SpaceX’s next Starlink launch will help improve satellite imagery of the Earth

Posted on 09/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When Planet purchased the SkySat constellation from Google in 2017, it did so with the aim of becoming the most agile and comprehensive satellite imaging company in the world. Now, thanks to some smart space math, and with a little help from Elon Mus...

SpaceX will answer Crew Dragon and Starlink questions on Reddit at 3PM ET

Posted on 06/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

If you’ve wanted to learn more about SpaceX’s projects than you normally see in the news, now’s your chance. The company’s software team is holding a Reddit AMA session today starting at 3PM Eastern to answer questions on the software that guides Spa...

SpaceX’s latest batch of internet satellites includes one with a sun shield

Posted on 03/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

SpaceX is launching another pack of Starlink satellites into orbit at 9:25PM Eastern (weather permitting), but this won’t be a typical mission. As TechCrunch explains, one of the 60 internet satellites in the bunch will test a sun visor that should m...

SpaceX’s historic launch attempt succeeds on its second attempt

Posted on 30/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A new era of American spaceflight began Saturday as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket broke through Earth’s upper atmosphere carrying veteran astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley atop a pillar of flame. This marks both the first time that a commercial...

SpaceX’s first crewed mission to the ISS is scrubbed for today

Posted on 27/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

We came this close to ushering in a new era of American spaceflight, one that combines the experience and capabilities of both private and public aerospace programs. But the weather simply wouldn’t cooperate. At roughly T-16 minutes, NASA scrubbed We...

Watch NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts (updated)

Posted on 27/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

This afternoon NASA astronauts will take off from US soil for the first time since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011. The launch is historic for another reason too. It will be the first time NASA launches astronauts in a SpaceX spacecraft, a...

SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 launch with rare ‘Liftoff! Disregard’ sequence

Posted on 16/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

With both computers and human controllers cautiously watching every single rocket function, it's not unusual for SpaceX to abort a launch. However, yesterday a Falcon 9 rocket was stopped at literally the last second, confusing even the countdown com...

SpaceX lost another Falcon booster to the sea

Posted on 17/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

This morning, at 10:05AM ET, SpaceX successfully launched its fifth batch of Starlink internet satellites via a Falcon 9 rocket. Unfortunately, it did not manage to land the rocket's booster as planned.

Watch SpaceX try to catch both halves of a Falcon 9 nose cone at 7:10PM ET

Posted on 16/12/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Later today, in what will likely be its last mission of 2019, SpaceX will attempt to recover the entire nose cone section of one of its Falcon 9 rockets. If successful and the rocket itself is able to land on SpaceX's recovery ship, it'll mark the fi...

Watch SpaceX catch a piece of its rocket as it falls from space

Posted on 07/08/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Yesterday, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. This was the third flight for this particular Falcon 9, and its mission was to carry the AMOS-17 satellite for Spacecom. While you can watch the full launch stream here, o...

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