Articles for Spacex Launch

SpaceX to attempt to ‘catch’ Starship rocket
6 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX to attempt to ‘catch’ Starship rocket

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. The fifth major Starship flight test will be the most ambitious yet for the 120-metre-tall rocket system, …

Launch Catch Flight Indytech Spacex Starship Super Heavy
SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station
11 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station

NPR  

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images The first all-European commercial crew is on its way to the International Space Station after an early evening SpaceX launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Unlike a NASA mission, this …

Launch Mission Crew Iss Spacex Launch Station Spacex
Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX
1 year, 2 months ago

Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX

The Hindu  

Amazon launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service on Friday as a rival to SpaceX’s broadband network. United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket blasted off with the pair of test satellites, kicking off a programme that aims to improve global internet coverage with an eventual 3,236 satellites around Earth. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a huge head start …

Launch Amazon Satellites Ula Test Satellites
Europe forced to turn to Elon Musk’s rockets in the global space race
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe forced to turn to Elon Musk’s rockets in the global space race

The Telegraph  

In the tropical heat on the coast of French Guiana sits a 200ft tall rocket. Ariane 6, which was designed to carry forward the space ambitions of the European Union, has been undergoing tests at the bloc’s official space port at Guiana Space Centre. The delays come at a crucial time in the new global space race: Russia is now …

Europe Space Guiana
How destructive was that SpaceX Starship liftoff? It blasted concrete up to 6.5 miles away
1 year, 7 months ago

How destructive was that SpaceX Starship liftoff? It blasted concrete up to 6.5 miles away

LA Times  

SpaceX’s explosive test flight of its Starship rocket last week hurled “pulverized concrete” up to 6½ miles northwest of the South Texas launch pad and resulted in about 385 acres of debris on SpaceX’s facility and at nearby Boca Chica State Park, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was assessing the effects of the launch because SpaceX’s launch …

Wildlife Texas Fish Starship Rocket Concrete Faa
WATCH: SpaceX and NASA call off Crew-6 mission to ISS just 2.5 minutes before takeoff
1 year, 9 months ago

WATCH: SpaceX and NASA call off Crew-6 mission to ISS just 2.5 minutes before takeoff

Firstpost  

SpaceX and NASA had to cancel the human flight to the ISS at the last minute due to a problem with the rocket’s ground system. Today’s NASA and SpaceX crewed launch was supposed to the astronauts of the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station was one of the most anticipated launch events scheduled for 2023. Launch Update: @NASA’s @SpaceX …

Space Launch Mission Iss Nasa Spacex Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX, NASA launch climate science research to International Space Station
2 years, 5 months ago

SpaceX, NASA launch climate science research to International Space Station

Live Mint  

A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft has left for the International Space Station carrying science experiments aiming to help carry out climate science research in space on 14 July at 8.44 pm. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft was launched the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is transporting 5,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other …

Space Earth Iss Nasa Emi Spacex International Space Station
SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years
3 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years. Chari said trying to launch on Halloween left them with “a trick instead of a treat.” It was also drizzling Wednesday night when the four astronauts said goodbye to their families for six months — with …

Space Station Flight Crew Russian Nasa Chari Spacex Launch
Netizens welcome Elon Musk's new puppy with hilarious memes, liken them to Lion King's Simba
3 years, 3 months ago

Netizens welcome Elon Musk's new puppy with hilarious memes, liken them to Lion King's Simba

India TV News  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk always manages to stay in news. Sometimes it is the launch of his first all-civilian mission 'Inspiration4' or his full automated cars, other times it is his witty tweets that creates turbulence in the cryptocurrency market. The cute photo of the pup reminded many of Disney’s animated film Lion King and netizens likened them to Rafiki …

Musk Elon Musk Simba Spacex Lion Netizens
SpaceX’s cargo mission deferred by a day over bad weather
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX’s cargo mission deferred by a day over bad weather

Hindustan Times  

SpaceX’s cargo mission launch on Saturday was postponed due to weather conditions, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. Saturday’s launch was supposed to be SpaceX’s 23rd cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX too confirmed the development on Twitter and said the “next launch opportunity is Sunday, August 29 at 3:14 a.m. ET.” Saturday’s launch was supposed …

Launch Cargo Mission Twitter Nasa Spacex Bad Weather
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space

India TV News  

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included. It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which like Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic plans to start flying paying customers in the months ahead. On Sunday, Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder Richard Branson rode his own rocket plane to space, accompanied by five …

Space Origin Richard Branson Jeff Bezos Blue Origin Virgin Galactic Bezos Blue
SpaceX to launch world's first commercial civilian space mission by the end of 2021: Details
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX to launch world's first commercial civilian space mission by the end of 2021: Details

Op India  

On Monday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced that they will carry 4 civilians to the Earth’s orbit by the fourth quarter of this year. Dubbed as ‘Inspiration4’ by SpaceX, it is the first commercial civilian mission to space. The multi-day mission will be launched from Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch Complex 39A and travel across the low orbit of the Earth. …

Space Earth Mission Spacex Orbit
The Hindu Explains | Would space exploration survive in the era of privatisation?
4 years ago

The Hindu Explains | Would space exploration survive in the era of privatisation?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Perhaps the most stunning instance of a collaboration between public enterprises and the private sector in recent times is that between NASA and SpaceX. The latest instances of this include the launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on November 15, which carried to the International Space Station four astronauts — Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon …

India Space Launch Earth Iss Nasa Spacex
SpaceX launch of crew on first 'operational' mission delayed by weather
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX launch of crew on first 'operational' mission delayed by weather

The Hindu  

NASA and high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX announced on Friday a 24-hour weather delay of their planned launch of four astronauts into orbit for NASA's first full-fledged human mission using a privately owned spacecraft. SpaceX's newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed “Resilience” by its crew, was rescheduled for launch atop the Falcon 9 at 7:27 p.m. Eastern time …

Mission Musk Crew Nasa Falcon Crew Dragon Spacex Launch
What do we know spacex’s astronaut suits and the vehicle they use to travel to the launchpad; launch on Sunday, 31 May, 12.52 am IST
4 years, 6 months ago

What do we know spacex’s astronaut suits and the vehicle they use to travel to the launchpad; launch on Sunday, 31 May, 12.52 am IST

Firstpost  

Musk named his rocket after the “Star Wars” Millennium Falcon and the capsule’s name comes from his jab at the doubters when he started SpaceX. “And they’ve worked equally as hard to make the innards and the displays and everything else in the vehicle work to perfection.” The true test comes Wednesday when Hurley and Behnken climb aboard a SpaceX …

Space Launch Astronauts Astronaut Nasa Spacex Suits