The first Block 5 Falcon 9 completed a static fire test at Launch Complex 39A on Friday evening, although SpaceX appeared to waiting on the results of a data review before confirming the path to ...
Several launches are lined up for the coming weeks, including another one tomorrow, June 19th, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will carry the Starlink 9-1 payload from Vandenberg Space Force ...
Block 5 is intended as the ultimate conclusion of SpaceX’s program of incremental upgrades to the Falcon 9 v1.2 vehicle, freezing the design with a specification that meets NASA’s criteria for ...
Update 5:09 p.m.: This afternoon, SpaceX officials announced the Starlink 6-77 backup launch opportunity is set for 4:31 p.m. Monday. If that time slot holds, the Falcon 9 would take flight five ...
How does SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell view future demand for the Starlink internet-beaming satellite constellation? Close to 8 billion people live on the planet — and ...