Falcon 9

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The launch system is designed to carry crew and resources to the moon and Mars, along with sending satellites into orbit around the Earth. (Photo: ANI)

SpaceX to launch first commercial Starship mission in 2021

SpaceX is in talks with prospective customers, all telecom companies, for the maiden commercial launch.

30 Jun 2019 8:04 AM

The Falcon’s first stage was used to launch a satellite for Taiwan last August and was recovered by landing it on a drone ship in the Pacific. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

The rocket’s primary payload was a satellite named PAZ for Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat.

23 Feb 2018 8:22 AM

A spectacle occurred on December 22 when a Falcon 9 lifted off shortly after sunset in exceptionally clear weather and reached an altitude where its expanding plume was illuminated by sunlight. (Photo: AP)

Satellite launch from California is delayed

The launch has been postponed to early Wednesday due to the need for more inspections.

19 Feb 2018 8:48 AM

Friday’s launch was the fourth set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium. Four additional Iridium NEXT launches are scheduled for the first half of 2018, the company said.

SpaceX-launched Iridium satellites functioning normally

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

It was the third successful launch in the McLean, Virginia-based company's campaign to replace its entire globe-circling fleet with a total of 75 next-generation communications satellites.

SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites

The satellites also carry payloads for global real-time aircraft tracking and a ship-tracking service.

10 Oct 2017 3:21 PM

Space X's Falcon 9 rocket prepared for a launch to the International Space Station in February 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX launches Taiwan's first home-built satellite

The satellite is designed to operate for five years, and will orbit the Earth once every 100 minutes.

25 Aug 2017 7:31 AM

The launch finally went ahead after two delays earlier this week, both in the last 10 seconds before liftoff.

SpaceX launches communication satellite on 3rd try

SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans.

06 Jul 2017 9:25 AM

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off through low-lying fog at 1:25 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles.

SpaceX launched 10 communication satellites from California Air Base

A SpaceX rocket carried 10 communications satellites into orbit from California on Sunday.

26 Jun 2017 8:46 AM

The attempt is part of SpaceX's effort to make rocket parts recyclable, rather than jettisoning the costly components after each launch.

SpaceX rocket to launch US Army payload

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

The company last year said it planned to cut as many as 875 jobs, or about one-quarter of its workforce, before the end of 2017. (Representational image)

United Launch Alliance cuts Atlas rocket price amid competition

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

Extra portion of SpaceX rocket recovered from launch, Musk says

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 has established a plan in partnership with NASA to qualify engines for manned spaceflight.

SpaceX says fix underway for rocket turbine wheel cracking

SpaceX said it has qualified our engines to be robust to turbine wheel cracks.

03 Feb 2017 9:51 AM

SpaceX is poised for a high stakes launch, after a pair of accidents including an explosion in June 2015 two minutes after liftoff. (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX poised to launch for first time since Sept blast

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

California-based SpaceX had hoped to resume Falcon 9 flights as early as November, then in mid-December, before pushing the date to January 2017.

Weather delays resumption of SpaceX's rocket launches

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded September 1 in Cape Canaveral.

09 Jan 2017 8:29 AM

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