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Articles under this tag examine SpaceX’s launch vehicles, spacecraft, flight cadence, and engineering approach as the company reshapes orbital access and human spaceflight.

NASA's Crew-9 mission blasts off!
NASA

NASA's Crew-9 mission blasts off!

NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 17:17 pm Universal Coordinated Time with Crew Dragon 'Freedom' atop of a Falcon 9 rocket. On

Jack C. Jack C. 4 min read
Polaris Dawn completes first commercial spacewalk!
SpaceX

Polaris Dawn completes first commercial spacewalk!

Back on September 10th, the Polaris Dawn mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A, in Florida, at 09:23 am, Universal Coordinated Time. The mission is utilizing Crew Dragon C207 'Resilience'

Jack C. Jack C. 6 min read
Polaris Dawn blasts off!
Astronauts

Polaris Dawn blasts off!

After a few weather-related launch scrubs, Polaris Dawn lifted off from Launch Complex 39A atop of Falcon 9 at 09:23 am, Universal Coordinated Time, on September 10th. Crew Dragon C207 'Resilience&

Jack C. Jack C. 5 min read
The Unusual Crew-9 Mission
ISS

The Unusual Crew-9 Mission

Set to launch no earlier than September 24 atop a Falcon-9 is SpaceX's ninth Commercial Crew Program mission and will become the company's 15th crewed flight when it launches.

Jeppe Kastrup Jeppe Kastrup 5 min read
Falcon 9 grounded for the second time in 2024
Aerospace

Falcon 9 grounded for the second time in 2024

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has suffered its second anomaly of 2024. In response to this, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the vehicle and is requiring a mishap investigation.

Jack C. Jack C. 2 min read
What is Polaris Dawn?
SpaceX

What is Polaris Dawn?

Polaris, better known as "The North Star," holds significant importance in many cultures around the world. In Norse mythology, Polaris was considered a jewel that held the sky together. In various

Brie Archambault Brie Archambault 7 min read
Falcon 9 returns!
SpaceX

Falcon 9 returns!

Falcon 9 returned to flight on July 27th at 05:45 am, Universal Coordinated Time, from Launch Complex 39A, in Florida. The launch vehicle had been grounded for approximately fifteen days after a

Jack C. Jack C. 2 min read
How SpaceX's New Dragon Will Deorbit the ISS
ISS

How SpaceX's New Dragon Will Deorbit the ISS

With the International Space Station being at the end of its lifetime, SpaceX has been selected as the provider for the United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) that will deorbit the 25-year-old station. Such

Jeppe Kastrup Jeppe Kastrup 2 min read
Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U
SpaceX

Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U

On June 25th, 2024 a Falcon Heavy lifted off from the pad carrying 'GOES-U' to GTO. GOES-U will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s weather, oceans, and environment,

Brie Archambault Brie Archambault 4 min read