's Starlink satellites won't make it into orbit, the company said Friday, as regulators opened an investigation. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 6, 2024. The mishap …

SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
5 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The company said flight controllers managed to make contact with half of the satellites and attempted to boost them to a higher …

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes eight minutes after launch
1 year, 1 month ago

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes eight minutes after launch

India TV News  

SpaceX's giant new rocket exploded within eight minutes after its launch from a South Texas base, seven months after the first try ended in an explosion. The booster had sent the rocketship toward space, but communication was lost eight minutes after liftoff from South Texas and SpaceX declared that the vehicle had failed. SpaceX's giant new rocket blasted off from …

SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit after first attempt ended in an explosion
1 year, 1 month ago

SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit after first attempt ended in an explosion

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is aiming for another test flight of its mega rocket on Friday after getting final approval from federal regulators. After the self-destruct system blew up the rocket over the Gulf of Mexico, SpaceX made dozens of improvements to the nearly 400-foot rocket and to the launch pad, which ended up with a large crater beneath …

SpaceX can’t launch its giant rocket again until fixes are made, FAA says
1 year, 3 months ago

SpaceX can’t launch its giant rocket again until fixes are made, FAA says

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again after its debut ended in an explosion, federal regulators said Friday. FAA official said multiple problems led to the April launch explosion, which sent pieces of concrete and metal hurtling for thousands of feet and created a plume of pulverized concrete …

SpaceX launches two missions just hours apart
1 year, 10 months ago

SpaceX launches two missions just hours apart

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets within nine hours of each other on …

Rocket booster bursts into flames at SpaceX plant during test firing
2 years, 5 months ago

Rocket booster bursts into flames at SpaceX plant during test firing

The Hindu  

A booster rocket developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX for its next-generation Starship spacecraft burst into flames during a ground-test firing on Monday in Texas, dealing a likely setback to Musk’s aim of launching Starship to orbit later this year. The failure occurred in the midst of a days long static fire test campaign in Boca Chica, Texas, of the booster, …

The Falcon has landed: SpaceX aces 100th successful recovery of its rocket in Atlantic
3 years ago

The Falcon has landed: SpaceX aces 100th successful recovery of its rocket in Atlantic

India Today  

SpaceX on Wednesday achieved a new milestone by successfully recovering its 100th orbital class rocket booster as it launched fresh cargo to the International Space Station. The company led by Elon Musk has pioneered the highly successful reusable rockets that have delivered not just cargo to the space station, but satellites into orbit and humans into space. Apart from Falcon-9, …

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites
3 years, 9 months ago

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites

CNN  

CNN — The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched Sunday morning, sending 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. “Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, completing the ninth flight of that booster,” SpaceX tweeted. It is described by SpaceX as the “first orbital class rocket capable of reflight.” The 60 Starlink satellites were …

SpaceX readies for launch amid Musk’s illness
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX readies for launch amid Musk’s illness

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX aimed for a Sunday night launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 and its leader was sidelined by Covid-19. Vice President Mike Pence was expected at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations aboard privately owned and operated capsules. “Astronaut launch today!” he …

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