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Citing coronavirus, NASA urges public not to travel for launch of astronauts
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Thursday urged space enthusiasts not to travel to the Kennedy Space Center next month to view the first launch of astronauts from the Florida spaceport since 2011, and asked people to instead watch the launch on television or online.
SpaceX’s Starlink network surpasses 400-satellite mark after successful launch
SpaceX launched 60 more spacecraft Wednesday to join the Starlink fleet beaming broadband signals around the world, while the company’s engineers move closer to debuting a sunshade that could reduce the satellites’ impacts on ground-based astronomy.
Timeline for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket's ascent to orbit with 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink Internet satellites Wednesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from pad 39A occurred at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT), and the Falcon 9's previously-flown first stage successfully landed on SpaceX's offshore drone ship.
SpaceX modifies Starlink network design as another 60 satellites gear up for launch
Another 60 Starlink satellites are ready for launch Wednesday to beam Internet signals to future SpaceX consumers as the company seeks regulatory approval to deploy thousands more spacecraft at lower altitudes than originally planned.
SpaceX test-fires rocket for Starlink launch next week
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket with a previously-flown first stage booster Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, keeping pace for a launch scheduled next Thursday, April 23, with the next batch of 60 Starlink broadband Internet satellites.
Video: Falcon 9 fires up engines on pad 39A (members only)
Nine Merlin main engines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignited at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) Friday, April 17, during a hold-down test-firing on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA, SpaceX set May 27 as target date for first crew launch
Nearly a decade in the making, NASA and SpaceX have set May 27 as the target launch date for the first crewed space mission to launch into orbit from U.S. soil since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.
Live coverage: SpaceX launch moved up to Wednesday
SpaceX has moved up its next launch to Wednesday, one day earlier than previously planned. A Falcon 9 rocket will take off with the next 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband Internet network at 3:37 p.m. EDT (1937 GMT) Wednesday from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There's a 90 percent chance of favorable weather for launch Wednesday.
Intuitive Machines announces moon mission’s launch date, landing site
Intuitive Machines, under contract to carry NASA science instruments to the moon on a privately-developed robotic spacecraft, said this week its first commercial lunar mission will target landing in October 2021 near a deep, narrow valley named Vallis Schröteri.