SpaceX is in talks with prospective customers, all telecom companies, for the maiden commercial launch.
30 Jun 2019 8:04 AM
The rocket’s primary payload was a satellite named PAZ for Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat.
23 Feb 2018 8:22 AM
The launch has been postponed to early Wednesday due to the need for more inspections.
19 Feb 2018 8:48 AM
Some users also took to social media to suggest that the glow made the rocket look like a ‘UFO’, with hashtag #aliens trending on Twitter.
28 Dec 2017 8:42 AM
The satellites also carry payloads for global real-time aircraft tracking and a ship-tracking service.
10 Oct 2017 3:21 PM
The satellite is designed to operate for five years, and will orbit the Earth once every 100 minutes.
25 Aug 2017 7:31 AM
SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans.
06 Jul 2017 9:25 AM
A SpaceX rocket carried 10 communications satellites into orbit from California on Sunday.
26 Jun 2017 8:46 AM
The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage will fly itself back to earth and will be reused for another launch
29 Apr 2017 8:10 AM
Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, lists the base price of a Falcon 9 rocket launch on its website at $62 million.
05 Apr 2017 3:46 PM
Measuring 43 feet (13 meters) long and 17 feet (5 meters) in diameter, the nosecone is big enough to hold a school bus.
01 Apr 2017 10:18 AM
SpaceX said it has qualified our engines to be robust to turbine wheel cracks.
03 Feb 2017 9:51 AM
September's blast destroyed a $200 million satellite Facebook had planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa.
14 Jan 2017 7:15 PM
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded September 1 in Cape Canaveral.
09 Jan 2017 8:29 AM