SpaceX launches two next-generation Earth observation satellites
SpaceX successfully launched two Earth observation satellites by Maxar Technologies from California, part of a planned set of six new satellites. [ more ]
SpaceX launches two rockets-three hours apart-to close out a record year
SpaceX fell short of their goal of 100 launches in 2023, ending the year with a record-breaking 98 flights.
The final launches of the year included a Falcon Heavy carrying the US military's X-37B spaceplane and a Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink Internet satellites. [ more ]
A commander's lament on the loss of a historic SpaceX rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket that launched NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on SpaceX's first crew mission in 2020 launched and landed for the 19th and final time just before Christmas, then tipped over on its recovery ship during the trip back to Cape Canaveral, Florida.