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A Falcon 9 rocket thundered off a launch pad at Cape Canaveral before dawn Thursday with 56 Starlink internet satellites, setting a record for the heaviest cargo ever flown on a SpaceX rocket at more than 38,000 pounds.
Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/01/26/falcon-9-starlink-5-2-coverage/
A federal bankruptcy court in Florida approved an agreement Nov. 22 whereby SpaceX would acquire Pioneer Aerospace for $2.2 million.
Source: https://spacenews.com/spacex-acquires-parachute-supplier/
After becoming the world’s richest person in 2021, the Tesla and SpaceX boss saw over half of his net worth evaporate this year, boosting France’s luxury goods mogul Bernard Arnault into the top spot.
Source: https://business.inquirer.net/380759/tech-billionaires-see-wealth-shrink-amid-2022-stock-crunch
After that, crew transportation was on hold until SpaceX launched the Demo-2 in its Crew Dragon spacecraft in May 2020 when Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley flew to the International Space Station.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-07-astronauts-artemis-missions-kennedy-space.html
A "late pressurization" issue on the second stage is causing the hold, according to SpaceX.
Source: https://spacenews.com/starships-second-test-flight-where-to-watch/
A local resident reports some SpaceX neighbors have been asked to prepare for a possible precautionary evacuation on Monday.
An advantage of Virgin Orbit’s air-launch capability over rivals such as SpaceX and RocketLab is that it can get airborne from pretty much any location that has a runway without the need for expensive infrastructure.
Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/space/virgin-orbit-still-seeking-cash-injection-to-avoid-bankruptcy/
And SpaceX Starlink missions are expected to launch soon from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but the company has not yet announced when the next mission will launch.
Source: https://thenewtoday.gd/spacexs-falcon-9-launches-starlink-satellites-from-cape-town-on-tuesday/
And that $100 million payday is what enabled Musk to launch SpaceX in 2002 and become a major investor in Tesla in 2004.
And while he was an investor in both SpaceX and Tesla Motors, he was also heavily steeped in design, playing a lead role in both products' engineering.
Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/is-elon-musk-a-scientist
Anyone keen to learn more about how he started out, cashed in with PayPal, turned Tesla around, pushed solar power, and then turned his eyes skyward with SpaceX should read this biography (it stops well short of his Twitter acquisition).
Source: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-tech-books-to-gift/
As Elon Musk’s SpaceX aims its next rocket from Texas to Hawaii, take a look back at all the launches — and explosions — that have happened along the way.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/17/science/spacex-starship-launch
A SpaceX cargo Dragon approaching the ISS on March 16, 2023.
Source: https://gizmodo.com/this-week-in-spaceflight-an-iss-spacewalk-and-spacexs-1850336945
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft with astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts, lifts off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, May 21, 2023.
As SpaceX readied Starship for its first launch, he tweeted that the first launch attempt would be close to the “end of third week of April, aka…”
Ax-2 Commander Peggy Whitson and Pilot John Shoffner inside the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft preparing to undock from the ISS.
Source: https://gizmodo.com/watch-axiom-space-private-crew-return-from-iss-1850488372
Before 2021 and 2022, SpaceX facilities usually did not submit the required data, with each site failing to report it for between four and six years.
Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2023/11/13/747927.htm
BOCA CHICA, Texas, April 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday to launch its powerful new.
Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Business/1zpl8kdp6k/Elon-Musk-sets-low-expectations-for-SpaceX.htm
But the booster explosion occurred after a phase called "hot staging" that SpaceX tried for the first time Saturday.
Source: https://abc7news.com/spacex-starship-explosion-elon-musk/14079680/