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A new set of astronauts are ready for an International Space Station launch. SpaceX is set to launch four new astronauts on the Crew Dragon spacecraft for Crew-8, the eighth operational commercial crew mission for NASA, to the International Space Station no earlier than Mar. Continue reading →

Enlarge / SpaceX's second Starship rocket is seen on the launch pad at its Starbase facility in South Texas. SpaceX As SpaceX nears its first Starship launch of 2024possibly as soon as within three weeksfrom its Starbase facility in South Texas, the company is pressing regulators to increase its cadence of flights. During a press availability this week, the administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration, Kelvin Coleman, said the agency is working with the company to try to facilitate the Starship launch-licensing process Continue reading →

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has wrapped up the probe into SpaceX's explosive Starship test over South Texas last November, outlining a series of steps the aerospace company must follow before the behemoth can soar again. According to a report by the Space.com, SpaceX is barred from launch until it carries out the 17 corrective actions laid out by the FAA, encompassing hardware tweaks, operational changes, and boosted fire safety measures. The previous flight test on Nov Continue reading →

L.L. Bean has just added a third shift at its factory in Brunswick, Maine, in an attempt to keep up with demand for its iconic boot. Continue reading →

The crew of NASAs SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station poses for a photo during their Crew Equipment Interface Test at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The seven-member Expedition 70 crew relaxed on Friday following a busy week of space research and cargo transfers beginning a three-day weekend. The orbital septet will go into the final days of February continuing its microgravity science while also preparing to welcome four new Commercial Crew members to the International Space Station. Continue reading →

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sidus Space, a company engaged in Space and Data-as-a-Service operations, announced the integration of its LizzieSat satellite into SpaceX's payload fairing, in anticipation of the upcoming Transporter-10 Rideshare mission. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than March 2024 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Continue reading →

Editors note: This advisory was updated Feb. 14, 2024, to remove and add new information about the NASA and partner science flying aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft. Continue reading →

Falcon 9 lifting off from SLC-40 in 2022, as seen from the Banana River Bridge on FL 528 W in Cape Canaveral. Photo: Charles Boyer / Talk of Titusville SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 carrying the Indonesian satellite Telkomsat HTS 113BT tomorrow afternoon from Pad SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The first stage booster will then land offshore on Just Read The Instructions, one of the companys Automated Spaceport Drone Ships. Continue reading →

During an interview with Suspilne on Feb. 19, Ukraine's Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov revealed that Ukraine is "working with SpaceX" to find a solution to disable Russia's use of Starlink satellite terminals in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. "We found an algorithm, proposed it to SpaceX, and now we are in communication with them on how to prevent such cases," Fedorov said during the interview. Continue reading →

The private rocket company SpaceX has switched where it is incorporated to Texas from Delaware, its founder, Elon Musk, said on Wednesday, weeks after a Delaware judge voided his pay package at Tesla, another company he owns. The Texas secretary of state, Jane Nelson, issued a certificate on Wednesday confirming that the state has accepted the companys filing to relocate its incorporation, according to a copy of the document that was posted on her offices website. A spokeswoman for Ms. Continue reading →