Falcon 9

Photos: Falcon 9 test-fired before Starlink launch

February 14, 2021

SpaceX test-fired nine Merlin engines Saturday before the company’s next launch from Cape Canaveral, clearing a key readiness test before liftoff as soon as Sunday night with 60 more Starlink internet satellites.

SpaceX gearing up for two more Starlink missions within days

February 12, 2021

Days after SpaceX opened preorders for Starlink internet service, two more Falcon 9 rockets are set to launch from Florida’s Space Coast as soon as Sunday night and Wednesday morning — weather permitting — to help push the network closer to commercial operations.

Photos: Sixty more Starlinks rocket through moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral

February 8, 2021

With another SpaceX rocket poised for launch just a few miles away, a Falcon 9 launcher soared through a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 4 carrying 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.

No SpaceX doubleheader for now, but range is ready for two launches in a day

February 4, 2021

One of the two Falcon 9 rockets SpaceX planned to take off in a span of less than five hours earlier this week will remain grounded indefinitely, preventing Cape Canaveral from hosting two launches on the same day for the first time in decades. But the military-run Eastern Range was ready for the back-to-back missions, and probably won’t have to wait long for the next chance for a launch doubleheader.

SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch Friday

February 4, 2021

Sixty more SpaceX-owned Starlink internet satellites rocketed through a moonlit winter sky over Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 launcher early Thursday, while another Falcon 9 sat on a different launch pad a few miles away to loft another 60 Starlink payloads Friday.

Live coverage: SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites

February 4, 2021

A Falcon 9 rocket carried 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Thursday after swapping places with another Starlink mission SpaceX’s fast-paced launch schedule. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 1:19 a.m. EST (0619 GMT).

Entrepreneur books SpaceX flight to benefit children’s research hospital

February 2, 2021

Jared Isaacman, a wealthy businessman and pilot, is chartering a four-seat SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for what will be the first fully commercial, non-government piloted flight to orbit, SpaceX and the entrepreneur announced Monday. The mission will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Photos: Falcon 9 test-fired before Starlink launch

SpaceX gearing up for two more Starlink missions within days

Photos: Sixty more Starlinks rocket through moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral

No SpaceX doubleheader for now, but range is ready for two launches in a day

SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch Friday

Live coverage: SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites

Entrepreneur books SpaceX flight to benefit children’s research hospital

Live coverage: SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A

Engineers analyze failure on SiriusXM satellite launched from Florida last month

Falcon 9 rocket arrives on pad 39A for sunrise Starlink launch this weekend